The plans I have for you......

So, this morning I was sitting here just thanking God for all that He has blessed me with in this year so far. Then that got me thinking, "Wow, am I really marrying this man that I knew 7 years ago?" Then God brought to my remembrance this scripture:


Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope."


God will never leave us abandoned and He will always keep His promises. Even when we don't know or even realize what He's doing in our lives, He's got it all worked out. For our good. For our welfare. Plans to give us a future. Plans to give us a hope. All we have to do is trust in Him. Not get too antsy and get ahead of Him. His timing is and always will be perfect. He's promised it to us, it's there, He is just waiting for HIS moment to give it to us.


The next couple of verses say, "12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13'You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart."

Did you realize that God listens to us? I mean, not just the flippant way that we listen to people..... you know, "selective hearing" and all that. No, it says that if we call upon the Lord and pray to Him, He WILL listen to us. It's not something to take lightly. Our prayers are heard by a living and ever loving God.


It also says that if we seek Him with all of our heart we WILL find Him. When we're in the desert times, God is there. We can find Him at any time. He's not some vast mirage. He's not just some "thing" in the sky. He's real and tangible. I know there have been times in my life when I didn't feel like praising God or praying to God, but when I did and I did it with all of my heart, He was right there, surrounding me. It's an amazing thing to have a God who loves His children so very much.


Anyway, I guess that's just it for right now. Wedding plans are going smoothly. We got the invitations in and they are amazing. Can't wait for everyone to see them. :) We are so excited!!!! We are in the process of buying a house too, so be agreeing with us on that. Love you all. Leave some comments! Grace and peace!

Wedding Update Numero Uno

Wow, I'm getting married. Some days it's still a little surreal. Sometimes Ryan and I will just look at each other and be like, "Are we really marrying the person that we knew 7 years ago?" Hee hee God is soooo good. I'm amazed daily by His goodness and mercy.

Well, wedding plans are in full force now. (Not like they haven't been since the 2nd week of March, but oh well, now I can talk about them.) We ordered my dress 6 weeks ago. It's amazing. We already knew we were getting married at ERC and we have had the reception place picked out for awhile too. The mother's all have their dresses. The bridesmaid dresses are picked out (gorgeous on everyone). The Jr. Bridesmaid, Machala, has her dress. Ava's is being ordered this week. We found the guys tuxes. Still looking for Ryan's though. Got his ring.... it's amazing... as cool as mine actually. The invitations are being ordered tomorrow and the list goes on and on. It really is an exciting and fun time. I know time is flying by and it will be here before we know it, but the planning is a blast!

Ryan is doing well, as am I. It's nice having someone there beside you in the journey. No doubt. We're looking for a house. We have our eyes on one right now. We're just praying that God will work everything out.

So, I guess there's a little update on my life of wedding planning. Can't wait!!!! 116 days! August 29th baby! Woo hoo!!!!