They were nearly a continent away. Fred was born in Manhattan into a military family and spent most of his preteen years in Europe. Thornton-reared Becky met Fred in High School. After moving to South Carolina in his senior year, Fred was seriously injured in an auto accident. He missed Colorado and very much missed Becky. He worked construction for a short time and then joined the Air Force. Upon completing boot camp he married Becky. While in the Air Force Fred started attending College and graduated from Denver Metro with a bio-medical engineering degree. Fred works for Sun Microsystems as a Senior Director for a development organization.
Becky was a homemaker who volunteered in the school system their two sons attended. She eventually got a job in the library and now works as the payroll manager for the Adams 12 School System.
When did you become Christ followers?
Becky: Some Christian neighbors moved in and we were looking for a church. Through some discussions they witnessed to us and gave us our first non-catholic bible. We continued our search for a church and eventually found a church in the yellow pages. It was great! We attended this church for 14 years.
Fred: For the first time in my life I read the bible. In our new church we really came to know about faith, Christianity and God.
Becky: Community! The pastor played football on Sundays with the young families. We were with the church on Sundays, Wednesdays and in between. That’s when we became Christians.
What brought you to Discovery?
Fred: We drove by the Discovery signs on the street and decided to give the church a try.
You began an “empty nesters life group” last fall. Tell us about it.
Fred: We wanted to do a life group of people who are in a similar stage of life that we are in. We thought that’s where our strongest contribution could be at this stage of our lives.
Becky: Every church needs a balance of ages where life can be shared between generations.
Fred: It’s important for young and old to bridge and connect. There is a healthy cocooning with our own groups and a time to break out of our peer connections.
Fred and Becky are drivers for Becky’s elderly mother who still lives in the family home in Thornton. They have grandchildren as well.
Do schedules get easier when the kids leave home?
Becky: Not really, your priorities just change. Younger families seem to have greater demands on their time, money and spiritual lives.
How do you keep yourselves refreshed?
Fred: Its difficult, given the time constrains, but I try to have a quiet time as often as I can.
Becky: The struggle is time. Quiet time. Worship time. Those things renew me.
Becky was a homemaker who volunteered in the school system their two sons attended. She eventually got a job in the library and now works as the payroll manager for the Adams 12 School System.
When did you become Christ followers?
Becky: Some Christian neighbors moved in and we were looking for a church. Through some discussions they witnessed to us and gave us our first non-catholic bible. We continued our search for a church and eventually found a church in the yellow pages. It was great! We attended this church for 14 years.
Fred: For the first time in my life I read the bible. In our new church we really came to know about faith, Christianity and God.
Becky: Community! The pastor played football on Sundays with the young families. We were with the church on Sundays, Wednesdays and in between. That’s when we became Christians.
What brought you to Discovery?
Fred: We drove by the Discovery signs on the street and decided to give the church a try.
You began an “empty nesters life group” last fall. Tell us about it.
Fred: We wanted to do a life group of people who are in a similar stage of life that we are in. We thought that’s where our strongest contribution could be at this stage of our lives.
Becky: Every church needs a balance of ages where life can be shared between generations.
Fred: It’s important for young and old to bridge and connect. There is a healthy cocooning with our own groups and a time to break out of our peer connections.
Fred and Becky are drivers for Becky’s elderly mother who still lives in the family home in Thornton. They have grandchildren as well.
Do schedules get easier when the kids leave home?
Becky: Not really, your priorities just change. Younger families seem to have greater demands on their time, money and spiritual lives.
How do you keep yourselves refreshed?
Fred: Its difficult, given the time constrains, but I try to have a quiet time as often as I can.
Becky: The struggle is time. Quiet time. Worship time. Those things renew me.
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