Let's Call This One....''The Second Blog'' Yeah..Simple But Yet Descriptiive

So yeah basketball season is about to begin and after countless hours of practice and conditioning our first game is coming up on Nov. 1, 2008. It literally seems like forever away still because of the bumps and bruises it took to get this far. Right now I pause to look back on how far I've come through God and how it was all actually worth it. This applies to not only the basketball aspect but also to a life standpoint. I've been through issues dealing with relationships, school, sports, family, and pretty much everything else there is to deal with so it's amazing to see how far I've come. One of the most amazing things that has happened to me is my relationship with Ms. Jill Hammond.

My first two years at Lee University started off fine as I was new to the college scene. I had everything going for me especially since I was on the basketball team. To make this short there were many trials I went through these couple years that led me to depend on Christ and nothing else. As things got worse and my past relationship got worse I realized that it wasn't the right time for me to be in a relationship. After almost 2 years of hard times pushing through and reverting back to the same old struggles, the relationship ended. This was definitely devastating to me being this was my only relationship in college and I definitely struggled to move on as she had. Since I was 17 when I started college I knew that I had alot of life left to live after the relationship and I continued to seek after God. The summer after my sophomore year I ended up working at a camp that is a part of Kanakuk called Kids Across America which is for inner-city youth. I went there knowing that this was what I needed to be doing at the time. Getting away from the struggles of college was what I needed to do.

The camp itself was amazing. I believe that it benefited me more than the kids actually simply because of all the God-fearing men and women working there. Seeing their passion for kids and their heart after God's own heart convicted me to follow in the same manner. Coming into college I had no idea what God had in store for my life or what he would have me to do but after my time there at the KAA it was clear. To love kids the way he loves us. I realized I had a passion for kids and it became apparent that I need to start a sports camp for kids after graduating college.

After coming back from a mind transformation I was ready to live my life without any relationship and work simply on just God and I. This was my goal because of something I learned at camp about relationships. One speaker said that there is more to Proverbs 18:22 than what meets the eye. It simply states: "He who findeth a wife findeth a good thing.." The word 'findeth' in Hebrew means literally 'to stumble upon'. This helped me not to even look at any woman until God set my eyes on her. When I came back from camp I noticed I had a voicemail in my inbox from a girl. My BFF we called each other ha. It just said that she hoped I had a wonderful time at camp and that she was thinking about me and praying for me. Even though that was just a nice little message I saved it in my inbox for some reason. That voicemail came at the right time because that week was one of the hardest of the summers.

At the begining of the school year my 'BFF' and I decided to hang out and catch up. We were both just getting out of rough relationships and were definitely not looking to date again for a long while. With this in mind I take you to our second time hanging out. Imagine talking about everything under the sun at a local IHOP..now imagine doing this at midnite. After talking until 7am nonstop going from IHOP to talk and watch the sun rise and talking until 9am...From what I've experienced in past years, this type of thing doesn't happen often. We litterally talked for 9 hours without an akward moment. To make a long story short, this girl and I are now dating and have been for about a month and a half and i've never experienced such peace with a relationship in my entire life. I intend to enjoy every minute of it while treating her like the queen she is..I intend for both of us to rise together from the dust of our past and partake in a new life..after all, that is what you do when you 'stumble' right?