August 13, 2006...
I was working my job at Intervention for Peace in Medina, Ohio... starting to feel unsettled and ready for something new. I was ready for a move or change, realizing I would probably get nowhere if I stayed where I was.
I applied to work for TM but didn't expect much to come of it.
I moved to freaking Texas of all places!
I was going to be a bus driver
then I was unemployed
then I was a nanny
then I was unemployed
then I was a nanny again
and that didn't work out... again
(I'm not a bad employee, I promise! different circumstances, and God changing plans)
August 13, 2007...
now I'm training to be a photographer for school yearbook portraits
I've been in Texas for almost a year
but probably the most memorable thing that has happened, as you will probably guess, is meeting this guy right here:
It's been three months now since I've met Jonathan.
That may not seem like a huge accomplishment for some of you... but my track record with guys I've dated in the past: it's usually the three month mark when things start falling apart. I think it's because after about three months, true colors start to show, and you either draw closer to each other, or start to pull apart--and you can try to fight it and have it blow up in your face, or walk away and try to end on good terms. I can usually determine within those first few months whether or not it's worth pursuing much further; either by my own choice, or by God closing the door.
Three months with Jonathan, however, has definitely drawn us closer together--even in spite of him moving to Virginia. And true colors have shown in both of us, but by God's grace even that has helped us grow and appreciate each other even more.
So what does that mean? There is a bright future ahead of us, I believe! God is still in control and has the ability to change our direction at any point... but one thing is for sure:
Jonathan has been one of the greatest gifts God has ever given me. I could list all the reasons why I have found that to be true, but I'll spare the details for now.
When you put God as the focal point of a relationship--through prayer, edification, and His Word... miracles happen.
When you humbly place the other person's best interest before yourself... contentment is possible.
When you intentionally allow honest and patient communication to bridge the gap... growth is sure to follow.
And when you cultivate purity and love as the foundational building blocks... hope is inevitable.
For this, I am grateful.
For this, we are excited and hopeful.
And for this, we pray and hope that we can set a good and godly example, even through our weaknesses, to those around us... and we openly admit we can not do that alone! We seek accountability and counsel. We want others to rejoice with us and see God working in us.
Most of all, we want to glorify Christ!
And three months has brought us here... still hopeful and grateful to God for allowing us to share life together, grow and understand each other better--and understand ourselves more because of it. It has been such an exciting journey!
To Jonathan:
I pray the next three months will be even sweeter. I look forward to what God has for us! Thank you for all that you are, and how much you mean to me.
Charisma
1 comment:
what a testimony of our relatinoship! thank you, Charisma. you are beautiful to me in every way and more each day.
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