Well, I’m still alive! We never did get the site online for our upcoming wedding, and I don’t know if we will until afterwards at this point…and I probably won’t be able to do much with the blog here until afterwards either…but, it’s OK. I’m learning how to let go of unreasonable expectations and just get done what can get done and no more. This whole engagement process has been an amazing learning experience. Trying to plan a whole wedding in only 4 1/2 months and dealing with all the family, legal, and household situations surrounding the path towards marriage will do either one of two things: kill your relationship cold stone dead, or build a bond of love and trust so tight that you are completely astounded. We’ve been going through it all, and if something wouldn’t come up naturally, our pre-marital counseling would make sure it gets out in the open. Exposing yourself so much, all your fears and insecurities, and facing the fact that — gee whiz — you’re far from perfect…it’s not easy.

But it’s good. Oh my word, it is good. Rosemary is the most beautiful woman in the entire world and the light of my life. I thank God on bended knee every day for bringing her into my world. Just a little backhistory — we’re both still young, obviously, but at the same time we have spent a good number of years in adulthood as singles, and while I’m so grateful we remained faithful to God’s call on our lives during that season, there nevertheless have been some struggles. The ways in which those past experiences have come to the forefront and found healing in the light of God’s love and word…well, it’s just crazy fantastic. I need to write about this in another post, but we have discovered that you can fall in love with each other more than once, and it’s all about two things: surrender and sacrifice. May Jesus give us the strength to surrender to Him every day, and to sacrifice our selfishness at the foot of the cross so that we can be a love offering to others!

More later. I have a wedding to plan! See you soon…