Things seem to be moving along…at a rather slow pace, but moving none the less. As those of you who are married know the countdown to the big day seems to drag out longer the closer it gets. But it does feel good to be on the final stretch.

A couple weeks ago I was able to visit Rachelle during my spring break for three days. I ...

It’s official!  Isaac and I are officially engaged!  This morning, Isaac took me to the park… it was pouring rain, but he wanted to go stand under the pavilion because “that’s where we said goodbye last trip.”  I thought it would be fun to run through the rain, so I gleefully agreed.  By the time we got to the pavilion, we were pretty wet, so we stood around for a minute trying to dry out and laughing about the fun.  Then I noticed Isaac was staring at me.  I said, “What?”  He said, “You have the most beautiful eyes.”  &l ...

When I was 13 years old, my father gave me a heart necklace that has a keyhole and a separate key... and he asked me to allow him to keep the key. He told me that the key (in his safe-keeping) was to be a symbol of the fact that I was allowing him to keep my heart in trust for the man I would one day marry. To a young, idealistic thirteen year old girl, this idea sounded quite romantic. I excitedly agreed. During the last 11 years, I have often pondered exactly what it meant to "guard" my heart for my coming knight. For 11 years, I strove to honor my future husband by saving my romantic love for him.

After these years of waiting and praying and trusting, the time has come. As of November 4, 20 ...

Yaaaaaay!  Oh how fun.  I had a safe trip and I'm here with the Wardell family and oh they are AWESOME.  We're having a blast!!!  Hosanna and Noah and here with me now and we're talkin' about dinosaurs.  :D  I miss my family, but it's great here.  I'll catch up with you all later.  *hugs*

~Rachelle

Day after tomorrow, I will be getting up bright and early to head to the airport.  It's unreal that it's finally almost here, but packing has cemented it in my mind that -- I'm finally going!  I have to go back through my suitcase yet, and change out a few things.  It's gotten so COLD lately, and I'm goin' to need some much-warmer clothes.  I'll have to do that tonight...

 It's going to be a long next-two-days, y'all.  But eeeeeeeventually it will be Friday afternoon.... ohhhhh I can't wait!!  & ...