I believe I was in 7th grade when Kris and Jen Howell came to Willow Springs. Kris was the crazy guy who was starting a youth outreach program for the students of Willow. I can't remember where I met Kris but I thought he was a wicked cool guy. We played basketball every once in a while but mostly being an annoying 7th grader I just wanted to 'hang out'. So being nice people Kris and Jen put up with me :).
Kris and I have kept up some over facebook and email saying hi every once in a while. We would put "What About Bob?" quotes on each others facebook everyonce in a while but never anything more. Well randomly last Wednesday I got a facebook message from Kris saying he would be in Springfield and he noticed I lived there now. He said he'd like to meet up if we could. I gave him my cell phone number thinking I probably wont really get to see he and Jen. I figured since it was Thanksgivingg the next day more than likely we wouldnt see them. However, not an a hour after I left my message I got a call from a random number. Since I was in meeting and didnt know who it was I didnt bother to try to answer and I didnt even think it would be Kris.
Sure enough I had a voice mail saying "Dont be screenin' my call. Hit me back, its Kris." I laughed out loud and instantly began remembering all the fun times we had. Here are some examples ... making snow angels in shorts, playing guitar with Jen, staying up til 4 AM making a "scary movie" and of course who could forget begging Kris to let me in to the "high school" meetings at Heaven Scent Pizza. Since I was not highschool yet technically I wasnt supposed to come to the meetings but Kris was a nice guy!
Anyway, we were able to get together and share about life and laugh for a while. They were able to meet Jill and that made me happy of course. Not only did Jill and I share where life has taken us in our short marriage but also where God's leading us to pursue ministry. It was great to see Kris and Jen and to renew a friendship. Kris and Jen are living in Tennesse where Kris is a youth pastor. They have four very adorable kids and seem rather happy where God has placed them.
We laughed a ton and took some silly pictures to remember the evening. I thought I should share them. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing. Past friendships are great to allow you to remember the times you shared and the memories you made. It's also great because it gives you a new friendship that is only based out of the past. Now going forward Jill and I are excited to keep in conact with the Night Howells and see what God does in their life, ministry and family. You should check out their blog titled "The Night Howells". Jen and Kris do a great job letting you know what's going on in their life. Thanks for reading, now go check their blog out!
The Night Howells- http://www.nighthowells.blogspot.com/
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