This is my new book that I have just started today. I have already been challenged and encouraged by this book. I have already started seeing things diffrently. My goal is to pray specifically for Matt and diffrent situations that may arise, and to pray for myself; That I would examine myself before asking the Lord to change him. I can't wait to learn more. I want to be a praying wife always. Praying for Matt all the time, for our future family, friends, home, and life.
"The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall ALWAYS be with the Lord. Therefore,comfort one another with these words. He who testifies to these things says "Surely I am coming quickly." Amen. Even so, Come, Lord Jesus.
Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by HIM in peace, without spot and blameless. Abstain from every form of evil., Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand."
Amen! Come Soon Jesus! Take me Home!!!
Phil. 4:5; 1Thess. 4:16-18; Rev. 22:20; 2 Peter 3:14; 1 Thess. 5:22-24; James 5:8.
I finally have time to sit down for a minute and put my thoughts to words on whats been going on in the past few weeks with me! My life has been steady some days and crazy busy other days. I guess its good that I am doing things to keep me busy so that time goes by faster so that I can see Matt quicker. I finally got word that his plane will Lord willing, land one last time by himself (yay!) on February 22nd. 5 weeks away! Its insane to think that, that will be the last time he will come "visit" me, and when he goes back home, he is going to bring home his wife! Ahhhh! This time at times, has flown by, yet other days it can't get here quick enough. I am so, so, so excited that its almost here, and things are slowly but surely falling into place for the wedding, and things are coming together. My parents living room is invititation central right now, with envelopes, labels, and such all over the place! But its such an amazing sight!
Matt is getting the house ready for my arrival,doing some deep cleaning to the house so I feel that I can settle right in and relax when we finally get to our home. I look forward to learning to cook for him, learn new things with him and just finally be together for long periods of time, after being apart for so long. I am looking forward to life in the south and learning a new town, and I know I will have the best guide in town, my husband! =).
My first bridal shower is taking place this coming Saturday which I am so excited about! My church family is throwing me one and its going to be so great to celebrate my upcoming marriage with so many Godly women who have been a blessing in my life and have poured their lives into me, and have blessed me in so many incredible ways. Not to mention the great food that will be there!
I am soaking and saturating the Word right now. I am going through the book, Mary Heart in a Martha World.. and I am absolutely loving it right now. Its so applicable to me right now, that I don't forget who is the center of my life, and that I don't get to caught up in the business of the life that I live right now, and forget to take time out to spend with the One who has blessed my life with all these incredible things, for He along is worthy of all glory and praise for all that He has done in my life. I continue to study the Psalm of the week-Reading it over and over getting new meanings out of it each time. My goal this New Year is to also increase my prayer life making sure He is apart of all I do, all the time.
Leah keeps me busy still, running her around to speech and different activities I find for us to do. I only have a few more weeks with her and at the salon. I truly am going to miss her and the boys as well as all my co workers at the salon. I truly have been blessed in both jobs with some great people that I enjoy. I am also excited about what the Lord has in store for me in another job in the near future in GA.
You are now caught up on my life thus far. My Christ continue to grow me, change me, humble me, and make me more like Jesus everyday.
Till I get to marry my best friend, I get to grow old with, and do life with. I will blog more on what I have been up too, hopefully over the weekend.... Until then.....
...And I am trying to adjust to life without Matt again. He left this morning, and I am feeling very down and sad like I do every time He leaves. But I am trying to remember that this IS the VERY LAST time we have to say goodbye. Because in almost 8 weeks(crazy!) I will be marrying him! The next time we see each other is in 7 weeks. He will get here a week before the wedding. Our time together was simply amazing, as is every time we are together. We made more great memories, had super amazing conversations, and had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas together. We hit up Dave and Busters in Milwaukee a couple times, not to mention won some amazing prizes; Went to Mayfair, ate at the wonderful Cheesecake Factory, saw some movies, did some marriage counseling, stayed up way to late laughing with each others families, bought our wedding rings, met with our deejay, settled on videography, did honeymoon research, and barely squeaked in some sleep. It was wonderful, and now I am thoroughly exhausted, ready to get some good sleep.
Over Christmas our family celebrated another engagement! My older brother got engaged too! So now there will be 2 Miller Kids getting married in 2012. Matt and I are old news now ;) It shall be interesting, its strange to think that I won't be here for most of the planning and hub bub and excitement that goes along with planning a wedding. Its also sad that I wont be able to make her wedding showers and such. But I know that the Lord is directing me on where I need to be and go, and so this is what I need to do. It crazy to think that my life is going to drastically change in about 8 weeks. That I will be a wife, no longer living in Wisconsin, living down south, with everything so new. I am beginning to get a bit nervous about it all, but I know that I just need to keep trusting in the Lord and his sovereignty through all of this.
Blessings to you all in 2012.
Matthew is coming home tomorrow. I have been anticipating this day for the last 3.5 weeks, or the last time I saw him. I know that 3.5 weeks is not really a long time, but to me, being engaged to a man that I love so deeply, and want to share my life with, and be with, it seems like an eternity. This distance thing seems to have gotten harder since being engaged, maybe because I know that there is definitely an end in sight, but it just doesn't seem to come soon enough.
Or perhaps its just the season of love and giving and I see all these couples in love, and I don't have the love of my life here with me. I don't know what it is, but all I know is that this is all part of what the Lord has planned for us for now and I will rest in that. That His ways are better than mine, and He knows and hears my cries.
But I am looking forward to leaping into Matt's arms at 3:30 tomorrow in the Milwaukee airport, and finally being together again, and enjoy our first holidays TOGETHER; our first of many. I still get butterflies and giddy anticipating his arrival. My stomach goes in knots and i get nervous. Just until I see him, and hug him. Then I am okay. I hope that feeling never goes away, and that in 30 years I still get like that at 6pm when I am waiting for him to get home from work.
While Matt is here, besides celebrating Christmas with our families, heading to Chicago for a day, and just enjoying each other; We are diving into our marriage counseling with a great Godly young couple who have been an encouragement in my life. He sent us some questions to talk over before we meet, and I have already been challenged and humbled. I am excited to learn deeper my role as Matt's wife, serving, and loving Matt. Talking and sharing about our struggles, sin and just encouraging each other, and reading the Word together. I am excited that we are doing this, I think that this will be so helpful for us in our marriage and understand each other better. I love Matt, and can't wait to grow old with him. To be his best friend, his encourager, his helper, and love!
Discovering daily who God really is,
Thanking Him daily He's mine and I'm His,
Discovering daily God's great love for me;
Such mercy, forgiveness, amazingly free.
Discovering daily that God really cares,
Discovering daily He does answer prayers,
Discovering daily what grace really means;
Unmerited favor beyond all my dreams.
Discovering daily God speaking to me;
He speaks through the Bible. Once blind, now I see.
Discovering, discovering each day that I live,
That all I need, He freely will give.
Discovering daily Christ working through me,
Accomplishing daily what never could be.
Discovering daily: I can't, but He can;
Thanking Him daily for my place in His plan.
Discovering daily how real life can be
When I am living in Christ and He's living in me.
Discovering daily a song in my heart
With anticipation for each day to start.
Delighting and basking in love so divine,
Secure in the knowledge I'm His and He is mine.
Besides mere contentment, excitement I see!
A daily adventure; Christ living in me!!!
Bonnie Hobson
