Peace, Patience, and Perspective

Well, unless you have been living under a rock for the past two weeks, you will be aware that I am now an engaged woman :) It's funny the way the excitement of it works. Because you immediately get thrown back into life (where you would THINK that the world would cease it's formal ways and celebrate for at LEAST a year!), and you find yourself doing something meaningless at work and wondering if you should be excited ALL THE TIME! Alas, it doesn't work like that. The fact is, there are only a handful of people on this earth that actually know of our news, and while their excitement and congratultions is lovely and so well received, the rest of the world does go on, and we must too.
But every now and then we stop, and remember what we have actually done, and what we will be doing...and oh, my heart bursts for a moment or two. It is so exciting, and so emotional, and so spiritual, and I just honestly had absolutely no idea what this would be like.
He exceeded my expectations is who he was as a person, and then as a friend, and then as a boyfriend, and I am now learning that he is doing it once again as my fiance.

So it will be a busy few months. We leave for Thailand in under 2 weeks (oh MY GOODNESS!), then the engagement party, my 21st, Mum and Dad moving house, the wedding (did you hear that?!), then ME moving from my new house into J's. Overwhelming? Just a tad.
Here's the thing; I don't want to get too caught up in the wedding and forget about that marriage. And I don't want to get too caught up in the marriage and forget about God.
Because yes, this is an incredible time. One of excitement and planning and fun and nervousness and more planning. But God knew this was going to happen. He knows what will happen when we have our first child too. And when we will lose someone close to us. And what we will have for dinner in 2 years time on the 29th of October. And whether we will bank with ANZ or Commonwealth. This is just something else in our lives. One of the trillion and one things that will happen in this life. And then there will be eternity. With our God. I don't want to lose sight of that bigger picture, because that is what will keep me with the right perspective.

So, I shall continue to take deep breaths, and do random little "I'm getting married!" jigs, and love my fiance the best I can, and go to work, take a holiday, move a few houses, celebrate a few birthdays, and serve my Father. Oh yes sirree ;)