The Power of Love and Grace

God has blessed me with the man I am going to marry and spend my life with. We have been planning a wedding which has been fun but totally crazy (update: we have almost everything set on the big things). During all of this planning, Jamie and I have made sure that we spend time together in which we don't talk about the wedding or the "stuff" we have left to do. We spend time just being with one another.

Jamie and I have had a relatively smooth relationship minus a few expected bumps in the road. I have always believed that love and a relationship with our Lord can get anyone through anything. A week ago, Jamie and I were met with controversy at church when we ran into someone we knew and the conversation went as follows: Jamie-"Alissa and I are getting married." The "someone": "what?" "you two are getting married?" Jamie and Alissa-"Yes we are getting married." "Someone" said to me- "you are marrying him?" Alissa-"Yes I am marrying him." "Someone said again to me-"he is the one?" I was able to walk away without saying anything mean because I was praying the whole time that I would be able to keep my mouth shut.

This past week Jamie and I hit a moment/bump in our relationship that allowed both of us to show the love and grace we have between one another. The moment/bump showed me that we will have times in our marriage during which our love will be tested. I believe that God gave us a glimpse of what type of joys and sorrows will come up but the situation also showed me that love and prayer will get us through anything. I am so thankful that I have a relationship with our Lord who I know will get us and me through everything in life.

As for me and Jamie, we are even stronger today than we were two days ago and my love for Jamie has grown even more. Our loving, merciful, and holy God has truly provided everything we need to be the godly individuals we are called to be.