Another Engagement...they say they come in 3's

WOW! This is the year for love or something! I have yet another engagement in my life. This one is family. My brother is FINALLY marrying Kelsey. We already consider her family so I guess this just makes it official.

I can't wait to celebrate with them. I don't know any of the details because the men in my family are just like that. I found out on FB. Oh well, at least I found out in advance. I found out my dad got married after the fact. He happened to mention it as they were shopping for a TV at Best Buy. To be fair, it was just the civil wedding (at the DMV). I actually did get to be in the ceremony and do a reading. I feel blessed to have been a part of their wonderful day.

To Kelsey, Mike & Aiden (my nephew), I can't wait to celebrate the "official" joining of your family. I hope you have many happy years ahead of you. I pray for a blessed, long marriage. I couldn't be more happy for you. I've been praying for you guys for so many years and will always pray for you. I pray you have all your hopes and dreams fulfilled. I pray not only for a beautiful wedding, but for a beautiful marriage. I am so excited to have another sister!

It seems like just yesterday it was my dad, my brother, the girls and me. Now we have big, beautiful family (really big...thanks Diane). Here's to you...

Congratulations!

Kelsey's Ring

Another happy day

Another one of my friends just got engage this past weekend. I'm so happy for them. She told me the story of his proposal this morning and my heart swells for her. She is so blessed and I'm blessed to be along side of her through this journey.

They set the date for my parent's anniversary. For me, it's another moment when I think about my mom. I see how she colored my world. I am so excited to celebrate another marriage on this date. I think about all the wonderful things she taught me about love, marriage and commitment. This year they would have celebrated 39 years of marriage. Wow...

I pray Sam & Troy are blessed with many years of marriage as well. Congratulations you guys. I can't wait to celebrate with you!

Blessings to you both!

One moment at a time

So life has been a little rough to say the least these past couple of weeks. In that midst of it, I have had many blog posts brewing in my heart and mind. One of my best friends and I talked about the blog post laying in the back of your mind that life doesn't seem to allow us to actually get typed and posted. How long is too long before you just let it go and move on to the next thing happening? Then the thought is that too many things have happened since then and so there are just too many posts that never come to be.

Today, though, I am going to flash back a bit for several reasons. One reason is because it's still on my mind but the main reason is I want to get back into the swing of writing again. It's so much easier for me to write about things that have been brewing for a few weeks. So we are flashing back to Valentine's day weekend.

As I posted not too long ago,  my mom passed away on the 12th of February three years ago. This was one of the hardest days of my life. In the midst of this hard time, my best friend and Ryan's best friend had been dating for a while and on the very day my mom passed away, they decided they weren't going to let life pass them by and made their relationship official. Now, every anniversary of my mom's death is now their anniversary. In a weird way this was good for me. In her death, my mom brought two people together to share their lives. She reminded them that life is short. She reminded them to hold those you love close. So every year, they celebrate another year together, I remember another year without my mom.

This year, on their anniversary, he proposed...and she said yes! I'm so happy for them and excited to celebrate with them. I just wanted to post this to say, congratulations Wil & L. I love you both. I feel blessed that in one of my dark moments, you both remembered to take each moment, one at a time and make the most of it. Now each February 12th, I cry in joy for your lives together and cry for a mom remembered. Please never forget how precious life is. Remember to love each other every moment. Thanks for being apart of our live. Thanks for being amazing friends and thanks for giving me joy on a dark day. I pray God blesses your marriage as He has already blessed your life.

Congrats!