So I am sure by now some of you have heard I am getting married August 1! But if you haven't, I am. I have known Michael Neal since high school. He worked with Danny years and years ago at Express Mart. When I came to Rainelle Medical Center he was there everyday working in the office. When I got ready for work every morning I asked God if today was going to be the day I was going to meet the one he had planned for me. Little did I realize the one he planned was cracking jokes at me every morning while I looked for another. That verse in Jeremiah 29:11 that says, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans not to harm you but for a hope and a future" is what I held on to. I have waited and waited sometimes patiently...sometimes not so much. But I always knew whatever God wanted for my life would be perfect...whether it is what I wanted or not. When I went to Hawaii I knew it was for a reason because He opened all the doors for me to get there...even paid for the trip! When I was there I dreamed of Danny and in that dream I knew it was time for me to move on. Now I have been thinking there was something wrong with me all this time because no one has asked me out. I mean no one! I was beginning to get a complex, but I also thought, God was protecting me. He didn't want me to go through heartbreak after heartbreak because my heart is right out there. Wide open and vulnerable, ready to love but yet afraid to. So when I came back from Hawaii, Michael asked me out. And since I knew God said its time, I figured what the hay. It would be fun. That first date included church. We decided we would take it very slow. So by the end of the first week we moved from taking it slow to setting a wedding date. I know its sudden and fast and probably a little crazy but when God gives you a second chance at love its hard not to grasp it and run away. It was almost like God was saying OK you did what I asked, you waited patiently and now its time. I can hear him in my head saying hurry up what are you waiting for! He said its OK! There is a lot of adjusting to do. He has never been married. His Dad died when he was 13. He has taken care of his Mom until 6 years ago when she died. So it is his turn, just like it is mine, to live. I have not laughed as much as I have laughed in.....Oh I can't even remember....but it feels good. We will live at my house...I doubt I will send out individual invitations but I will put one on the blog. August 1, 2015 2pm at our church at Meadow Grove! I hope you all can come. I would like to know of about how many just for food preparations. I would never be where I am today without the love and support and prayers you have given me and the kids. This is hard for them so please continue to lift those prayers up. Life is not an easy road and sometimes the harder it is the better it gets. To have a love like me and Danny had is nothing short of a miracle from God in todays world where everything is treated as disposable...even relationships. But God is merciful and kind and by the Grace of God He is giving me that love again. My heart is big enough for both. I love you guys and please welcome Michael to our family...by the way...he loves to cook! He will fit right in.
Trish
