I've never written a blog before, but there is a first time for everything. I'm excited about the opportunity to share our story and prayerfully encourage those that take the time to read it. If there is anything that I would like for you to take from this blog, it is that if you take the time to try serving the Lord, and fully trust Him, He'll never let you down. As long as He continues to bless me, I'll never cease telling whomever will take the time to listen.
My husband, Minister Errin Betterson and I were married on Saturday, October 23, 2010. It was the happiest day of our lives! We were well aware that we didn't have much money and we didn't have many resources, but we wanted to do what was right in God's eyes and make vows to each other that we would remain together. We didn't have the conventional get on one knee, present a ring, cry, call friends and family type of engagement. Instead, we one day asked ourselves in conversation, "What are we waiting for?" In the process of that conversation, we addressed multiple doors of our lives that we wanted to close before choosing to bring someone else through them. It was in that conversation that we gained understanding of the depth, width, and height of love. Our love for each other was big enough to cover anything that could come against us. My soon to be husband then leaned forward and stuck his pinky finger out. He said, "Give me your pinky." I extended my pinky finger as well and he intertwined his with mine and said, "No matter where we are in life, no matter what we're doing... whether we find ourselves in a big church, in the court office, or in our Pastor's office, we will get married on October 23, 2010." (The 23rd marked 2 years of dating for us). We made this promise around April 2010.
As a soon to be bride, it didn't take long to realize there was a lack of planning time. I thought of possibly ending our engagement and discussed this with Errin. He simply answered my concerns with one statement... "Well babe, we walk by faith, not by sight. Isn't that what the Word says?" And I replied, "THAT'S our wedding's theme!" From that point on, our wedding day was promoted from a Cinderella dream to a vision given by God. We found God moving in our finances and on our personal situations. God continually made ways and opened doors until October 23, 2010 when I found myself in a white dress, wearing an engagement ring, awaiting a wedding band, at my father's side, with a wedding party of 14, walking down the aisle to "For Every Mountain" and thinking "I can't believe that even the Lord was able to pull this one off. God you are so awesome!" We said I do, and found ourselves on honeymoon for 10 days! Puerto Rico's El Conquistador for 7 of them! I'll telll you, when God does something, He really does it! And from that point forward, we began our lives together. Has it been easy? NOPE! Has he ever walked out? YUP! Have I? YUP! Do we make dumb mistakes? ALL THE TIME! Most importantly, are we in love? YES! Is God the glue that keeps this couple together? YES! Even in the midst of an arguement, love always brings you back together when it is true.
I'm excited about this blog serving as our personal testimony service of how God provides, moves, thinks well towards us, extends his abundant mercy, and continues to blow our minds. Hope you enjoy it! Stay Blessed...
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