please pray

I need to finish getting things packed up. I have 2 more days of work at the school. And I leave very early Thursday morning.

I will be driving to Indianapolis on Thursday...and the rest of the way on Friday. I am praying for journey mercies...good weather - little to no traffic - and very little construction!

I meet Martain's parents on Saturday...and I think I am more calm about that now...

It's the moving and packing and well - I am moving my entire LIFE that's ALL!!!

HAHAHAHA

ok..

if you think of me please pray - thanks so much!

Heading to Greenwood Hills Bible Conference

I am heading to camp in Pennsylvania in 11 days.

I will be driving on the 5th and 6th of June.

I am going to see where I will be living after I get married in November.

I will be seeing the ministry that Martain has been involved in for 5 years and plans on continuing in...

I am going to meet my future in-laws for the first time.

I am going to meet a lot of people that all have known Martain for years...

I am going to see the Chapel that I will be attending both this summer and after we are married.

I am going to see a glimpse of my future life.....

PRAY FOR ME!!!!!!!

thanks!

The Proposal!

I AM ENGAGED!

THE PROPOSAL



First of all I must confess that both Martain and I have already known that the Lord has placed us in each others lives for the reason of becoming husband and wife...HE made that VERY clear to ME when I was in OHIO...although I was already fairly confident before even going...Yes I KNOW that may seem weird but it is TRUE.

So we had already talked about WHEN would be a good time (considering our schedules) to get married...and we had decided on November.

That isn't that far away when you know what goes into planning a wedding! So I started looking for a church and thinking of all sorts of things wedding related, including the fact I would need to go DRESS shopping.

My sisters in law Missy and Kim as well as Lauren (my niece) and my mom were apparently all in on this....

I thought we were going to go try on dresses last Thursday. I thought (with a little manipulation from Missy) that we could have a girlie day and have lunch at the cheese cake factory and then go to the dress shop, even though the Cheese Cake Factory was on the other side of town near the airport ( yeah I so didn't pick up on that!!!!) Their original plan was to surprise me there...but timing wasn't right.

So little did I know Missy was texting with Martain through out the meal and figuring out a plan "b" - I seriously had NO CLUE!!!!!!

We had to leave to go to the dress shop...and we were a few minutes late...we had an appointment for 2pm and we were there by 5 after.

I headed in along with my entourage, Missy, Lauren (who was video taping), Kim, Anna and Megan (other nieces) and I saw my mom was already in the shop ( I thought she had to go babysit) I was surprised she was already there.

I enter the shop and am sort of looking down at my little nieces...every one else is waiting for me to look up because Martain had stepped out of one of the TUX dressing rooms with roses waiting for me to notice him!

I finally looked up..and was shocked, trying to figure out if he was real or a cardboard cut out! HAHA I dropped everything in my hands and said,"You're Here! You're Here!" and went to hug him...I seriously couldn't believe it!
Then he held out the roses....
there were 2 yellow and one red.
he pointed to one yellow rose and said,"this rose is to represent our past, this yellow rose is to represent our present, and this red one is to represent our future which I hope includes you marrying me!"
I said, in a very high pitched almost squeal, "Okay!" And then let him put the ring on my finger!

I then turned to the dress shop ladies and said..."I don't want to try on dresses now, is that ok?"

And then I looked at Missy and said, "did you meet him yet?"... which she hadn't...so I introduced him! Even though they had already talked a bunch!

WOW - I can honestly say I have NEVER been so surprised in ALL my life!

Missy had found a hat that said BRIDE on it....and she had to get it for me!

Martain was able to be in town with me for a few days. He flew in on Thursday and didn't have to leave until Sunday afternoon. So we had a whirlwind weekend of meeting with people and even having a family engagement dinner on Saturday night.
It was so much fun, He got to meet all my nieces and nephews and I loved watching him play with them! He is already Uncle Martain!

I am heading to see Angie...

I get to go and see her during my spring break which is one month away today!

I am so excited. we will hopefully be able to do loads of things together, maybe even have a little get together with a few others while I am there...

Please pray for good weather! So I don't have any delays!

thanks

I am trying to make up my mind about something...and that would be a job/career. I actually graduated from Emmaus with a degree in Elementary Education. But I had a BAD experience with student teaching and I think I might have been a little rebellious too (not sure)...so I refused to do the teaching thing.

Now that I am working in a school so much, I am really enjoying being there and teaching/subbing for the kids. I am having a hard time remembering why I didn't want to teach. So we shall see what the Lord has.
My original idea was to teach so I could be at camp in the summer...maybe that's what I am supposed to do.

I feel a little bit dumb for not thinking of this sooner - hello!! 9 years have passed with me NOT using that degree in it's intended form.

If you think of it, please pray that I will know what I am supposed to do. I feel like my whole life has been on hold, even though I have been busy the entire time! I can't hardly remember what I was doing....


AAAUUUGH!!!

Girls Day Out! - 27 Dresses

So I organized a girls day out to go see the movie '27 dresses'. It was really fun!
Here are a few photos from the day!

For those who have been praying

and even for those who haven't....

I have an update.
my last post was about needing a more full time job...Well God is amazing and faithful!
Yesterday the principal of Heritage asked me if I would be interested in a full time sub position.
Of course I said yes. It'll will start the middle of March and go almost to the end of the year.
The teacher that will be out is the Gym teacher - out on maternity leave.
I am very excited about this...

Praise the Lord!!!!