Author: Stephen M Daily

Our youngest son does many things well. Samuel is a straight “A” student, and he is especially good at math. He is taking piano lessons (since we have insisted on it), but his greatest abilities seem to be
in the area of athletics. His football coach kept him on the field constantly as a linebacker on
defense and a full-back on offense. Their team missed the Bay Area Football League Superbowl
by just one game, and Samuel made the All-Star team for a second year in a row. He also managed to land this 28” redfish while we were on vacation.
made the all-star team for second year in a row
. He is taking piano lessons. He made the
All-star team in football for the second year in a row

That was a big redfish that Samuel caught,
but this one is a lot bigger! I caught this “bull red”
on March 31st in Freeport, Texas. You can find
some more pictures like this one at my new personal
website that I launched this past year. My web
address is www.stevedaily.com

Photo of the Year
Our youngest son Samuel won first place in the mile at school this past Spring. All of the middle schools in Pearland competed, and he won by one stride with a time of 5:57. That is REALLY FAST for a fifth grader. Beagle named Happy — oh, and us too!”

Christmas 2010

Grans still lives with us, and she always takes our Christmas picture. This
is a picture of her with
our three kids and our beagle named “Happy” (Shhh...She doesn’t want
anyone to know that he is
her favorite grand-dog!)

It is our hope and prayer that you
and your family will experience the true meaning of Christmas this year.
The Daily’s
Pastor Steve and Sonja
Stephen “Buddy”
Sophia
Samuel
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life”

Highlights for Our Family in the Year 2011

This past year we learned a lot about what it means to walk by faith and to see our Lord come through in some extraordinary ways. To begin
with, our church members have done more than
enough to provide for all of our needs as a family. In addition to this, we have seen them all give sacrificially to our building fund. Even with their awe inspiring generosity, however, we needed to see the Lord come through by providing us with something within the city of Pearland that was affordable and that could be financed in some way. Moreover, this had to happen before our eighteen month lease ran out with the Pearland Independent School District. We looked at every possible option including a very large house that could have been converted into a church facility, but our Lord had a much better plan in mind. He provided us with A CHURCH BUILDING complete with a marquee, a steeple, a baptistery and a sound system, as well as a two-story education building, a fellowship hall, a concrete parking lot, furnishings and much more located on some property in the south central part of our city. The Baptist Church that was meeting there decided to relocate to the city of Alvin; so, they came down on their price and they financed it for us as well. This means that we have a very affordable loan and all of the interest is being used to help another Southern Baptist Church. All of this has been, in my opinion, “an awesome, thrillin’, jaw droppin’, eye poppin’, goosebump creatin’ never to be forgettin’, GOD THING!!!”

We have definitely been blessed in some material
ways this year. A couple we have known for several
years, for example, decided to give us this car. That’s right, they gave it to us! It is a 2006 Kia Amanti with slightly over 18,000 miles on it, and it
is loaded with extras like: a great stereo system,
programmable everything, heated seats and
a sunroof! Fun to drive is an understatement!!!

Our oldest son Stephen turned sixteen this past October. He completed a Driver’s Education Course this past summer, and he has his permit. He has a job at Spring Creek Barbecue, and he is in the process of earning some money to buy himself a car. His abilities in the area of music continue to impress us. He was awarded with his third Gold Cup in piano competition this year. He is also doing extremely well in an
advanced music theory class at school, and he
is a natural when it comes to playing the guitar.
In addition to all of this, he plays on the Tennis Team for the Pearland Oilers.

Sophia is fourteen. Her piano Teacher describes her as “artistic,” and her progress in this area is
exceptional. She also occupied the first chair
as a flute player in her music class at school most of last year; and as a result of this, she was
invited and played with the school’s Symphonic Band. She received several academic awards
as well including: the President’s Education
Awards Program (Gold Seal) and the National Junior Honor Society. She is a straight “A”
student; she loves to read, and she is looking
forward to taking some more challenging
advanced courses during her sophomore year.

We enjoy taking our vacation in Galveston,
because it is so close and there is sooo much to
do there. This past summer we really splurged and enjoyed a full day at Schlitterbahn, and we
got the sunburn and this picture to prove it.