I'm Engaged!!!!

Yes in deed! My boyfriend and i are about to celebrate our One Year Anniversary of Dating tomorrow August 9th :-) We knew we would have a busy weekend so we planned to head to Maggiano's for lunch on Friday. I was all ready to head leave so when he rang the doorbell i opened the door and was about to step out when i realized he was holding a dozen roses!!!!!

I was in shock so i had to step back and put my stuff down that filled my hands. I took the roses from him and noticed a metal rose in the middle. As he began to reach for that rose i asked "whats that?" That's when he got down on one knee and opened the rose!!! Inside was a BEAUTIFUL SPARKLY RING!!! And He asked me to marry Him :-D I apparently said "Seriously" thru some tears and Said "YES"

We had talked already about some wedding ideas and had decided to make things simple and cheaper that we would have a family wedding and then later celebrate with an open house/reception with friends and family. So it was easy to pick a date.

Our Family wedding will be November 14, 2009. I am so excited but i have lots of planning to do!
We haven't picked a date for our Celebration with friends but we will let you know! I will have a much more relaxed time planning and working on that :-)

here are some pictures of the ring. I didn't know what he had picked out. He had showed me a ring online that he wanted to get but that was it. It was all him and no me....HE DID GREAT!!!
It's Amazing!

I can't wait to marry my Best Friend on November 14th :-)
Enjoy the Pictures.....

Still Hunting

Well it's been 7 weeks and i still haven't been able to get a job! I had some high hopes in 2 of the jobs but obviously God has a different plan for me. It's been a fairly peaceful time and not worrying too much. God has provided me with Babysitting jobs to get me thru these times.

I have another Babysitting job today and a week of housesitting starting Tuesday. It at least pays the bills. I do look forward to getting a check again and being able to pay the bills and save money but i know that God is in Control and He has a plan. He is Faithful!

Please just continue to pray for me as i continue to search. That God would continue to give me this peace of mind.

"Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul...
...It Is Well, With My Soul"

Time to Relax

Tomorrow my boyfriend Troy and I are headed to Michigan for a mini vacation!! We haven't been anywhere since November of last year. So it's about time :-) We are going to be spending 2 nights with some friends of my family in New Era, MI first. They live on a lake so i am hoping we get good weather and at least one chance to be out on the boat. Then Saturday we will head to Grand Rapids to spend 2 nights with my brother's family. We are going to be going to a Minor League baseball game with my sister in laws entire family on Saturday night. Should be fun!! I used to go to these games when i was younger so it should be a fun memory! We will stay with Jeremy and Taralyn then till Monday morning!!

I'm really just looking forward to time away to relax and have fun. I'm putting off thinking about a job till after we get back!! :-) I have had some small babysitting jobs here and there which gives me a lil bit of spending money! God is good!

Because He Lives....

This past week was a trying one for me. I was having some difficulties with my job. It was a stressful and emotional week. I ended up loosing my job on Friday of last week. So now i am searching for a new job. I have decided to take a break from nannying and go back into something banking or secretarial. If anyone knows of any openings please let me know! I have experience in both. Through it all the God has been in Control and He has given me a peace. He always knows what we need. I was not making very much money in my job so maybe this is a way i am able to find a new one that pays better, so i can save more money. After a week full of stress and trials God new that i needed to be reminded that He knows whats a head and He has a plan. I was on for Worship Team this week and during our run through Sunday morning i was really just singing my heart out. We were singing a Because He Live/Victory in Jesus medley when the words sank in and hit me i broke down! What a sweet time of worship with my Lord! I was suppose to lead a couple of verses and couldn't even stop crying enough to sing. Thankfully it was during practice but it was just as powerful during the real service but God helped me keep the tears in check but the emotions were still SO Strong! Here are the words to that hit me...

Because He lives I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives all fear is gone,
Because I know, He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

and to go from that to singing Victory in Jesus it was amazing,

I heard an old, old story how a savior came from glory,
How He gave His life on Calvary to save a wretch like me,
I heard about His groaning, of His precious bloods atoning,
then I repented of my sins and won the victory,

O Victory in Jesus My Savior forever,
He sought me, and bought me with His redeeming blood,
He loved me ere i knew Him and all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood.

I heard an old, about His healing,
of His cleansing blood revealing,
How He made the lame to walk again,
and caused the blind to see,
and then i cried, 'Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit,'
And somehow Jesus came and brought to me the victory!


What a sweet sweet reminder that its Thanks be to God that i can face these hard times. He is such a Loving and Faithful God. He knows what we need and when we need it. I'm trusting in Him with all my heart!!!!
Please pray for me as i am looking for a job!
Hoping that God is working in your life as much as He has been mine!