5 Months!

I'm so thankful for a God who loves and cares about me more than I can fathom! I have such a wonderful family, that I am extremely blessed to be a part of. I'm also really looking forward to being a part of my new family that i'm marrying into in 5 MONTHS from yesterday! I can't believe how times flies. Wedding planning is SO much fun. I have my dress, the bridesmaid dresses, my colors, my church back home and reception set, the honeymoon booked :-) and so much more to come. It's so hard being away from my mom through all of this, but we are cherishing the times we have together through these months.

You know what i've realized lately? I am SO lost without the presence of God in my life. Going just a few days without picking up my Bible can drastically alter my days. I have no energry, no renewed hope, no promises throughout the day fresh in my mind. I honestly don't know how I can survive a day without bowing my head to my Father each and every morning and diving into His marvelous Word full of hope and promises! He teaches me so much. I don't EVER want to get to a point in my life that I am satisfied with where I am at...never! I want to continuously be striving to be who God wants me to be and who my future husband needs me to be as a wife. I thank God each and everyday for the reminders He gives us to encourage us and to help us strive toward being more like Him! That's always the goal!