Pride is tastes like liver

Pride tastes like liver. Liver tastes disgusting. So therefore, pride tastes disgusting. I have a pride issue. I hate that I struggle to make ends meet. I hate that I am taking debt into my marriage with Nate and he will be paying it off for me if I can't find a job soon after moving. However, God saves us from ourselves. I know this because he has saved me from myself time and time again.

My biggest fear is letting Nate down, disappointing him, or worse yet - he regrets marrying me. I have told him all of this and he has reassured me that this is not the case and has pointed me to towards God. I love this about my future husband. He loves Christ, and loves me. He puts Christ first, which means that his leadership of us as a family is Christ centered. I know this. Will our marriage be perfect? Um... no. Will it be amazing? Yes. Why? Because Christ is our first love and he has brought us together.

I am excited to be a wife. To start this new chapter in my life. Nate knows what he is getting into. I've been very honest with him and he understands. I am who I am. I am not going to apologize for being opinionated, loud, or strong. I am not a wall flower. I don't do well just sitting. I am excited to get to know the women at the church we will be attending and to get plugged into serving.

Let's face it. I am just excited! So much of what I have been reading is about my duties as a wife. I love the woman in Proverbs 31. She is what I hope to be. It is an ideal, and I know I will fall short. I am ok with that. I only have 30 more days before I get to marry by best friend. For that I praise God because Nate is perfect for me. :)

Got a veil and Osama is dead

Life is about the moments. For example, going on a day trip with Rebecca. Awesome. Getting to see Christy and Erik and their children. Epic. Today I was blessed to be able to spend a beautiful day with these amazing people. In between all of this we were able to take a walk around Greenlake. It was beautiful! Such a perfect day. Reminds me why this is the most amazing place on the planet, well one of them.

While up at Camano Island I borrowed Christy's veil and headpiece. This way I don't have to buy them. Yay! Now, you are probably asking, why didn't you just have them send them? Well, becuase if we had done that I couldn't have had tasty hamburgers and a good time with my friends. Oh yeah! Good food, friends, and an amazing sunny day? It was a no brainer.

Then, I hung out with some work friends. It was at Paul Cramer's house that I heard Osama was dead. I headed home to watch the President's address. So, to cap off a great day Osama is dead. Finally, the manhunt is done.

This doesn't mean we are done. I am grateful that the president pointed this out. We are by no means out of the clear. We still have troops in harms way and it is my prayer that God protects them from retaliation. Extremest Muslims will try to use this as a raling point. I hope though that they see the glory of the true God and come to realize that this is not the way. I also hope that America doesn't fall into a spiral of hate speech either. Yes, we killed Osama. Was it ideal? No, judgement is left to God. But was in necessary? Yes. I am proud of our troops. I am proud to be an American.

Today will be a day that I will always remember and not just because there is one less terrorist idiot out there.