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July 15, 2025 58 mins

Welcome to part 2 of this unbelievable saga.

The life of Curtis Christopher, Michal's kids, and Crystal and her kids continues to plunge further into the chaos of unexpected death, compounding grief, triggers, postponed marriage, court dates, and just life with so many moving parts.

Today they dive into the difficulty of deciding to postpone a wedding, just days after their court date, blending such a unique family, sacrificial love, obedience to the Lord, and inter-family dynamics.

This is a story that would be hard to make up, because it sounds so unbelievable.

But by God's grace, Curtis and Crystal continue along the path to build a safe, stable, loving home for these kids while they continue to wait on God's timing and trust Jesus to bring everything to fruition, in His time.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:42 Sudden death, grief triggers, and about to get married

8:36 When grief shuts you down emotionally

19:41 The rollercoaster of postponing our wedding

32:32 Blending families in a very unique situation

37:09 Sacrificial love

43:03 Another layer of grief impacting relationships

50:30 Obedience and the wilderness

57:42 The enemy is trying to split us up

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