"i do" advice from a college crush

it's strange seeing him more than ten years later. 
especially when in my mind, he had become a pastor. 
the quiet reserved one  .. . who i had college crushed on. 
[read the 2010 post where i had introduced you to him]

now he's a marriage counselor and all up on the tv channels. 



all great advice. 
.could have helped this single 35 year old gal a couple of times

what we all expect.. .

i'm sure this will resonate with many of you. even as a 32 year old single gal, 

i can appreciate this. .. i've heard Pete's "expectations" echoed by several men 

in relationships. they seem to be common marriage expectation threads.

there is nothing that i appreciate more than when people are real. and don't put on a facade about who they truly are.. .

'what you see is what you get'. love how this video captures their honest emotions about their relationship.

5 Things_Expectations from Cross Point Church on Vimeo.

You can find more at Cross Point Church or Pete Wilson's blog Without Wax.

5Things//Week1Mashup from Cross Point Church on Vimeo.

simple perfection

many people who know me, know that i have been through the wedding planning process not once, but twice. and to make it even more unusual, to the same man.

through, only God's grace, mercy and endless love, He allowed me to escape from this destructive and unhealthy relationship. 

one thing that still fascinates me though, and that i dream of to this day .....  is my wedding day. 

first and foremost, of course _ because it will be the day i marry the man who has been in my heart ... who God has planned for me all along. 

but also... because it will be my wedding day ... and well, who are we kidding? What girl doesn't dream of planning all the prettiness of that day? 

This looks like perfection to me. simple. love. just about husband and wife. together.  forever .