Want to hear the coolest thing in the whole world?  So, my dad is a pastor, and today was the 10 year anniversary of my parents being at 1st A/G in Longview.  Well, they gave my mom a couple of gift certificates and roses, which she was absolutely estatic about.  But then, they made my parents face away from the big, overhead screen.  The board had written a blessing for my parents and had the congregation read it aloud to them.  At the very end, it said something about "we are giving you a new car."  Then they showed a video of this truck.  THEY BOUGHT MY PARENTS A TRUCK!  Yeah, they gave them a Ford F150, four door truck!  WOW!  My dad said he cried.  He told me besides his wedding and 3 kids being born, today was one of the happiest days of his life.  Anyway, I just wanted to share the awesome story of how God blessed my family today!

I love you!

Christen

I'm so tired!  I'm about to go to bed.  I have to wear a bunch of different hats tomorrow: small group leader, basketball cheerleader, maid of honor, Master's student.  Yeah, it's going to be adventurous.

Tonight the first year RMC gals had a dance party.  I learned quite the little dance move..HAHA!  Then we watched a movie.  It was a lot of fun.

I get to come home in just under 2 weeks! YEA!  I love you all!

Christen

Valentine's Day was wonderful to me.  I hung out with my small group girls.  We talked about how V.Day doesn't have to be about a guy's love...it can be about God's love!  I was amazing.

Today we had 1st year human videos.  While all the staff was gone to Phoenix for their conference, the 1st years were split into human video groups and had to make up their own.  Today we performed them.  It was awesome!  Some of the best human videos I've ever seen.  My group's was to the song "Beautiful".  It's a worship song, but the idea of the video was a guy is telling this girl how beautiful she is, but Jesus is also telling her.  She doesn't hear Jesus at first.  Then they come to a party, and the guy leaves her cause she decides she wants Jesus.  Then the guy hooks up with another girl (aka...ME) and feeds her the same lies. Everyone really liked it.  I felt really good about it.

Anyway, life is good, but God is amazing.

Christen

Hi y'all! I miss you. We are having a heat wave up here...it's like 35 degrees! J/k I get to come home March 4. My aunt Angie is getting married the 6th. I'm the MAID OF HONOR! I absolutely cannot wait. I wish I was there to help plan and get things ready, but I'm not.

Today during ACs (accountability cells- they are like a family, two 2nd years and four 1st years, parents and children), the girls went to Borders and talked about our futures. We looked at wedding dresses and made "The List." The list is all the qualities, traits, personalities, passions and the lack there off, of what we want in future husbands. Sarah (my mom) was talking to us about how we deserve the very best and shouldn't settle for anything less. It was awesome!

Well, gotta go, but I love you!

Christen

I'm playing secretary right now. Hum, maybe I could be a secretary..ok, nevermind. Atleast I get to type on Xanga and check emails! That's exciting.

The expression "I'm pooped" is really gross. I mean think about it. How can you be pooped? Just wondering.

I love you all!

Christen