Stephanie is starting her second year of college. She has decided to go into Elementary Education and will continue taking General Studies and get her Associate Degree at Shawnee College. She is taking 5 classes this semester.
Stephanie has someone new in her life. His name is Kyle Hines. He is from Texas originally and is currently stationed in the Air Force in the state of Washington. He will be there for the next 4 years. He has been in the Air Force for 6 years.
They have been talking to each other since November, 2011, but came to realize their relationship was more than just friendship in April, 2012. We met Kyle on Skype a few times. He also attended our Tuesday Night Home Bible Study twice on Skype. He actually participated and you tell he was knowledgeable about the Bible and being a Christian.
He spent a week of vacation here earlier this month, so that he could spend time with her and meet her family. He started the week off by surprising Stephanie a day early on her birthday. She was speechless when I took her to Dairy Queen and he appeared from around the corner. One of the girls at Dairy Queen recorded a video as we all walked in.
While Kyle was here, I was impressed by so many things. He had great manners and was a gentleman. Every morning he would come help Stephanie with her chores before they would spend the day together. He was always willing to help any of us out and offered his help many times.
He and Stephanie even helped us in the Cobden Peach Festival parade, when we needed two people to carry the Marching Appleknocker Banner. I had posted a request on facebook looking for banner carriers. He saw it and texted me, asking if we still needed banner carriers. He and Stephanie came to the rescue and carried the banner through the parade.
He was always willing and happy to spend time with Stephanie's family and get to know all of us. He had supper with Stephanie's immediate family several times and even took us out to eat one night. He met some of Tom's family at our weekly Home Bible Studies. He also spent time at my parents' home one night.
While he was here, he attended our Tuesday night Home Bible study twice, he attended my parents' church, and he attended our church at Noel. He didn't just attend, he participated in discussions.
Stephanie and Kyle really love each other and believe God has brought them together. Although things are not official yet, they plan to get married more than a year from now.
