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Name: Tracy
Gender: Female
Interests: Jesus. And anything Jesus-related.
Expertise: I'm pretty much only an expert at failing. It's a good thing I'm a recipient of Grace.
Occupation: Student
Message: message me
Member Since:
4/27/2003
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| I know I never update this thing. Sorry. It's just...pseudo-permanently on the back burner of time uses.
I love this semester. I love being married. I love ministry. I love ministering with Kyle. I love the people in my life.
This semester is also TOUGH. It is tough to be married. Ministry has been hard this semester. Learning to balance ministry with time with Kyle is not easy. Learning to truly love the people in my life is challenging.
But you know what? I love it all. I wouldn't trade any of it. The hard things about ministry refine me and make me appreciate the great things even more. Seeing God change people's lives is an inexchangeable experience. Being married to the greatest man on the earth may be revealing a lot of my selfishness to me, but it's enlarging my picture of Christ's relationship with us SO much more.
Jen was recently telling me that she had read something Rick Warren (author of Purpose Driven Life) had said in an interview when asked about life's ups and downs. He said life doesn't have ups and downs, instead, life is like a train track, where one side is the hard things, and one side is the good things, and we ALWAYS have both in our lives. God always gives us enough good things to keep us encouraged, and He always gives us enough hard things to keep us dependent on Him. I'm really seeing how true that is. God is alllllllways good.
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| Ok, yes, I am alive, and I am married! No more Tracy Reif! Our wedding was wonderful, we had a relaxing week in the Smoky Mountains, and then we got to come back and start doing ministry together! I think that's one of my favorite parts...ministering together. I love having people over to our apartment for meals, I love getting to just be with Kyle everyday! It's wonderful.
I'm really excited for things on campus this semester. I feel like God is really re-sharpening the vision of our staff team. I"m pumped for what He'll do.
I don't really have many pictures yet, but when I do, I'll post them!
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| I'm a horrible xanga updater these days. so sorry. Ummmm, in one week I'm getting married. FINALLY!!! praise God. I've really enjoyed doing wedding plans w/ my mom this week. Kyle gets here in about 3 hours, and I can't wait! I'm excited to get all dressed up like a princess so I can marry my prince. We got to move our stuff into our apartment on Sunday. By move in, I mean, drop everything in th emidddle of the rooms and leave. WE'll unpack when we get back, but it sure was fun! Yay for having our own place! God is sooooooo gracious. I love Him. i miss my freshmen girls. here is a Christmas pic of some of them. 
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| Hard to believe the semester is over, isn't it? But yet, here I am, packing up my room, packing to leave for Colorado tomorrow, typing up wedding program wording...all the final preparations to leave Manhattan. It's odd to think that in 21 days, "Tracy Reif" won't exist anymore. I'll have a new name! sooooooooo exciting. it's bittersweet moving out of Dave & Darci's house though, because I've cherished my time with them. I pray that Kyle and I have the same kind of giving, hospitable, and generous hearts that they have. I'm excited for our week of training in Colorado...I'm excited to be home in Wichita...ecstatic for December 29. What an amazing break this will be... | | |
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