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		<title>An End of an Adventure</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grace and I both felt our courtship was distracting us from our most important relationship, our relationship with the Lord.  We have decided to call our courtship off and refocus on what God has for us as individuals. We are still friends. The main purpose of courtship is to glorify God and draw us closer [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="v2.g">Grace and I both felt our <a id="m-2r1" href="../tag/courtship/" target="_blank">courtship</a> was distracting us from our most important relationship, our relationship with the Lord.  We have decided to call our courtship off and <a href="http://www.thomasumstattd.com/2008/07/focus/">refocus</a> on what God has for us as individuals. We are still friends.</div>
<div id="o5c2">The main <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">purpose of courtship is to glorify God and draw us closer to him. Even though this courtship has come to an end we have avoided </span> <a id="m-2r4" href="../2008/03/a-new-adventure/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">splat</span> </a> <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">. God is faithful above all else and He has given both Grace and me a great deal of peace about our decision.</span></div>
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