Showing up for LIFE

 

 

Stephanie, 28, Shawnee, Kansas

So this is a POST in response to "Kelly's Korner- Show us your singles"

 

Just plain cheese'n. This was taken at a Christmas party 2 years ago when I was a campus minister.

 

This is the most recent one, taken August 2012. I love the outdoors and animals!

A friend needed a "model" to practice using new lighting, I had a blast goofing around!!! I do enjoy making faces, I have taken a lot of people off guard with some of my facial expressions. Must be a gift from God, because half the time I don't even realize I'm making a funny face.

 

Here I am enjoying the Atlantic during a visit to NC at the end of May 2012

 

 

If you look carefully, you'll see me at the top. This was a couple of weeks ago while at a church retreat. Too bad I didn't get a snapshot of the bull's eye I hit during archery... surprised myself (beginner's luck for sure)!

 

I do show up for life, and it has been extraordinarily meaningful thus far,

so I am excited about what's to come!

Hello, my name is Stephanie and I am pleased for the possible chance of maybe making your acquaintance. I am a daughter, sister, and friend to many. My church family is rather large and stretches throughout most of NC, and now I have a family of believers here in Kansas. I relocated to Kansas August of 2011, so I am still pretty much learning things about my new territory on a daily basis. This past year has given me several curve balls, all of which have grown my faith and given me a greater gratitude for my heavenly Father.
I've been told: "you have a great sense of humor"; "you are mature and wise beyond your years"; "you're brave". I have been hearing "you're brave" a lot lately, probably because I don't have anything to lose, I have a ton to gain, so I just get out there and enjoy every opportunity. I am a great communicator, very social and fun. I love the outdoors (walks, runs, kayaking, horse back riding, biking) and sweet tea. Jesus is the center of my life and my everything. He took my rags and has turned them into riches. I have been living a life set apart for Him since January 21st 2006. I always believed in God, but didn't really understand what Jesus had done for me until college.
I am currently a Crisis Stabilization House Staff with a local mental health agency, but am working my way up toward being a substance abuse counselor to put my Masters degrees to good use. My passion is simple- help kids get and stay off drugs. I volunteer at the Juvenile Detention Center, sharing a message of hope. I know Jesus is in the business of setting people free, so I desire to join Him in that cause. After all, He put that desire in my heart. He has also put the desire to marry and have children in my heart, so I am taking a step in faith here. I am looking to be "equally yoked" with a man who has a strong faith in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.