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Name: Rachel
Country: United States
State: Michigan
Metro: Jackson
Birthday: 1/12/1982
Gender: Female
Interests: going to church; playing the piano, singing, writing songs, being with friends, bonfires, football, basketball, hockey, motocross, supercross, tennis...ok, so i like sports...doesn't mean i'm good at any of them. :-) traveling, road trips, being one-on-one with people, hanging with my little sisters, being with kids, decorating the house for Christmas, any holiday, having fun doing anything.
Expertise: being a blonde; being a good chaperone :-)
Occupation: office manager
Industry: construction
Message: message meEmail: email me
AIM:  chel8284
Yahoo:  chel_1982@yahoo.com
Member Since:
3/24/2006
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| Wow! I can't believe how long it's been since my last blog. I think it was around Christmas time. Facebook has kind of taken the place of xanga lately, but I thought I'd visit here from time to time as well. Since my last post, I have some exciting news. The Lord has blessed me with the most amazing boyfriend...ever! He is so wonderful and treats me so well. I love it that he is not only my boyfriend, but my best friend. His name is Nathanael Vincent but everyone calls him Nate. We met about 8 years ago when his family first came to our church. Since then, Nate and I have been good friends. About 3 years ago, I started seeing Nate as someone I could like for more than a friend. Obviously nothing ever became of that until April. God is so good and I'm so thankful to have Nate in my life. God also gave me a nephew in June! My sister, Leah, had a beautiful baby boy on June 16. His name is Hunter Allan Castle. He weighed 7 lbs. and was 20 inches long. I am in love with him!! He is the sweetest baby ever! Well, that's all for now. I'll try to post more frequently.  Here are some pics of Nate & I. This is at my friend, Athena's, wedding. 
Here is Hunter... 
My Mom and Hunter 
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| Christmas is, in my opinion, the most wonderful time of the year. People are, for the most part, always smiling and in a super good mood. It's the time of the year when we reflect on God's goodness to us in sending His Son to this Earth 2000 years ago. It's the time set aside to show love to our family and friends through the giving and receiving of gifts. It's the time for traditions and memories, laughing and giggling, decorating and wrapping presents. It's the time for love, joy & peace. So, this Christmas, may you all find yourselves basking in the love of the Lord, the joy of His presence & the comfort of His peace. Merry Christmas, friends, from my heart to yours! | | |
| I can't believe it's been so long since I last updated. This must be a new record for me!  Things have been going well. I'm so excited to go see my sister graduate from college in a few weeks. She has worked so hard and I'm extremely proud of her. She gives all the glory to God, because she never could have done it without Him. He has been so good & faithful! I miss her so much. The only sad part of her graduating is that she'll be getting married in July. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to handle that. The Lord is going to have to pour His grace over our whole family. We are all very close and very emotional. It will be hard to wipe away our tears on July 7th. I'm so happy for her, but we are only 18 months apart and we've always been the best of friends. I know that she'll still be my sister and that will never change, but I'd be kidding myself to think that everything will stay the same. Craig will be her best friend and her main focus in life...which is as it should be. I'm just praying I don't get my nose broke in the process!  Leah has been the best sister I could ever ask for. I know that God has great things in store for her & Craig. So, here are a few pictures of Leah...in honor of her graduation, upcoming marriage, and for just being the best sister ever! I love you, Le! Leah & our cousin Abbie 
Leah...a few days after she received her engagement ring! 
Leah & Craig at my cousin's wedding! 
My cousin Abbie, me, my cousin Sonny, my sister Leah, my cousin Lois & my sister Lydia. 
Leah...being cool!! 
Craig & Leah 
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| Today is my Mom's Birthday! For her sake, I won't tell you how old she is! I asked her once if it bothered her to have her anniversary on the 17th and her birthday on the 18th. She said it did because she usually only gets one present from Dad for both events!  Poor Momma! Honestly, I have THE BEST Mom in the whole world. She is the perfect picture of the virtuous woman. She is so hard-working and diligent. She has sacrificed so much for us kids over the years. She has driven 2 hours a day since I was in 9th grade (that's over 10 years) to take us to a good, fundamental, Christian school. She's always been at every game, concert, play, competition...you name it...she was there. Her children are her life and she loves us more than she loves herself. She would do anything for me and I appreciate and love her so very much. If the Lord ever allows me to be a wife & mother, I would be thrilled to be even 1/4 of the woman my Momma is. Thank you, Mom, for giving me a living example of how to be the woman God wants me to be. I love you and hope you have a wonderful birthday! All my love, Rachel Momma & Lydia at my birthday party. 
Momma & Leah at the fountain outside Bravo! 
Momma & Great-Grandma 
Momma & Lydia at Meckley's Orchard 
Momma at Grandma's house 
Momma in the Bahamas last year 
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