love

Every so often someone asks me the question: “Chris, why don’t you have someone special in your life?”

It’s not a bad question, not really.  There are a lot of reasons why I don’t have a woman to love.  One of the biggest is that I just haven’t found her yet.  It seems that the prospects of that happening are dim.  But my expectations are high. The woman who God might bring into my life has to love and serve Him first, more than she would me.  That is not easy to find in any person, it seems.

She also has to be able to love me for who I am, lumps and all.  That means accepting that I have a condition that will at times make life difficult for both of us, and I’m speaking of my having bipolar disorder.  Now, that is something which has become MUCH more ...

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Writing my book compelled me to examine a lot of situations that have come about in my life.  Especially where other people are involved.  I’ve forced myself to take a long and hard and on occasion very difficult look at how I’ve related to them.  And that includes all the times… all of them… when I have wound up hurting others.

I had a feeling from the start of writing this over ten years ago that my book would in many ways be an act of penance.  That feeling was not unwarranted.  In the end, the manuscript I finished two months ago is replete with the longing for atonement.  I have sinned against God and I have brought about grief to so many people.  And I had I been a wiser person, maybe some or even all of that could be avoided.

It would be easy to say that the ...

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 Kindest miss,

Good lady, you make me blush furiously!

Sad to say, I am not taken.  But I would never stop thanking God if he did bring into my life some wonderful lass to court and woo and come to be joined in matrimony with.

Anyone wanting to inquire further can reach me by email at theknightshift@gmail.com

What I’m looking for in a lady is not much: someone who loves God more than she would love me, won’t mind that I’m a Star Wars geek, loves to travel, and believes in ideas over ideologies.  Also must love dogs. I have a miniature dachshund.  Extra points if she enjoys the music of “Weird Al” Yankovic.

For the right person I’d be willing to relocate just about anywhere.

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The bouquet of roses I got Kristen for our first Valentine’s Day together:

Also got her a box of candy, a card, and I’m cooking her dinner too! A pizza with the pepperonis in the shape of a giant heart.

I would have also gotten her a gift certificate to the day spa, a pair of diamond earrings and a new car but hey, it is our first Valentine’s after all. Got plenty of time to build up to bigger stuff 🙂...

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Whether by fate or fortune or free will, this blog – I like to think anyway – offers up something for everyone. In the past five years it’s been an outlet for commentary, a chronicle of what it’s like to run for office, a “cinema” of sorts for rolling out new movies, a quiet spot to meditate on God and His wondrous ways, a front line in the fight against evil in this world, a rallying stump for civil disobedience, a showcase of community theatre, and many other things. It has made national and even international headlines a time or two.

But you know what? None of those things thrill me nearly as much, as being able to share with you, Dear Readers, the all-too-rare and unique stories that make one stop and appreciate that in a world that has seemingly gone off the rails and full-tilt bonkers, there still ...

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A few weeks ago I wound up helping with the video for a friend’s baby dedication ceremony. Well actually she’s more of my sister’s friend (and my sister’s in this video too) and they called here wanting some advice about audio editing, and I offered to do it for them and e-mail it for their project. Or something. Anyhoo, they had the ceremony for baby Paige a few days ago and because she’s the cutest lil’ thing, and because her parents are really great people and also ‘cuz Lord only knows when I’ll ever get to use pink as a border color for a YouTube video again, here is their presentation!

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First there’s Roger Weber, who I’ve known for literally all my life. He ties the knot today here in Reidsville, North Carolina.

And then there’s the lovely and effervescent Abby Prince of WebProNews, who I came to know this past year. According to our sources she’s getting hitched somewhere in Kentucky.

Congratulations to Roger and to Abby and their respective spouses-to-be! May God bless you today, and it is our prayer that you and your loved ones have a long and happy life together 🙂...

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Anytime someone I know gets engaged, it gets celebrated on this blog. Three years ago it was my longtime friend and collaborator “Weird” Ed Woody (and if you want to read up about the alligators and everything else that happened at their wedding mash here). Then a few short months ago it was Jenna Olwin’s turn. Now late tonight comes word that a dear friend and fellow freedom-fighter in the cause against school uniforms is the latest to get popped with The Question(tm)…

Congratulations to Brittany Gibson (note: this file photograph of Brittany is not meant to be representative of the moment immediately following becoming a pre-nup) who a few days ago was proposed to by Curtis Wilson and she immediately affirmed the lad’s request!

Brittany, yer a fine young lady, and I pray that God will bestow all His blessings upon you and Curtis as you begin ...

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And now for the best news that this blog has reported in quite a long time…

Congratulations
Word has reached me at this late hour that our dear friend and fellow blogger Jenna Olwin was asked by her boyfriend Lou if she would be his beautiful blushing bride.

And… Jenna said “yes”!

No word yet on when exactly the wedding will take place but Jenna says it will likely be before this coming fall.

Congratulations on your engagement, Jenna and Lou! May God bless you and keep you in His care in these no doubt very crazy months leading to your wedding, and all the days that will follow 🙂

UPDATE 12:33 a.m. EST 03/10/2008: Jenna has posted on her blog an account of how Lou popped the question on her, told in her own unique and special way.

Congrats again you guys. Lisa and I are so happy for ...

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