Well I thought it would never happen, but here I am, sitting in Seattle with the mountains surrounding me, and the cool breeze drifting past me. But for some reason, all I can think of is, is the humid mid-west. It's probably because I have lived there for the last 24 years, and just moved extremely far away... hm? It is already so different out here, the traffic was crazy, the city is massive and the people are so special. But I have met some new UPC friends, and wow, I am amazed at how close we got in just a day! Plus I have my new boyfriend, Peyton here... he is amazing! And we went downtown and got pictures together at the Seattle Public Market. To get here from St. Louis, we traveled through Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and then to Washington. It was seriously amazing... the mountains are unbelievable here in Washington. Some are snow capped and then some are just huge with fir trees. My personal favorite is when you can see the mountain with snow on it and at its base is a beautiful lake. It is seriously breathtaking!
Rachel and I are super excited about meeting all the new people and being as involved as we can in the district and our own church. We are going to a youth rally this weekend, and I was asked to sing, and so I am a little unsure of what to sing... But God has really blessed us already and Rach and I have been doing devotions together trying to establish a friendship grounded in the things that are most important. We have been exploring different areas in the Bible and really focusing on them and also we have been continuously chatting about our generation and the one that is after us. She has a huge burden for the high school students, where I have a burden for women. So we just exchange our burdens and talk about how to fulfill our callings, and it is so nice to actually converse about things that matter. Well thats all I have for now!!! Welcome to my new life in Washington!!!
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My love! I am so excited that you are here... I am so glad to have you and Rach as friends, and all this time invested in keeping in contact has finally paid off, because I know that I am going to have a life long friend, grounded in the things of God! Yay! This weekend is going to be amazing and I can't wait to hear you sing! I love you love! Love, Your Peyt
Christina, I don't think that you will ever know how proud I am of you. I love you so much, I pray for you and I wish you the best of luck in Washington...in fact, I'm a bit envious of you right now--the mid-west isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Go change your world--I know that you can.
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