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Dear Blogger family,

Late last night I received a call from Ryan! He and Tina are ENGAGED! A joyous day for us has arrived! Ryan has been dating this lovely young lady named Tina since about last May or June. We are incredibly blessed and so excited for both of them.
Their first date was a walk around Balboa and they had an ice cream somewhere down there. They did this again, and then walked out on a pier. It was here that he proposed to her. He had it all planned! This what I know at this point.

We have known Tina's family since we moved to Santa Barbara in 1987. Both our families attend SB Calvary Chapel and Tina attended Santa Barbara Christian School as Ryan did. She was in 4th grade when Ryan was in 8th Grade. They did not know each other then. SBCS is where I teach art, and I had the privledge of teaching her sisters in 1996 till 2003 .

Tina has been in medical school the last 4 years. Next week on March 18th she receives her match for residency. And in June she will graduate. We are very excited for this time. Yesterday, her Mom Katy and I were at a baby shower together for a mutual friend. We prayed together for our kids and their relationship that we have seen grow over the last 10 months. I had NO IDEA Ryan was proposing yesterday also. What an answer to prayer for us.