Hello bloggy world! It's been a long tine!
So much has happened since the last time I blogged....and it would take hours to catch up. So some of the things that have happened are, graduation at TSOP, my brother, sister-in-law and nephew's visit, a trip to the USA for a nice holiday, return back to Trinidad, school began again, to name a few happenings.
But this blog is not about that...in fact, it's about something that was a dream until just a few days ago!
It's hard to know where to start this story...but I must start at the beginning.
Prayer.
It's very important.
VERY!
And then make sure you know what you are praying for....cause then it might just be answered!
Well, this story began with a prayer...many, many years ago.
In fact, I was 14 when I remember beginning to pray this prayer.
This prayer in part has been answered over the last year and a half.
In a way I never expected.
And I know that God is still working on this prayer...for I have not reached the full answer....yet.
I know...you want me to now tell you the end...well remember..this is only the beginning!
The second beginning was a move.
To a new country.
To a new way of life.
To a place of sunshine and heat, of lots of rain and beautiful beaches!
Yes, to Trinidad! (How'd you guess?)
Life moved on..in it's way, I got used to new faces and new things.
New food and new friends.
Then I decided to go take some classes at the local preaching school (TSOP).
It was a beautiful time of learning, fellowship and more friends.
But.....then....
there was one friend....
that I began to talk to daily.
I had lunch with this friend....
laughed till I could not breathe
and spent hours on Facebook chatting with this friend.
This friend loved God so much!
So much that our talks always ended with wanting to be in heaven together so bad!
It was a lovely time.....a time I still remember as one of the best in my life....or so I thought....
Then in March, it all started.
He (yes, it's a guy) sent me a letter.
He said that he liked me....and the he wanted to know if i would consider a relationship with him.
I was blown away!
ME? He wanted to be in a relationship with ME?
I told him I needed time to think it over.
He was a gem, and said "take all the time you need....
even a few months!"
So....I took him up on it...and began thinking...and praying harder...
and thinking even harder and prayed harder still.
We continued to have our lunch together each day...and spend time together.
In fact, we talked for hours on end when we could.
But then....the day came....when I left this home...and went to the USA to visit my family.
I was happy...but sad to leave this friend behind.
I missed him every day.
I thought about him every day.
I prayed about him every day.
And every day I began to see what the answer to his question was.
I counted down the days, then the hours till I could see his face again!
I could not wait to tell him the answer....yes or no....if I was willing to be in a relationship with him.
We got home to our Trini home on the 21st of August...and a few days later (three in fact), he came over and we sat and had a nice long talk.
It was great to talk...I had missed him more than I thought.
And then I told him.......
Yes, I want to be in a relationship!
I was SO happy!
(so was he)
We then began to spend more time together (this part I loved)....we began spending more time with each others families, and doing things together.
We grew together in so many ways...had days that were hard...days that were fun...days that were sad even.
But each one brought us closer to being one.
There were days I would think about him (well, every day really) and wonder.....
things like.....
don't I have an amazing God, that knows what I need?
is this really real? or a dream?
how could such an amazing man exist?
can I live here in Trinidad forever?
can I be a preacher's wife?
can I be a wife?
a mother?
and most importantly can I serve God and still marry this man?
Yes, I was considering marriage.
It is huge.
Full of responsibilities.
Some in fact that I don't know half about yet.
Then, we planned a date.
At a mall nearby.
Dad dropped us by and we had a lovely evening of window shopping, sitting and talking and laughing, playing silly but fun games (he BEAT me at air hockey....but just you wait! I'll get you back!), and having dinner together.
It was a great evening.
But little to my knowledge, it was only going to get better!
Right before we had to leave (dad was waiting outside for us) he happened to have a shoe untied.
No big deal....so he stooped down to tie it.
Or so I thought....
then he handed me something that I was NOT expecting.....
and said...."hold this for me."
I was in shock!
I did not believe that he was serious!
But he was....and then slid the most beautiful ring on my finger!
I think my heart stopped.
100 times!
But it was real....I kept thinking that I was dreaming...but I could feel the ring on my finger and I knew that it was a dream come true.
I can't begin to describe the feeling that I had when he gave me that ring!
It's one that I will treasure for the rest of my life!
And of course when he said "well will you?"
I said....
"YES"
So yeah....
I'm getting married....
to the man I love....Adrian.
My perfect ring!
