Between Wondering and Wanting

Well Blake and I have been engaged one month to this day and you better believe I will be riding cloud 9 as long as I can.

So far we have conquered some huge wedding plans and I am pretty proud of us.

Date: October 16th, 2011

Ceremony and Reception: Stone Oak Ranch Murchinson, TX near Tyler. Click here to see pictures. It is a beautiful barn, my dream was to have my wedding in a barn! And the people who run it are so nice.

Photographer: Brandi Burkett, who is simply wonderful and has the same taste as I do. Click here to see her blog.

Officiant: Chris Sherrod and he and Chris Legg are going to do our Marriage Counseling

Wedding Coordinator: Adrianne Miller, a SWEET friend and amazing women who will do so well!

Cupcakes: Mandy Sisco and her sweet friend, this is a huge feat and she was so sweet in wanting to help and even have a tasting!

Registered: a tiny bit at Bed, Bath, and Beyond...Blake and I had a lot of fun. He allows me to dream!

Misc: I have already gotten HUGE help from people around Pine Cove and great connections from my future in laws!

I don't have a dress yet, but I went shopping with my mom over Easter and my best friend Megan is coming May 6th. So Lord willing that will come quick and easy!


And if you are wondering, yes I am still working on the colors

Phew...we have come a long way in one month! I am trying to get all the big stuff done before May 14th, because that's technically when summer camp starts and I will be MIA with all this free time!

Blake and I have done a lot and made a lot of decisions. Yet, our biggest question is how on earth do you be engaged exactly. What does engagement look like?

There are books up the wazoo about dating and how to date and specific books on types of dating and tons of advice from friends. Then there are even more books about marriage and how to be married, work on communication and even more great advice from people. Yet, how do we do engagement well.

So I feel like we are in between wondering and wanting. The first stage of dating is wondering if we are going to get married, wondering if we are a good fit. Then realizing we could totally marry this person and wondering when it will happen. Then the other stage is then wanting to be married, we now know we will be getting married and the wondering stage is done. Yet, now we want to get married (sometimes next week), and we know it is coming but what does engagement look like? How do we serve each other in this season of life.

I realize the basic things, like this is a time to prepare for marriage with christian counseling, reading books, talking through stuff and planning a wedding. If this is what engagement is all about then great, its been a fun ride. Yet, this new season has brought our relationship to another level and its important to continue to cultivate this time together and my question is what does it look like?

So Blake and I decided that instead of trying to fit our engagement into our lives we would create a foundation and filter the actions of engagement through scripture. So the goal and desire of our engagement is to:
1. Glorify God
2. Be an example to those around us with his power

So in this season we thought that we would pray Romans 12:9-13 over our relationship.
"Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection.Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality."

Being engage is so AMAZING and we are slowly looking at what this means in our lives as we are learning to understand one another in preparation for marriage.

Yes, we're engaged, but...WE ARE GETTING MARRIED...and that's what its all about! 

 Two Words: Pure Joy