Here we go again! It's time to mention another Friend of knitcole! Today's friend is Chris Kretzu.
You can follow Chris over at his blog, www.kretzu.com/blog http://kretzu.tumblr.com, or on Twitter, his username is kretzu.
Chris and I have been friends for what feels like FOREVER! I'm kidding. He's been a great friend to me since about 2005 I think, (I'm so horrible with dates!) We've always had a lot of the same things in common and have been able to talk about just about everything with one another. He's given me some great advice and we've had some really awesome times together. He's always been encouraging of my endeavors whether they are personal, relational, professional or spiritual. He married one of the most amazing, funny girls I know and in 2009 he and Es packed it up and moved to Des Moines, Iowa where he is now the worship pastor at the awesome Gateway Church.
I had the opportunity to visit Chris and Es in December and although it was cold...I was blown away by their life in there. Having been born and raised in California my expectations for Iowa were pretty low, and as the Raygun t-shirt appropriately says, Iowa definitely exceeded my already low expectations. They have a great life there and they are changing the face of Des Moines together. They both have an impact on people that I don't think either of them quite understands and what they are doing at Gateway is pretty amazing.
Why should you follow Chris's blog? Well...it's a pretty mellow blog. He doesn't update everyday but when he does it's usually pretty meaningful. He posts a lot about his life with Es and Iowa and he's very transparent. He puts a lot of his life into his blog and you definitely get a sense of who he is from following his blog. He isn't afraind to share the good times and bad, and his flaws along with his strengths. He also shares some of his music there so it's worth checking out. It's just a really great, true to life blog. Simple and Real.
So...here's what you should do! Head on over to Chris' blog and follow it! Follow him on Twitter too; that he updates ALL THE TIME! Funny story about Chris; he used to impersonate me on Twitter. So if you see Nicole Guthary on Twitter well, that's not really me, (even though I do now have ownership of my name on Twitter!)
Until next time!
Nicole
