What many people don't realize is how blessed I
feel on a day-to-day basic. Life gets tough. Life is real it gets hard at
times. And sometimes the hard times last a long time. But at the end of the
day, life is still happening. The good part of life, the joys, happiness,
family, laughter and the faith knowing you are not in control but that God is.
What a blessing, to know God is in control.
God is so in control from day one. If only we could
all relax and take a deep breath more and realized how in control he is. I have
always had faith in God, but I didn't realize his blessings in my life. Yes I
knew I had a great family with amazing, truly amazing parents. But I didn't
realize that God had control over that. Only because my parents sought after
him for guidance in His word that they were able to give me wisdom to make good
choices.
Those choices, little but sometimes big lead to
where I am today. And whom I am with today.
Cain could have just been another guy in my life,
someone who would pass through and not have a second thought about. But God
knew our love story before we did. And I believe he did have complete control when
paring us up. With a little help from Jasper he brought us together as friends
and in time our love for each other grew stronger and stronger.
What we have been through together and have come
out the other side loving deeper is God's hand in our lives.
I'm so blessed to have Cain. The saying "You
can't have it all" doesn't apply to me. I have it all. Not all the clothes
in the world, not all the best makeup, I could use a few more pairs of shoes
(like every girl) I don't have all the money in the world, I won't ever get the
perfect body and I don't own all the nice household items I wish I did. But in
life, I have love. The endless love from God, love from my Cain, my parents and
family.
Bobbi (our photographer) said it best when saying,
"Cain wins at life" I would have to agree haha. And also say I
win at life too. Not because of the things I have but because of the love I
have.
I am so extremely excited about spending the rest
of my life in the arms of Cain. And with our faith to be excited about what God
has planned for us. Because I know now he is in control I can enjoy the life he
has given us and will always try to use it to his Glory.
I would like to take this time to thank all the
people who have wished us so many well wishes on our future. The blog post
Bobbi and Mike posted was a tearjerker for me. And I was there! But she really
did bring to life those images of us, and that beautiful moment when Cain asked
me to marry him.
And of course I will recommend everyone to Bobbi
and Mike even more now ;)
I start crying reading the comments from so many
strangers saying so many sweet things. To know we have an army of people supporting
us is overwhelming, but in a good way. We are so thankful!
We also can't explain how thankful we are for the
video Ben filmed for us. It's breathtaking I cry every time I watch it.
Excitement has been surrounding us for quite some
time. And I hope it never ends. The love we share for each other is so special
and I hope to always remember to enjoy life, and not get caught up in the
little stuff. But to trust God to lead us through the hard times, and the good.
Romans 8:28
Lanette
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