Tuning Back In

I'm the worst. Blogger. Ever.

Seriously. For those not in the know, my life has changed radically and completely since I last blogged. In that time I have gone from perpetually single to girlfriend to fiance. If you're thinking "Well that was fast," you're right. But the beauty of being 30-something and single is that I know myself. I know what's important. I know what I want, what I need, and what's just fluff. And more importantly, God knows all those things too. In having Casey placed into my life at the right time, I've been blessed far beyond what I could ever have imagined. I will be the first to admit that I didn't always trust, and certainly didn't dare to hope, that God had a plan all along, but it's become so evident that He did! I can truly say that on June 19th, I will be marrying the other side of me.

So... June 19th! That's now less than 5 months away. I admit 2 days of sheer panic at first, but everything's coming together well and God has placed all the right people and opportunities in our path so far. Not that there won't be lots of work ahead of us (budgets stink!!), but it's all going to work out. I will become something of a DIY bride, so prepare for that :). Better a DIY bride than an "it's all about me" bridezilla, right?? Another good thing about being 30-something is that I have a very firm grasp on the fact that, in the long run, very little is about me. And that this is not about a wedding, it's about a marriage.

So... hmm... The end of 2009, aside from that development, came off rather mundanely. I'm still at the same address, still at the same job, still the same old me... just a little older and a little more busy. The beginning of 2010, as most of you know, was NOT my finest moment! A missed diagnoses on a Wednesday night landed me back in the ER on Friday. Within hours, my blood pressure had bottomed out and my blood oxygen level was struggling to stay above 90 (98-99 is normal for a healthy person). Those two things landed me in ICU at 3 in the morning on heavy duty meds and heavy duty oxygen. So it was a scary surprise to spend the first 5 days of 2010 hanging with the staff at Baylor Plano! But God was once again faithful and thanks to the prayers of friends, family, and people who barely know me, I recovered quickly.

That's the Cliff's Notes version of my life these days. I hope to check in more regularly!