December 28th: Did we just get engaged?

The events of December 28th

1. Went to The Hill

Sat in the coffee shop vault and attempted to have time in the word but ended up talking about visual disabilities and the different career possibilities. Maybe consulting with teachers at schools: assessing their teaching styles and giving them specific strategies (considering the student and the teacher’s teaching style) for how to best instruct them.

Totally unaware of what was coming

Initial frustrations with the lack of organization in the vis dis major. Feeling deceived… like everything wasn’t presented up front. A lot of “oh, by the ways…”

Some frustrations with Hillsborough county:

-not much structure

-no clear cut answers

-teachers don’t really take ownership for students

-hard to teach all of the areas that I’m supposed to with academics in the mix

Talked about how I think schools aren’t the best place to provide visually impaired services

2. Forest Park

2. Mexican food
3. Continuum/ family partners

Hunter seranades his ladies

2. Bread Co. with Emily and Mikey
1. Tampa and my job
2. Butler and Marketing
3. Talked about Indy
4. Crystal River

(took the job a week ago); excited to go, sad to leave st. louis friends, good to be close to family

Thought we were going home. Pulled into a neighborhood and thought we were looking at Christmas lights. Drove around the church. The thought crossed my mind but parking lot was empty/ didn’t think it would happen until March at the earliest. Went inside covenant and played around on the piano. Didn’t think anything of it since we’ve “broken into” places to play piano before.

I needa pee

Came out of the bathroom and ran into old couple. Asked if I was a custodian. No. Were looking for the prayer meeting, do you work in the church office? Uhh, I’m not even from here. Just visiting covenant with my boyfriend. Walked back into the sanctuary. Prayed for Mikey and Emily and Blakely. Really didn’t think we were getting engaged. Praying for them was really moving… looked up and read John 3:16 and was cut to the core by the peace of God.

Saw the letters and thought something was fishy…

Hunter play some of my favorite hymns. It was so sweet and worshipful.

Come behold the wondrous mystery

Be thou my vision

All Glory be to Christ

Hunter Original

Then he popped the question. I took a deep breath, let out a weep, and then softly whispered "yes" between sniffles.

We prayed and rejoiced and thanked God.

Forrest called and asked about Chinese food. Facetimed Laura. Drove home. They left to get Chinese food. Drove around and prayed before talking to my family. Phew, went better than expected! They came home, we went inside….

Champagne toast, face time rejoicing with Laura, barely slept…