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The Story of Us

Yes, I married my best friend. Mendez and I have been talking and praying together for over a year. I met him on facebook shortly after my dad died and found that BECAUSE he lived so far away, I was able to speak freely with him about everything going on in my life and with the kids. We would spend hours going through the Word together and debated over just about every topic under the sun. It seemed like we wouldn't agree on hardly anything. I thought he was stuffy and uptight, and he thought I was a space cadet. But from the very start we made an Agape agreement. We would finish all of our talks and mail with the word, "Agape". The understanding was that we would not be shallow with one another but would stay friends even if it was difficult to do so. After I finished up my internship with Winnie Banov in Harrisburg at the end of April, I took a train to New York to visit him. At the end of five days, I realized that all my excuses that made this man "not my type...

God is Good

My lower ball joint popped out on my Jeep this evening. When I consider all the running around Caleb & I have been doing lately (mostly on the freeway), I am VERY MUCH AWARE of God's hand of protection on our lives. This ball joint "liberated" my tire as I was taking a slow turn on to a major road (across from Walmart). I creeked my way in to the parking lot and walked in to Walmart. When I showed the mechanic the picture he was amazed that I was not in a major accident. He helped me find a repair center that could handle the work as I called my husband (I am so blessed to have a husband) for him to work on getting me a tow. It was a gentle landing for what could have been so much worse. Even the fact that the Jeep held on to the dislodged tire, allowing me to glide in to a parking lot safely out of the way of all traffic, amazes me. Angelic intervention and grace divine. How can anyone be anything but JOYFUL when you are securely in the Father's Hands. BTW,accord...