Christmas and New Life

It has been sometime since my last posting. I am learning how to be a woman of God, a wife, a step-mom, and balance the life before me. I am grateful for the family of God who help me each day and pray for me each day.

I am blessed to be where I am today and will post a list soon.

Marriage

I am about to be married. I am grateful to/for the friends I have who take the time to councel and love me through the tough times of walking through the uke! I am grateful for the issues coming out now between him and me. I am grateful to become his wife and lover. I pray that I may not be just those things, but to blossom into the woman I am becoming in Lord. I cannot die but live life in Jesus's love! I am to thrive and soar to new heights with this man that I will soon call "husband". Wow, what a day that will be. A day of joy and relief. A day of "let's get outta here!" and yet, the beginning of a life together that seems to have already begun.

I know things will be different for Michael and me, but yet, there will be the same two people who met, offically, for the first time over two years ago. We have been in front of each other our whole lives and now becoming one, in Christ Jesus.

I am asking for your prayers in this union of our lives. I thank each one of you for taking the time to stop by. Please leave a scripture, words of encouragement, or just read and pray. I appreciate each one of you today! God richly bless you and your loved ones!

A Season

It seems to be a season of losses. This too will pass. My aunt past away on Christmas day and we had a grave-side service for here last Friday. I was reminded of the good times we had with her sister and my sister. It was a good time with cousins, siblings, and the older folks that I hadn't seen in years who where Aunt Betty's friends! I went to a visitation with my husband-to-be the week before and now another one tonight. A dear friend lost her aunt too. Death will never end and life does seem to carry on. We have to go on, carry on about our lives, and remember the to cherish the times with the loved ones who have gone on. This reminds me of a calling on my life. I am to be an evangelist, to disciple, encourage, and much more. I shall go on with my calling!

Blog Give Away

I have been browsing other blogs with a dear friend. I came up this one that has lovely boxes. Oh how I would love these beauties.

For Better or Worse

I can say to you for the first time in my life, I am INN-LOVE! To respond to my previous post, this relationship is to stay, until death due us part! Yes my dear friends and family, I am getting married.

It is so different than any other relationship I have ever been in. I don't feel like I have to explain, make excuses "why?", just introduce him. His name is Michael Dean Backeberg. I will get his name correct by the time it is my last name! He is a 40 year old farmer and mechanic. He is a child of the living God above all!

We have choosen July 10 at noon to be the time we are united as one. As I see a couple that I am very close to go through the aging process, I look at Michael and see many years of youth in both of us. One day, we too, will be aging and wondering how much longer can we go on. I know that I want to walk hand in hand with Michael into eternity. I have no questions, no doubts, a few fears, and a lot of love is in the air!

Oh, he treats me like a queen. I love him so much, there are times I just want to squeeze him sososososo hard and never let go! He has an adorable smile and giggle. He loves to pick on me and sometimes, it is too much! Now how about this, he told me to pick out a new toilet for our home. I thought that was sweet. I told him that we couldn't have a low sqatter! He just looked at me and laughed really hard!

I am the happiest I have been since I said yes to Jesus Christ being my Lord and Savior! Nothing will top that, I don't think! We are in the planning stages and I am working in Madison three days a week, driving an hour or so one way, full-time online student, and all the other things going on in my life.

I am blessed to be right where I am at. I am loved, cared for, cherished, taken care of, adored, and I was fearfully and wonderfully made in my mother's womb. I have been given this verse as a reminder of God's promises to me. I was not to worry about a husband, Daddy already had him picked out for me.

In five months, Michael and I will be saying our vows and I am blessed to be the future wife of Michael. His dad was singing today, "Here comes the bride!" I cryed!

Relationships Come and Relationships Go

There has been a certain individual who has had an eye for me for two years. We would talk whenever we saw each other. I would pray for him often. I was always so glad to run into him in the grocery store or Culvers. As some of you know, I was engaged last year and then it came to an end the day after my sister's wedding. I am grateful that God does answer prayers and all things are in His timing. You see, I prayed that if this man that I was engaged to was not the right man for me, then God please end it! He did. Thank you Daddy!

I had run into this other certain individual during the time I was engaged and he just looked and got teary-eyed and put his head down. I thought, "Odd response, but okay." I suspected he liked me as he would ask my boss questions about me and others where I worked at the time-Pizza Ranch.

Several months back, I ran into this cute, farmboy again. He was glaring at my left hand and then began asking questions. I hadn't seen him in a few months and I was in and am in continual prayer for him. You see, I kinda liked him too. For whatever reason, I did and yes, I do like him beyond liking! He was so happy I didn't get married. He put his groceries down, kinda did a nervous dance, giggled beyond giggles, and then he said, "So you didn't get married huh? Do you want to go out tomorrow night? Culvers?" I stood there and had such joy in my heart that someone was so taken by me that is actually a good man and a hard worker. I was amazed.

I ask that each of you who read my blog, please pray for Michael and me. He gave his heart to the Lord and I am seeing changes in him that are exciting. For the first time in my life, it does not seem like "Too good to be true". I believe this relationship is here to stay!

Blessings!