A first large step. The GREAT

A first large step.  The GREAT

A blog? I've never thought I would write a blog. I like to write however rarely do and normally do not share my writings. Though, now my life has, to me of course, become something I want to remember forever and something I would love to share with my family and friends. The reason I decided to start a blog is so I can write everything I want to remember! Especially, with what all has taken place over the past few months, there are so many things I never want to forget. So when I'm old and am having trouble telling my story I can revert back to my blogs. 

The purpose of this first blog is really to just get me started. No real stretch there... It is to get me used to blogging, to get me used to what I want to say and how/what I want to remember. The first blog may be the longest of course. It is the beginning and will likely have the most information. So, if you get tired of reading that's cool you can stop, wait for the next one. Also, let me explain the title, "A first large step. The GREAT", What you will come to find in this blog is the LARGE STEPS I have taken. But, I know, that with life, these will, though large look like small steps in the face of a different circumstance or situation. Therefore, though it is a large step, we know it is one of many. Anyway, here is what is happening! 

I met the love of my life (who I am marrying in 7 months!!!!!!!!!!!) Lina, in Nashville, Tn at Cross Point Church. After only a couple months of dating we already new it was serious. So... here comes the crazy story. She is from ColOmbia (the country, see the extra O?) and wants to travel there to see her family. Before I ever met her she had been looking into moving to SC because, obviously, it is much cheaper to fly overseas then in Nashville. Luckily, my family had just moved to SC over the past 2 years. So, what better place for both of us then SC? Even better Charleston? 1.5 hrs from my parents, 30 seconds from my sister, 15 mins from the ocean and better yet, 15 mins from the airport! So, we packed up a 4 yr old dog, a 3 month old dog, 30,000,000,000 boxes (yes, that is an exact count), and headed this way! Had our first Christmas and first New Years here. Found a Church, hung out with family and continue to love every minute of it! So... fast forward to January 12th. My love continues to grow for this girl and before I explode I have to do it. I just have to! I can't wait, I can't hold back. She looks amazing. The most beautiful thing I have and will ever see. BOOM. I'm doing it! "Hey babe, I'm taking you out tonight! Don't ask where! Let's just go!" I take her to Olive Garden, mimicking our first date to a T. All the way down to the cleaning out of my car, knocking on my own apartment door and asking if she is ready. Opening the car door for her (which I do nearly every time anyway) and even asking her all the question a man asks a women on a first date. "How are you?".....AWKWARD SILENCE..... "Umm, What did you do today?" and so on. After dinner it was off to Waterfront park (She loves water, after coming here from Colombia she lived in Miami Beach), this was it. This is happening. God PLEASE PLEASE be with me. She loved the area, right on the water. Fountains every where just perfect. I was about to do it! I had a ring from my Great Grandmother. I picked her up on to a concrete platform just yards from the water. Held her in my arms and asked her, "You know I love you right?", "You know that no matter what I will take care of you?" She answered yes to both. I picked her up and put her on the ground and dropped to the knee and BOOM again. Asked her to be with me forever. She didn't answer at first. Just a huge smile, an "are you joking" and an even bigger hug. (that is the answer, guys, that we really want.) However, I wanted the yes! So, I asked "Well, will you marry me?" finally the Yes! 

I swear I am the happiest man in the world every day! I know there will be difficulties (those will be in the second blog, A second large step.  The difficulties) but I'm not going to fret on those. God has blessed me more then ever and definitely more then I deserve. He is the center of my life, her life, and now our life! Waking up just knowing she will be with me forever keeps me from even thinking about the down times. Knowing we love each other, keeping God in our hearts at all times and giving this 200% I know everything will be perfect even when it seems it isn't!

This is of course only a portion of the great! It started getting rather lengthy and I didn't want anyone to get tired of reading. If you want more comment, I would love to spill all the beans! 

1 John 4:18-19

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.  We love because he first loved us.