Yeah, I'm a horrible Xanga friend. I don't have access to internet really at anymore. My computer has pretty much bit the dust, and I don't answer phones for secretaries anymore. Oh well.
Things are great here. I'm definitely going back to college in the fall which I'm super excited about. I'm probably rooming with Karissa, Danae and Angela. YEA! I'm got 3 months and 4 days left of Master's. It's pretty crazy.
I love y'all!
Christen
Wow, I am really busy lately. I'm sorry I haven't posted in so long. My aunt got married today! It was amazing. She was so calm and unstressed, and so absolutely happy! She was GIDDY! I loved it! I got to be her maid of honor which was great! I genuinely felt pretty. The wedding was beautiful, the reception was fun, it wasn't too long, and the clean-up didn't take long. I couldn't have been happier. My brother Mark was the minister and the ceremony was awesome. It was definitely a family affair. Mark (brother)-minister, Cody (cousin)-usher, Josh (cousin)-usher, Holley and Hallye(cousins)-flower girls, Randy (Dad)-singer. Haha! We have such a crazy and AMAZING family! I love them! Gotta go sleep!
Christen
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
