Merry Christmas!

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Across
  1. 5. 2016 graduate, attends WSU on academic scholarship, lives with Papa & Grammy
  2. 7. Back at Grainger, working on his masters in psychology, active in church
  3. 9. State of being thankful
  4. 10. Pause between God's plan & seeing it come to pass
  5. 13. Five hospitalizations, 2 surgeries, recovering slowly, Pastor 20 yrs at Paterson
  6. 14. Started all-day kindergarten, so smart, yet laid back, protects little brother
  7. 15. 8th grader, fisherwoman extraordinaire, great basketball player
  8. 17. Very bright 2nd grader, loves Jesus, little bit of a drama queen
  9. 19. Homeschooling mom of 2, gym rat (very nice), pro-rodeo lifetime fan
  10. 20. Father who cares for us all
Down
  1. 1. Very bright 1st grader, energy powerhouse, cooks with her daddy
  2. 2. 2016 graduate, attends Walla2 college studying mechanics, adopted son
  3. 3. Caregiver, hospitalized twice, chronic bronchitis, mother of 4
  4. 4. Mom of 2 special needs kids, plays beautiful violin with symphony, teaches violin
  5. 6. The Reason for the Season
  6. 8. Abundant this year
  7. 9. Given every day
  8. 11. Caregiver, mom, grandmother of 9
  9. 12. "Chaos" personified (but so stinkin' cute), vocabulary whiz, Spider-Man aficionado
  10. 13. Manager at Cascade Natural Gas, father of 2, new truck owner
  11. 16. Junior in HS, captain of her fast-pitch softball team
  12. 18. New job as maintenance supervisor at Sun Mountain Resort