Preparations

I know that it's been awhile since my last blog.  All of my writing efforts have been going into finishing my masters.  Now that that is behind me, I am hoping to find myself here more.  So much has happened in the last several months that it is hard to know where to start.  God is blessing me in ways that I never could have imagined.  My gastric bypass was successful and as of today I have lost 83 pounds!!!  I feel so much better.  I was finally able to complete my master’s degree and just found out that my degree has officially posted.  I welcomed a new granddaughter on August 6th!!  I can't wait to meet the new princess.  The biggest change in my life is the blessing that God has given me in a man named Bunky.  Bunky and I started dating in March and quickly realized that we loved each other.  On July 13th, Bunky proposed and I said, "Yes"!!  We are planning to be married at the end of November in a small private ceremony.  So many blessings!!!

As Bunky and I have entered this journey, I have the opportunity to visit him in Minnesota a few times.  I live in the middle of the Bakken.  He lives about a mile out of town away from the road.  It's very quiet there and I can feel the tension leaving me as I enjoy the calm.  I like the place. The house has great woodwork and a character of its own.  It needs a woman's touch here and there, but it is definitely a place that I feel comfortable in.  Bunky has been making some improvements here and there.  He built a new deck and put in a door to the deck from the living room.  He replaced another door and changed the locks so the house would be secure from thieves when he can't be there. He painted the kitchen and invested in some new appliances.  He planted flowers and apple trees.  I asked him why he was doing all of this.  He told me that he was preparing the house for when it will be ours together.  I didn't ask him to do any of these projects, (ok maybe the fridge was my idea).  These are things that he wanted to do for us.  He did these things because he loves me and is looking forward to our future together.

John 14:2 says, "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."  Jesus loves us so much that he is preparing a place for us to be with him forever.  When I marvel at how much Bunky loves me and how he is preparing his place for me, I can't help but think that it is so small in comparison to how much Jesus loves me.  I am blessed beyond belief to have an example in my life of how much I am loved by Jesus.