why the hurry, kane?

so, for all my east coasters out there, i've come to realize that i'm doing a terrible job keeping in touch with you. after receiving a plethora of voice mails, messages, e-mails, texts, smoke signals, etc. i've finally decided that i'm going to hold all of you responsible for this lack of communication issue. the solution is simple; i'll just try to inform everyone on what i'm doing/learning on this blog thing, and then you are responsible for reading it and not complaining that "i never told you about that"; another genius solution i have to blame others for my issues. done. but yeah, hopefully i can keep it short and sweet (hence the title "hurrykane" so you can hurry up and catch up with my life). ps. for those of you who are thinking "hurry? what's the hurry, it only took you a year to come up with this?" well, you are probably the same people who know i'm not the sharpest crayon in the tool shed.

in case it's been way too long since we've spoken, here's my current situation...

i moved to california in July 2010. crazy, i know. i was blessed with a sweet job opportunity to work for a non-profit ministry called young life. i live in a town with a population of about 20 (much less if you don't count children under the age of 18). it's a town called challenge and the best way to describe it is that i basically live on a mountain in the middle of nowhere california (the name speaks for itself). it truly can be a challenge living out here. it doesn't rain (not even a could in the sky) from june until october, and then it only rains/snows from november until may. for instance, this past winter we received over 300" of snow. so yes, if you haven't seen me since i left, i have extremely large biceps now. i've also gotten over my undiscovered disease of severe car sickness (overcoming came in handy since the nearest wal-mart is at least an hour drive away.)
i got engaged around thanksgiving to the most beautiful (and sweet) gal i know, ms. bekah deel. sorry fellas she is off the market and yes, she is way out of my league. we'll be getting married on september 10th and after that we'll be roommates forever, and at least for the next 2 years that'll take place in cali. but don't worry, as long as the Lord okays it, we are going to do our best to make it back to the east coast eventually.
did i mention i sold my car? if that helps you understand at all, i've totally become a mountain man. i don't get off the hill much but i do my best to get down at least once a month. but in becoming a true mountain man, i've replaced some of my everyday items with things that are more handy up here (this is the part when i explain why i haven't been great at keeping in touch). there really isn't any cell service up here, so the cell has been replaced with a pretty sweet multitool (i still have a cell phone, but out here it really only serves one purpose; flashlight). my computer has been replaced with a bunch of books (the internet way out here is terrible, which is why i'm doing this from my office computer) and it seems like in the winter, we only have electricity 50% of the time, which makes it handy to read my books. (with the help from my flashlight on my cell phone). so there you go, no cell and no computer. i really do enjoy life this way and it's proving to be a better lifestyle for me in general. my relationship with the Lord has grown tremendously even though it's hard to find time to make it to church on sundays. i thought it would be much more of a challenge (no pun intended) being outside of baltimore and away from the various ministries i was involved in. but at the same time, i'm learning to take my walk into my own hands and be responsible for it, rather than expect my needs to be filled by the awesome ministries i was connected with back in baltimore. it is tough, and i miss the old life a lot, but i know this is where i'm supposed to be and i'm learning a lot about how to connect with God apart from what i've always known.

but don't you guys worry about me, i'm doing just fine out here. i'm more worried about you guys and what could possibly be going wrong in your lives without having me around :)

i'll do my best to keep in touch (as long as you are reading this).

so until i have some more free time, that'll be it for tonight.

mk