I Know Where I'm Going!

To the chapel of love!!! Russ proposed on Saturday night at his birthday celebration. It was the most surprising moment of my life..ok, well, besides the times I found out I was pregnant (with Didi and Garrett). After opening his birthday presents he began to speak to those present how thankful he was for them in their lives, his parents, my kids, etc. and then he said, "Oh yeah, Anita. I learned alot about gemstones this year and proceeded to compare me to a brilliant diamond in clarity, cut, flaws, etc. (Which by the way he said I didn't have many at all.) The whole time I'm mesmerized by his speech and thinking, "Wow. God has really grown him. Look at how he's verbally expressing himself." I was falling in love all over again watching him. Then when he got to the carat, he said he wasn't sure what to say about that so he pulled the box from his pocket, walked over to me on the couch and asked if I'd marry him and put the ring on my finger! I stood up and threw my arms around him and cried 5 and 1/2 years worth of tears. What a way to make me feel so special even with my Yankee t-shirt on and smelling like cheeseburgers I had just made. Wow.

Russ, I am relishing the blessing you are in my life and cannot thank God enough for you. Thank you for loving me, my children and my family. I cannot wait to begin our lives together. You are truly a wonderful man who loves the Lord and always remember; Frankie ain't got nothin' on you, blue eyes!

Happy 2010! Where will this year take you?

We were so blessed to have a wonderful Christmas and New Year's celebration with family and friends. There is no better time of year for me to express, more than usual, how much I love those around me. I wish I had pictures but my camera battery charger is lost and I will have to gather pics by others before posting any.

It's 2010! Resolutions have most definitely been made. I'm a bit of "list" person so I love making resolutions and seeing how I did over the last year. Do I always keep them? Not fully and not all. Example: On Jan. 1st 2009, I wrote that I would like to run five 5k races that year. How many did I run? One. Yup. That's all I had time for! I lowered that number to 3 for 2010. I did grow spiritually in many ways this year so that was a blessing. This year my main hope is that God would create a deeper hunger for His Word, in me. (And I'm also praying secretly for my brother, but don't tell him) :)

Whatever your resolutions are, I hope you are challenged to grow in many ways and that you find you are loved way more than you think, by the God who created you. Happy New Year! Cheers!