I always have so much to be thankful for. Really, we all do. Even if you can think of nothing else, you can be thankful for God's love, mercy, and grace and salvation from Jesus Christ. Yep. Even on the worst of the worst of days there is still sunshine. Still reasons to be grateful. Here are five things I'm thankful for today: 1. For prayer warriors. The few nights I'm having to spend alone without Travis can be scary and lonely and just downright full of tears. But I have a few people (and maybe more than I realize) praying for me until his return. I know God hears those prayers as He Continue Reading
A Little Getaway
A couple weeks ago, Travis' aunt and uncle called to tell us they were in Daytona, Florida for vacation. They asked if we'd like to go down to stay with them for the weekend. Of course we wanted to! It was just over a 3-hour drive, so we decided to make the trip! We left Friday night when Travis got off work and stayed with them until Sunday evening. It was a short getaway, but we both thoroughly enjoyed it. It was so nice getting to spend some quality time with his aunt and uncle. I loved getting to know them both better. Uncle Pat was cracking me up both days! I had no idea he was so Continue Reading
Mind-Blowin’ Love
Now that I'm in a relationship, I promise not to post a million blogs about being in said relationship. However, this one is going to be about that a little bit. What can I say -- I'm in love. Having Travis back in my life is weird. Not a bad weird. But an I-can't-believe-this-is-real weird. Sometimes, while driving or laying in bed or getting ready for work I start to think about how crazy it is that Travis loves me. Sometimes it feels mind-blowing to know how much he loves me and cares about me. And I think about all the things I don't even like about myself — my pointy ears, my Continue Reading