so many thoughts...so little time

I am exhausted and today was exceptionally stressful, so I'm going to try to make this short so I can get to bed soon. I have spent entirely too much time in a car in the last three days. Friday was the drive to Kansas. Saturday was the drive to Nebraska and back. Today was the drive back to SGF. Don't get me wrong, I love roadtrips and I love driving, but when I spend more time driving than I actually spend where I'm going that is just frustrating to me.

The wedding was so lovely. In some ways it was exactly what one would expect from my extended family, and in some ways it wasn't. It was good quality time with my immediate family though, and I had a fantastic time with God.

I am always overwhelmed when I see the bride (of any wedding) walking down the isle that I inevitably end up shedding a few tears. This wedding was no exception. I just had such a beautiful picture from God of how this is just a vision of what the bridal feast of the Lamb is going to be like. I am so eagerly longing for the day when Jesus and the Church will finally be united to one another. What a glorious day that is going to be!!

I was also just incredibly encouraged by this wedding, and I'm not exactly sure why. Yes, there were the moments of longing where I wanted to be in my cousin's place and experiencing all of what they were going through, but all in all I was much more encouraged by this wedding than just about any other one I have been to in the past year. I think part of what was encouraging was that her groom had several guy friends in the wedding party who love God and were single. I guess it just gave me hope that there are guys out there like that.

Then there was the funniness of the evening which was that I was asked first if I was my dad's wife and second if I was my cousin's wife. After my cousin and I set the matter straight, we were laughing about it, and I then told him how that was the third time in two weeks that I was asked if I was someone's wife. We all laughed about it, and then he looked at me with a very interesting expression and said: "I think you're going to get married." That was so unexpected and out of the blue, and I didn't know quite what to say, but I really felt like it was God encouraging me through my cousin.

I spent all day on the road today, and I went into the ditch this morning because the roads were super slick and snowy. Then Mars Hill tonight just blew my mind, and I would talk about that, but it is going to require much more time than I want to dedicate right now. That's another post.

So now I'm gonna go to bed...oh, and USA hockey rocks!!! :)

Peace out yo!

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  1. Hannah Elizabeth22 February, 2010

    Um...that's so cool what your cousin said. Really really awesome. I'm super impressed with God's ability to speak through other people a lot.

    Also, I think it really says something that you've been asked if you were a wife. :-) just shows you were made to be one.

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  2. Connally22 February, 2010

    that is a LOT of driving, friend! glad you made it back safe. =)

    so cool that someone randomly told you that you were getting married. nice to know that other people see what we hope they do every once in a while. hmmm, that could be taken wrong but i know that you know exactly what i meant, so i'm not going to worry about it.

    PS i woke up early today. it was weird.

    LOVES!!

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