It is said that God works in mysterious ways, and after this weekend I know that to be true. It is a rather complex issue and I really do not want to explain it all anyway, so I will just post the bare minimum. My girlfriend and I Christina have been dating for 1 year and 7 months now and for as long as I have known Christy her father has made her life a living hell. He as a crazy, controlling, abusive S.O.B. I am not just saying this because I am dating her, he really is that bad. Things had always been bad at her house, but things really got crazy last year. To make a long story short, Christy came to my graduation party and her dad went off the deep end. He showed up to my party with a police officer and escorted her from the party. Then as punishment for that, he grounded her indefinitely to her room, and it was not a simple grounding. He forced her to stay in her room and did not let her out except for like 3 mins at a time to go to the bathroom. She was not allowed to even eat regular food, she only got to eat the leftovers, which most time there were none, but she had to eat them from a plate which they placed on the floor of her room. Since that time, it has been our goal to get her to a home where she could be happy. She has so much potential might never have been able to realize it fully. I know that she is destined for great things but could never have become all that she can be if she had to remain at that house. After a almost a year of working to get her freedom and all avenues turning to dead ends, her freedom looked bleak. Then a miracle happened. On Thursday Christy went to court for trying to run away from her abusive father, but instead of being punished, the magistrate rendered the decision to remove her from her house and free her. Thursday morning she was living with her abusive father and the rest of her family, but then Thursday night she was living with the family of one of my best friends. Christy is now free to be a normal teen, free to do everything that has been denied from her for the past 17 years of her life. Even the smallest things in life that most of us take for granted are now things that she will be able to enjoy. None of this would have been possible without the help and selflessness of countless individuals. Christy had the hardest job of anyone. She had to endure all that mistreating for all those years, and then she had the courage to stand against everything she had ever known to be free. Then, my father and my stepmom were kind enough to do all they could do to help Christy be free. They supported her and did all they could. The people that have helped her the most is the family that took her in. The entire family has opened their home to her and have let her into their lives. That family is truly a blessing from above. My friends mom was the real driving force behind getting Christy free. She took up her cause with a vigor that I had never seen before. She wrote letter, went to court, helped with scholarships, helped to get her to Girl's State, and has done so much more that I am sure most are not aware of. She deserves more praise and thanks that any words can ever offer. I do not think that there is anyway that Christy and I could ever do anything to show how thankful we are for her devotion and help. The entire family has been so helpful and supportive of Christy, there are not words to express our gratitude. The entire family has just taken her in, with out question. The family, the entire family, is simply a blessing. I do not know what else I can say, except thank you. I believe that God had his hand in the outcome of this entire ordeal and this was all part of the grand plan. God helps those who help themselves. This weekend has been the one of the very best weekends of my entire life. The most important person in my life is now free from the house that held her back for so long. I am so happy that she can now be happy. I love her with all my heart. Her freedom is like a dream come true.

This has been a miraculous weekend and a superb Easter. I can truly say that I am now Chad: Just livin' the dream.