16th Anniversary & Julianne's 13th Birthday Celebration!

I love my man! Brian and I have been married 16 years today! I am more in love with him now than ever! What a joy to grow in the Lord's love together. May we be a tangible representation of Christ and the Church, one that reflects this relationship with purity and grace so as to draw men to Jesus Christ.

Our baby is now 13 (well, almost...on the 29th). We just returned from our trip to San Francisco with Julianne and had a wonderful weekend. Our trip in brief--Julianne picked out the first ring she laid eyes on (her purity ring), rode a cable car, got make up, stayed at the Westin, read all the amazing letters to Ju from beloved family and friends, ate a lot, shopped a bit, saw the Bush man, laughed together, relaxed, watched some TV, stayed on the 4th floor because Brian is a conscientious firefighter now (ladders can only go up to the 8th floor in case of a fire), and witnessed a riot with our friend, Beth, at the Westfield Mall.

Our Covenant God

I haven't checked in for awhile, and this will be a quick post, because Brian is taking part of his 12 month fire test right now and when he is done, we are going to meet up and celebrate at Chick-fil-A...because it is always, "a wonderful day at Chick-fil-A". (That is what we say at the drive through.) Another reason to eat there today--Brian is in his uniform and any "service person" gets their meal for half price.

I am in awe of the Covenant Keeping God to whom I belong. All morning long, actually for years now, I can't stop thinking about the Lord's faithfulness. He is completely trustworthy! What a gift He has given us in the New Covenant, the promise of Jesus, our Redeemer, Messiah, Savior, and the Holy Spirit's sanctifying work in our lives! I just have to shout Hallelujah! Hallelujah! No one can set aside or add to this covenant that the Lord chose to bind Himself to. He has done all the work. I am a recipient of His grace and am oh so thankful. May He enable us to believe Him each moment today because He has given us a clean heart and we are pure and holy because of Jesus' finished work on the cross. O, I am getting way to excited to be sitting in my seat. Let us, as followers of Christ, glory in Him.