Well, after seven years of waiting, praying, and tears, it has finally happened. I am engaged to the love of my life, and the man that God has specifically chosen for me. On November 16, 2008, in the middle of his dining room, Jon asked me to become his wife. And I said yes.
This is what happened. . .we had just gotten home from a marriage conference with Les and Leslie Parrott in South Bend, IN. Friday was Jon's mom's birthday, and so we stopped at DQ to pick up an ice cream cake (for the party, I presumed). We all gathered around the table and started to sing to his mom. . .until Jon stopped us!
He started talking to his mom, saying that he loved her and that she had raised him right for the past twenty years of his life. I remember thinking, "Wow! That's really sweet of Jon to say that to his mom, especially since we missed her birthday on Friday." Then, he turns me around to face him. He looked at me at said, "Rachel, I love you," and got down on one knee -- in front of his entire family and my entire family!!!!!!!! I started bawling hysterically. I knew what he was gonna do! Then, he said it: "Will you marry me?"
Between sobs, I managed to say "yes." Then, he kissed me -- the whole family cheered and applauded. Abby was BAWLING as hard as I was! He put a GORGEOUS diamond on my finger -- it's so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The fact that I am really engaged has not hit me yet. I keep thinking that I'm just going to wake up from this dream. Every time that Jon tells that he loves me, my heart skips a beat. I know that, right now, I sound like a love-struck teenager. And right now, that's exactly what I feel like. I feel almost like I'm too young to be wearing this ring, and yet, I know that I'm not. God has been preparing me for this all of my life. Through all the pain, heartache, and mistakes that I have made in the past eighteen years of my life, I have been maturing within my heart. I've been growing in maturity and the strength of the Lord. And now, I am going to become a wife in less than eleven months. Wow!
Jon: I love you with all my heart. You are the man of my dreams, and I am so glad that God brought you into my life.
What a beautiful mess
What a beautiful mess I'm in
Spending all my time with you,
There's nothing I would rather do.
What a sweet addiction
That I'm caught up in.
Cause I can't get enough
Can't stop the hunger for your life.
What a beautiful mess
What a beautiful mess
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!
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Wow, I found your blog through the Rebelution. I really like reading people's stories of how God brought them and their special someone together. God bless you as you prepare for marriage.
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