Live Like You're Dying

This past weekend three of my friends got engaged, yes THREE!!  And I couldn't be more excited!!  I have to say I truly love weddings and couldn't be happier for them. One of the girls that got engaged is a great friend of mine, and one of my bridesmaids, Becca.  I actually got to be a part of her proposal and witness it!  It was so emotional and amazing!  But one of the things that hit me the hardest was the fact that when they first started dating, I was totally against this guy.  I can't say she and I got in a huge argument about it, but we definitely got into a disagreement.  She basically told me that she knew more than I did and that this relationship was the right decision for her.  So I kept my opinions to myself and supporter hers. Flash forward two years to when I started dating Cale, my now fiance, and I was put in the same place I put Becca.  My then so called best friend didn't agree with me dating Cale for various reasons: ...

Being engaged is supposed to be one of the happiest times in your life right?  But not with out a little bit of stress...  SO I'm writing to remember the many blessings Cale and I have received while planning our wedding.  Because regardless of how much money you spend on your wedding, at the end of the day you're still going to be married and THAT'S WHAT SHOULD MATTER :) Many of my friends know my mom and step-dad lost their jobs as part of the Continental/ United merger, and before Christmas, my dad faithfully quit his position at his church.  So when Cale and I got engaged, we knew that we would be fronting the cost for the wedding.  The GREAT parts about this are that we were forced to have those difficult money talks before we were married, and (Dave Ramsey would be so proud) we are paying for our wedding in cash so we won't be in debt as we start our marriage! Now the best part has been watching God move and make things happen!  Here are just som...

I can't believe it has taken me so long to write about the happiest day of my life (to date).  I got engaged to an amazing Godly man!  Ask any one who knows me and they'll tell you am passionate.  Two things I'm passionate about are my faith, and Texas A&M.  Cale combined the two of them into the best proposal I could have ever asked for! Well, I thought Cale and I went up to A&M for the weekend to celebrate with two of our friends for their birthday and to go to eat for our 5 month anniversary (for the record, Cale has celebrated every month anniversary).  So we packed up and left Houston Saturday morning for College Station.  Lucky for him, I accidentally played into his plan because I told him earlier that week I wanted to make sure I spent time with my girl friend, Shaye, for her birthday.  I called Shaye Thursday night to see what her plan was for the weekend and she said she just wanted to be lazy Saturday so we went ...

If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”  --John 14:7 Last year, I made a New Year's resolution that I was going to spend more time with God.  In 2010 my spiritual grade was around a D; and this past year, I can honestly say it was more of an A or a B. (See my post last year to know what I mean by my spiritual grade).  But that grade didn't come easy... Last year I moved to Houston, started a new job, and left a lot of things that I loved in Dallas because I was being obedient to God's calling for me to move to Houston and be here for my family.  With in a month of moving to Houston, my grandmother passed away, and I moved into a new house with a new room mate (I was living with my parents when I first moved here).  Then the hits kept coming... a bad relationship, my aunt died, my friend and father to my best friend's baby died, another aunt died, we had lay-offs at work, lost some friendshi...