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Life has been pretty good since the last post. I have been working quite a bit, but I love what I do. I am trying to find a place to live around here. I think that I have found an apartment in Garberville, but we will see how that goes. Chris and I started our children's ministry at First Baptist Church of Redway. It is going pretty good so far. We are definitely learning and being stretched.
The past few weeks have been a little crazy and stressful, especially for Chris. He has been doing a lot and has had a very full schedule. We weren't able to spend much time together, but that's been changing, so life is good. We are on our eighth week of our devotional and it is going well. Next week is our last week of it which is kind of sad, but the devotional has taught me a lot!
I have been playing on a summer softball league here. It has been pretty exciting. I love playing, and I love everyone on my team. It has been a little painful considering the fact that I haven't played since early May, but it's good and sore muscles are actually nice sometimes.
The rest of the summer is going to be pretty busy. Along with work, I have youth camp coming up at the beginning of August, and Chris and I are planning on a possible road trip to Illinois, so that is pretty exciting!

Wake me up when June ends...

It has been about a month since my last post. It has also been about a month since I have been in California. A lot can happen in one month.
Chris and I have definately had our ups and downs. We have been struggling with a lot of things, and I know that it is really stressing both of us out. We started out devotional about 4 weeks ago. It is going pretty well, and I can tell that we are both being challenged.
I started my new job. I am working at the Redwood Times as a reporter. I have been pretty busy since I started working on Monday. I love it though!!
I moved in with Nancy. I am finally in a permanent home. It is a beautiful home, but I really am not there a whole lot. I am either at work or with Chris.
God has definately been keeping me on my toes and has been really challenging me. I am really trying to keep my faith strong, but it is a struggle sometimes. I know that God has a plan for me, and I am trying to seek it out. When you have to make huge decisions that can change your life and you are just constantly seeking God for guidance, it can really push your faith.

This is where it begins.

I am back in California.
After a long flight from St. Louis to Denver and then Denver to Sacramento, I finally made it back to California. It was a long ride from Sacramento to Redway, but I enjoyed the scenery that I had missed so much!!
For these next couple of days I am staying with a very nice, fun, upbeat lady until my permanent summer arrangements go into effect.
Yesterday when I got back I only had 45 minutes to take a shower and get ready for my first date with Chris!
I made it though in the nick of time.
We had a lot of fun! I don't think that I can put into words what exactly my heart feels for him. It would be impossible because words wouldn't do it justice.
I know that we are going to have a wonderful summer together, and we are both very anxious to see where God leads us.
I am suppose to relax this week, and next week I have to find a part time job. Yay!

Sign my yearbook...It's the end of another school year.

First of all, I would like to thank Chris for that first post. It was very sweet!
Second of all, I am a little new at this blog thing.
I thought that a blog like this would be a good idea to update my friends and family on what is going on in my life as a college student, and also updates on California and my relationship with Chris.
I just finished my last year at East Central. After a lot of sad goodbyes, I left Mississippi and made my way back to Highland, Illinois. I made it here safely at 11:00 a.m. tuesday morning. I was anxious the whole trip to get here and see my niece. She is precious!!!! I could just sit and hold her all day!
The past few days were fun days of visiting friends and family. I drove to Greenville and visited Sarah and Brian Knobloch who were my youth group leaders in high school. I got to see their new baby boy. He is so precious! They are such a cute family. Sarah and I were able to take a walk and catch up on some things. It was really nice!
In less than two weeks, I will be leaving for California...that is if the St. Louis area doesn't get flooded out. We are under a flood warning right now.
I am really excited about California. God is going to do some amazing things this summer. I know He is! I am excited to see the opened doors that God has for me.
Chris and I are both anxious to see what God has in store for our relationship. I am really excited about learning more about him in person, and just spending nice quality time with him.
I am pretty sure that I will be attending Greenville College in the fall. Unless God opens the door to College of the Ozarks, Greenville is where I will be. I had a meeting with coach Mac yesterday about soccer. He wants me to run three miles twice a day! ACK!!!!!
Tonight I had dinner, and spent some nice quality time with Larry and Nancy Vossel. They are a couple that I lived with my senior year of high school. It was a great time! I didn't realize how much I missed those two!
May 22 cannot get here soon enough!! I am super excited. Yay!!!

Rebecca through my lenses

I haven't known Rebecca for a year yet, but I do know that she is a blessing to all those that may cross her path. I met her in early June of 2006 and by the end of the summer I considered my time spent with her short, but definitely good. Later we began talking over IM and our relationship began to blossom into a great friendship. Now I have had the honor of calling her my girlfriend for 4 months (in 10 days) and know that she has many great qualities. She is an amazing person and a very loving and caring girlfriend. She has her ups and downs in life as we all do, but she leaves an impact with every one she meets. I am excited to see where our relationship may go. I am also excited to be able to be a part of the growth that she will experience over the next few months as a woman of God and an beautiful person.

Hopefully, this blog will be a place for here to write whatever comes to mind. Rebecca's an excellent poet, and a great writer all around. I hope you enjoy what you may find here. It should be quite interesting!

'Till next time,
~Christopher