My mother-in-law gave shared a bit of personal history with me the other day that got me thinking about the influence we have in other people’s lives. Very early in their ministry a pastor in Lansing heard of them and in her words “took a chance” and invited their puppet ministry to do a week […]
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Young Love Letters – Part 18
Get caught up here! That summer marked our last FCM before college, as well as our first national conference together as a couple. Ked and Ryan drove down and met up with my family at my house. Ked, Ryan, a friend of mine and I all rode in Ked’s parent’s van following my parents out […]
Young Love Letters – Part 17
Get caught up on the series here! My graduation rolled around in mid-May 1995. about one month before Ked’s graduation. He made the drive down for the ceremony and my breakfast open house the following morning. Joel and I had taken the top two spots in our class and we each gave a speech. I […]
Young Love Letters – Part 16
Get caught up here The process of coming of age is never an easy one. The journey from high school to the independence of college inherently holds a certain amount of apprehension for the unknown. For us, college had an extra unknown. What would it be like to see each other every day? Would we […]
Young Love Letters – Part 15
We continued to survive day-by-day, and finally senior banquet arrived. Mark, Tony, Joel, an underclassmen couple, and I had all gone together to rent a white stretch limo from my cousin’s limo service. We had our outfits planned and where we’d hang out afterwards. I could not wait to show off my man in a […]
Young Love Letters – part 14
Get caught up on the series here! I attended a small Christian school with a graduating class of 25. There were 9 girls and 16 guys in our class, and over half of us had attended school together since kindergarten. They were a great group of people. During the last few years of high school, […]