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My husband surprised me for lunch the other week. While sitting there at the local Chinese restaurant waiting for our plates and listening to his blabbering about work, I admired his presences. It felt so light and fresh. Good. I knew it was going to a defining moment. A moment no one else could ever understand. I thought to myself, “We made it.” It was such a weird and joyful tingle to know that we were finally in a good place. Together.

Last day of Vacation

I start my new job tomorrow. After almost five months of daily job searching, many celebrations, days of nothingness, and sleeping in.. I will be working again. I am thankful for this opportunity. Though it is one that I am unsure of, I have nothing to fear knowing that our Lord has answered our prayers word from word. It is a huge leap in faith for me and total surrender of everything I am, but how can you question the blessings of God?

Shawn and I were never big on celebrating anniversaries while dating. It just wasn’t legit to unless there was a ring on my finger, if you know what I mean. We will be celebrating our one year in one day on July 19, 2015. God has loved us so much and has changed our hearts completely to complement one another through this year. He has taught us to love beyond the human limits and live in worship. He has shown us that strength in our marriage does not only come from Him, but it is also comes from us. The love that we have grown into has healed us, help us forgive each other, kept us growing, and reminded us always of our Lord’s plans. When we got married I was completely lost on which song I wanted to walk down to. Shawn had his own list and country was not on my list. From there I researched for months trying to find a song that fitted us. It was a small detail that mattered suddenly. I wanted something that was true to us and define the reason of our commitment. When I came across Divine Romance by Phil Wickham, I was completely in awe and knew this was it. Ready or not, we got married, because we knew God’s plans for us was so much bigger than the life we had apart. The song reminds us of God’s given grace and his beauty. It reminds us that through our many years together we will always live in worship. Most of all, it reminds us of His love and how true it is. “The fullness of Your grace is here with me The richness of Your beauty's all I see The brightness of Your glory has arrived

In Your presence God, I'm completely satisfied”

On our way to honeymoon paradise we karaoke to a demo of the song by our friend, who also sang it the day of, over a hundred times and just couldn’t get over the love God had poured over us. Even to this date listening to the same demo/song still gives us chills and brings back such warm memories. He is present and alive. Thank you Shawn for your love and never questioning my life choices. As crazy and big my ideas can be you support me and never doubt one word I say. EVEN IF IT TAKES ANOTHER 10 YEARS! No one knows what we have and I think that the most beautiful part of this whole marriage thing. Yes, we have our bad days like any other person, also, our unnecessary arguments... but overall, I am really happy and so proud of you. Cheers to ONE year (in one day) and many more!

Glo, I know you have a Tumblr and you may come across this. This is for you. I can say it a million times and I have the past year, ask Shawn; I’m so excited for you and James. I’m not only excited about the unity you both are committing to, but I am excited because I know that through this unity the purpose God has for both of you will continue grow and change the world. James adores you and to have a man after our Father’s heart, I know that it is true love he gives you. The roots of your marriage will grow in many directions, some better than others, but always remember the core of who you both are. Have God centered as he is already and love. Love will not pay the bills, but it will keep you strong and centered. My dearest friend, I love you. You are amazing & will be such a beautiful bride.

I told Shawn yesterday I knew what I had to do. (without explaining in further details, follow me here) I needed to rely on my best friend, the person I always jokingly said I should of married instead. No matter where I am in life or what I need, in the mist of suffering and even so happiness, I know she will always be there. Her blessing to us reminds us of the love God has. The love and understanding that we all need in our lives for the price of nothing. So, thank you.

I’ve been pleading for this season to end. It has been one life sucking and tremendous financial downfall for us. Despite our trials, God has poured love into our lives more than ever and has never failed once to give us strength. We are encouraged to seek our future, because we know His presences is here and alive.

“Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, Because He lives, all fear is gone; Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,Just because He lives! “

I Can See it Now.

I had a small talk with my sister & from her life, struggles and pain I realized something. God loves us. I’ve been sing these few lines for while now and tonight in the middle of this darkness I can see it now.

“I’ve been set free, I’ve been set free...

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I’m found Was blind, but now I see

I can see it now I can see the love in Your eyes

Laying yourself down Raising up the broken to life...”

I can see it now. My whole life I lived to find/understand God’s love & tonight I can truly see it, the love in his eyes to die for us, us unworthy, broken sinner that deserve nothing. Can you imagine the fear and pain Jesus had? But can you imagine the LOVE He had for us that even through his trails and pain, to set us free was worth so much more? I can see it now. His amazing grace.

