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Engagement

Hello all!

WoW! I havent been on here in a LONG time! Time sure does fly when you enter the world of an adult!

Just a little blog to catch ya'll up on my life...

I graduated...well...that happened last year...

I started a new job working as an interpreter in the public high schools...I am actually interpreting for my foster sister...which by the way is amazing considering she has decided to take a path that could easily turn into something worse...So having the oppurtunity to be with her at school everyday, and setting an example of a christian, and loving her in a practical way with the Love of Christ is making more of a difference in her life right now than any counselor ever could. I am also able to be involved in the lives of some of my former mentorees while they are at school and I have the oppurtunity several times a day to encourage them...and love them as well.

I am engaged!!!!!! I met the man of my dreams back in Janurary, and we started a courship in Feburary. We were engaged in April, and are getting married in December. And let me tell you ladies...waiting is the best thing in the world!

When I was only 14 I made a vow between myself and God that I was going to remain single until God brought somone into my life that was ment for me.I made a list of things that I required in someone before I would even consider them for marriage...and I kept that, and I never had a boyfriend, never courted...Though there were plenty of oppurtunities to do so. In October of 2007 God had laid it on my heart ot start praying for the man He had for me...but God had also brought me to a plce in my life where I was completely content in HIM. And so, out of obedience to what I felt the Lord leading me to do. I started praying. At the same time across the US in Aspen, Colorado there was a guy name Justin Keppler. He was working at a dude ranch that was owed by his cousin. Around the same time God had started working in his life to bring him to Lynchburg, Va. Justin was off on a particular day when the bussiness had some new wranglers that were leading a trail ride. Justin's cousin had asked Justin to follow along and make sure that these new wranglers did their job since Justin was well aquainted with the "ropes" of leading a trail ride. So on Justin's day off, he was willing to tag along.

There was a man in the rear of the trail ride that Justin was riding next to, and they struck up a converstation. The man, come to find out was actually from Lynchburg, Va. And owned a large contacting company that is well known in the Lynchburg area. This man told Justin thatif he decided to move to Va, he had a job. So Justin, not really thinking anything else about it, went home. Justin decided to look and see if he would possibly be able to find a place to live...He applied on the Liberty University website for an apartment. in 15 minutes he was contacted regarding an anpartment. This whle time I am still praying. It is now October, and Justin moves to Lynchburg, but goes back and forth beween his parent's home in NJ, and here.

I had never seen Justin's roommates before, but apperantly they had been attending my church for a while. Justin decided to tag along with them, and saw that there was a youth ministy...something in which he had a passion for. so in January, Justin approached the youth pastor and asked to try the youth ministy out to see if it was something that he was interested in. This was the first time that I noticed Justin. He was hard to miss! He is 6'11''!

Justin became a youth leader, but I was a youth leader in the JV, while he was working with the highschoolers. So I didnt really know who he was. But as I usually do, I simply watch an individual to see if they are really genuine, I watched Justin..He introduced himself a few weeks later. And we started a freindship. We started to become good friends, and talked alot. He shared with me that He felt the Lord leading him to start a ranch....(Hmm...what a coincidence! that was what I felt the Lord leading ME to do!) And He was into horses (as am I) He loved kids (hmm...) He had a passion for youth (check) ...The more I got to know Justin...the more I realized that this man was the answer to my prayers...Justin then asked my dad (Yes...Justin learned signlanguage in order to ask him...my dad is deaf) for his permission to court me, and so began our courtship. 2 months later we knew that we were created for each other. We prayed about it, and Justin asked my father for my hand in marriage. At the time I had a horse, and I had to feed her one night while Justin was with me. we were done feeding Kai (my horse) as well as the rest of the herd and we were in the barn getting ready to leave...when I turned around...ans Justin asked for my hand in marriage! Talk about a perfect oppurtunity, especially considering we both are "horse people" And so began the next stage of our courtship....engagement...It has been a wonderful, tough, hard, beautiful, learning, and growing experience for the both of us.  But it has been a time that would not ever trade! We are excited to announce that we will be getting married on December 6th, 2008 at 1pm!

~Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your Heart.~

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