Dream Come True

As a little girl I can remember getting Barbie and Skipper ready for the ball where they would meet the boy of their dreams. After that they would fall in love and have a big beautiful wedding and live happily ever after of course. When my sister and I would play this I couldn't help but fantasize about my own wedding and the day when my daddy would walk me down the aisle to meet the handsome prince of my dreams and live happily ever after. I lost sight of my "happily ever after" dream when the little boys thought I had cooties and I realized how ignorant they really were. However in my teenage years the fantasy came back as crushes came and left with a little heartbreak. Since then I have learned a few things about love. First, if you don't know God you will not know how to love others. I John 4:8 says Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. Second, it's harder than it looks. Some people are harder to love than others and any strong relationship is going to take work. Lastly, God wants to bless each one of his children with the very best, so don't settle. He knows how to give the best gifts and often times those come in forms of the people closest to you.

A little over 8 months ago God blessed me with one of the greatest gifts I've received, besides my amazing parents and sister. Cain Bowen is everything that I have prayed for in a boy and he treats me like his little princess. He's a handsome Southern boy, originally from Alabama who has stolen my heart away. Although I'm in Minnesota and he's still in high school in Indiana, we are making it work because we truly love each other. He is there to pray with me in the tough times, discuss cool things about the Bible, keep me warm in the cold, and everything else I've ever wanted. I thank God everyday for sending me the very best! Thank you baby for loving me the way you do!