Dear Shawn,

I can honestly say I don’t know what is going on. I do know one thing, you will light the way. You have always and will always. I can easily give up, but you’re the fuel to my life and the happiness I find each and every single day. I know that God will lead us to better days and that in the end, love will conquer everything we have faced and beyond. The night you asked me to marry you, I remember laying on my air mattress in the hot summer heat. As I looked up to the bare white ceiling, with shade of yellow light, listening to the sound of the fan blowing slowly and you washing dishes, I said a prayer, he’s the one God. Everything was so perfect, so suddenly perfect with your presences. I knew that in that moment you were different. In that tiny, hot, warm aired, furniture-less, semi-mouse house, first apartment of mines... everything was perfect because I knew I found you. I love you and I will continue to always love you. Cathy

Dear Shawn,

Today I am reminded of how our strength roots in Jesus. That no one else in this world could tolerate and love me the same as you. Even in brokenness you lift us. Even with doubt you still stand. You remind me that our God has overcome this world and that in him we will find peace. Cathy

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Thankful.

12+ hour work days are not fun. Especially if it’s all week. But I’m so grateful for the emails, phone calls, gifts and goodie bags from people to remind me what it’s all about. It’s so so so so so easy to grumble about corporate work and feeling misplaced in my calling. God reminds me that this is where I’m supposed to be…at least for now. There isn’t just purpose in this season, this IS my purpose for the season. Let my work be a worship to You, Lord.

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A reminder from a lovely friend that maybe being a wife and cooking, also feeding/playing with the dogs everyday is my purpose this season. And I really mean it even though it seems like I’m just kidding. This isn't where I would like to be career wise, however, I find so much joy in it anyways. May my daily chores be a worship to You, Lord.

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A verse a day: 21 | 40 #Lent #1Peter

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Our pink highlighter t-shirts!

Dear Shawn,

To try to tell you to do anything is impossible because your stubbornness is high above average. However, you have the kindness heart and really live out all those sib hlub written on our wedding cards. You are an example that love should always come first and not our emotions or the heat of the moment. I know I can throw a lot at you when I feel defeated or overwhelmed by life's obstacles. I understand it brings us down and that you aren't the type of person who always has something encouraging up your sleeves. But you still manage to kiss and hug me like you do every morning and that my friend is a huge reminder that your love for me has always overcome the hardness of life. You have and will always love. And that is all we need. Cathy

Dear Shawn,

im really happy that i know we are happy. we've already been through so much struggles since the wedding and im surprise i still love you and now, even more despite all the crap that was thrown at us. i admire how you love your fishes and how you manage to understand their way of life, help them grow and multiply. i admire how you can build so much with so little, how you think around things. and even though your creativity level is like 0% your landscaping skills is quite impressive. thanks for always hugging out our struggle or pain with me. for always reminding me that no one's thoughts or idea of us matters. that whatever honeymoon stage people put us in... it doesn't matter because we are happy. being in a good marriage isn't something bad. being in a good place with you isn't suppose to be a terrible thing. and us as we are is a great thing. its a huge blessing to be in a successful marriage. just because we're young doesn't mean we're going to fail. though i miss Chicago and the water, having a home... and all those little blessings like great coffee and real pastries.. having you is far greater than anything i have received up to this point of my life. i know we are young and people doubt us so much, but marrying you is something i would never think of regretting. if we were ready or not, we prayed and went for it. the ride has been well and im happy to have you again this year. you're a very dandy husband shawn. you are my best friend.

Cathy

It’s the work that you decline that also defines you.

cheers to year 14!

its a weird feeling knowing that reliving 2014 is entirely impossible. but even through all the bumps, loops, circles.. good and bad, i am quite thrill to turn twenty-two, reach our one year of marriage mark, go fourth with my driver's licence, get kicking with pastry again... most of all, i can't wait see what God has in store for us. to continue to live in his love and pursue his purposes for us. oh, and one of my bestest friends is getting marry. its going to be quite a year.

A party without cake is just a meeting.

Julia Child

H-appiness

some days i can get caught up with being too much in the motion i can forget where i am and how happy life is. as any normal day would go, shawn picks me up after our long twelve hour shifts, not including the drive, and we head home. it's the loveliest thing to be marry. i love watching him drive and enjoy all the dancing and weirdness that comes out of him. the laughter we share because embarrassment doesn't exist in our relationship. its not like dating, still somewhat iffy about crossing the line of weirdness. and being able to dance like a monkey without feeling like you're being slightly judge. i stopped for a second and thought to myself. i picked this guy to spend the rest of my life with. this guy. with me. until i literally die. wow. i'm lucky. i just never knew i would be here, out of all places. and it's pretty good. right when we pulled up to the drive way, taylor swift's shake it off starts playing. (that's like our anthem. we listen to it every single day because it repeats on the radio) what do we do? we park and dance. it was really funny because it was so serious.. us dancing in our own bubble. can you imagine walking up to a car with two people dancing so confidently t. swift? oh my. haha. and of course, there's no shame. we proceed home like any other day. proud.

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