And the official announcement... *drum roll*
Most of you know this already, but yes, Adam and I are finally engaged! I just wanted to wait for all the people that absolutely had to be told in person (such as my priest and family) to find out before posting online. But anyhow, I just had to get that out.
I can not tell you how unbelievably happy this has made me. With all of the hormone-induced breakdowns I have been having, this comes as a huge relief. It's funny how finally saying "Fine, God, You're right, OK? I give in!" can really just make everything better. It kind of makes me wonder if that's what the apostles felt when they were on the boat during the thunderstorm. The annoying part is that after I let Him calm the storm, I just go right back to not trusting Him again. At least this one little (or rather, huge!) decision in my life is past me.
On another note, M&M's baby's Baptism was today! The little one is absolutely adoreable, and seeing the new parents has been a huge blessing. They are such a fantastic couple. They carry themselves so beautifully, with this sense of both dignity and humility that is very inspiring. The people that I have come to meet through them, one in particular, have really meant a lot to me right now, too. It's neat how sometimes it's like God kind of throws people into your life, and when you don't make an effort to keep them there, He just throws them right back at you until you get the point and finally agree to meet for coffee. God is pretty cool, I've decided. I like this little high I'm feeling. Ahhh, if only I could be mid-cycle forever. Well, if I could be in a perpetual state of mid-cycle happy hormonal high without ovulation ever ocurring, then that would be even cooler.
However, all this happiness isn't without it's share of difficulty. Ricardo's friend from school and his baseball team died last week. She had been on a heart and lung transplant list for ages, and it just never came through. The whole thing has been rather scary, and I can't even begin to imagine what this might be like for her family.
I can not tell you how unbelievably happy this has made me. With all of the hormone-induced breakdowns I have been having, this comes as a huge relief. It's funny how finally saying "Fine, God, You're right, OK? I give in!" can really just make everything better. It kind of makes me wonder if that's what the apostles felt when they were on the boat during the thunderstorm. The annoying part is that after I let Him calm the storm, I just go right back to not trusting Him again. At least this one little (or rather, huge!) decision in my life is past me.
On another note, M&M's baby's Baptism was today! The little one is absolutely adoreable, and seeing the new parents has been a huge blessing. They are such a fantastic couple. They carry themselves so beautifully, with this sense of both dignity and humility that is very inspiring. The people that I have come to meet through them, one in particular, have really meant a lot to me right now, too. It's neat how sometimes it's like God kind of throws people into your life, and when you don't make an effort to keep them there, He just throws them right back at you until you get the point and finally agree to meet for coffee. God is pretty cool, I've decided. I like this little high I'm feeling. Ahhh, if only I could be mid-cycle forever. Well, if I could be in a perpetual state of mid-cycle happy hormonal high without ovulation ever ocurring, then that would be even cooler.
However, all this happiness isn't without it's share of difficulty. Ricardo's friend from school and his baseball team died last week. She had been on a heart and lung transplant list for ages, and it just never came through. The whole thing has been rather scary, and I can't even begin to imagine what this might be like for her family.