reminiscing

is that even how you spell reminiscing? ha! this picture is pretty recent but pictures are fun and i love this one... so i added it. i love it because it caught us doing what we do a lot of. both of us are laughing and willis is either talking me into doing something crazy or talking sense back into me. and i love his HAT. :)

reminiscing on old posts.

after reading 4 or 5 old posts i got overwhelmed with God's goodness.

again.

to see where i have been and where i am now gets me super stoked about where i'm going.

i really enjoy reading other blogs.

i have friends that are wonderful writers.

me?

i just ramble on and on trying to get my point across.

still, i am thankful for the rambling because it allows me to think back on God's faithfulness.

Another Ginn for the Valley Cubs

Another Ginn for the Valley Cubs: ALEXANDRIA — All seems right in Alexandria this week. It’s the first week of high school football’s regular season, a favorite time in The Valley. Appetites are whetting for victories and Valley D...

I am learning about "The Ginn Way", Valley Cubs, and Alexandria. This is Will's first year back "home" at AHS. He teaches on the same hall as his brothers, coaches on the same field (and court this winter) that his legendary hall of fame dad coached on, and his mom is also a retired AHS teacher.

All I have to say is, "Good thing Will Ginn is my fiance because if he weren't, the internet stalking I do would be... creepy to say the least." The jamboree was last Thursday night. I sent him a text while I was watching him on the field. It read: "I love seeing you in your element. bow chicka wow wow." It is so true. I love watching him in action and couldn't be more proud of who he is and what he does.

Are you allowed to brag on your fiance like this? I mean I know it's annoying when parents brag on their kids 24/7. Either way, I can't help it this time.... I get to MARRY Will Ginn and I'm really pumped about it. I'd like to say I won't ever do a brag post again but I won't make promises that could be impossible to keep :)

Tid Bit: Congratulations to my dear friends Hannah and Blake Ladd. Emmalynne is here and she is beautiful. You two will be great parents and Baby E is blessed to have you both!! Can't wait to get my hands on her :)

Because of His Loving Kindness...

i am overwhelmed with thankfulness.

on friday afternoon my amazingly sweet paw-paw took a fall at ace hardware. within 30-45 minutes i was at the ER along with his wife, my mom, dad, 2 sisters, and 3 nephews. he was very bloody and beat up. i am so thankful to Jesus that my paw-paw didn't break any bones. they stitched up his upper lip and his cheekbone, ran x-rays, and then sent him home. my mom went home with them and got them settled for the night.

while she was taking care of them i went to see "the help". what a wonderful movie. as if the day weren't already emotional enough... i cried straight through that movie. that movie made me feel a sense of urgency. we don't have time to love half heartedly. we have to give others everything we've got. we have to love them because the world will not and is not. we've got to share our stories of Jesus' love with the people we know.

i saw "the help" with my future family. 2 of will's cousins, sister-in-laws, his mom, grams, and his aunt. i am so thankful for these women and the way the have welcomed me into their family. they take care of me, look out for me, and feel "at home". the love i have inside of me for will ginn is unreal. it comes from way down deep. i love him because he is will but i also love him because i understand he is who God has given me. i cherish him because he is the best gift God has given me. and on top of that i get to become a part of his family.

the next morning i went to my paw-paw's house to take care of them and visit. we watched "soul surfer", napped, and had milkshakes and smoothies. i can't begin to list the reasons why my paw-paw is so great. i am thankful for saturday mornings with him and mrs. palmer.

last night we got a call that paw-paw was having left arm pain. which could be from the fall or could be signs of a heart attack. since he didn't take his blood thinner that day a heart attack would make sense. but he fell on his left side. i'd like to say that i don't worry about him at all and that i just trust the Lord at all times. but i don't. thankful that he is okay and thankful for the prayers that were said on his behalf. i know that God will take care of him and i pray for him daily but still get upset to see him hurt.

last but not least.... this morning i went to the early service at meadowbrook. i was invited by a lady i met in the vegas airport the day i was flying to alabama to be in landry's wedding where i would end up meeting will ginn. wow, long sentence, breath, horrible sentence structure? ha. i have been church hopping since april and honestly i am over it. i am thankful for the "random" meetings Jesus orchestrated that weekend in june of 2010.

thankful for His loving kindness.

Obsessions.

Being engaged, my ring, and this picture from the night he asked me to be his wifey!

new ones:

• t-shirts that are a size too big

• vanilla cupcake goldfish

• this 65 degree weather i've had for my morning runs the last 2 days

• pinterest. so FUN for wedding planning

ongoing ones:

• will. can it be march 24th already??

• swimming

• fro yo. thank you gadsden for having red velvet

• toms. i can't wait to wear you every day

• burt's bees. i hope we never break up

• every day with landry patterson

holy life change.

welp. i couldn't be more thrilled to say that i am engaged to marry will ginn. in just one day my life totally shifted. i went from being the girl who spent the last 3 years on the coast to a true southerner. so far alabama has brought tornados, heat, humidity, mosquitoes, small town he said she said, AND a fun new "job", time with family, visits to georgia, and a honkin' diamond ring! the best part of my diamond is that it came from will ginn, the boy i love more than any other boy ever and the one i like to do everything with.... even fishing. since july 29th the wedding wheels have already started turning. ask me anything wedding right now and i could carry on for days. major life change. bam.

more life change you say?

yep. august 19th classes start for this big girl. please pray specifically for me as i work, go to school, and plan a wedding. i love weddings and work way more than school. pray that i can have some divine focus sent from Heaven for class, studying, and motivation.

on top of getting married i also have a house to think about. i can't wait to live under the same roof as will. even if football and basketball steals him from me at least i can watch him sleep on the couch. can i get an amen stephanie?

i have been so blessed. my Jesus knows me, cares for me, and romances me in the most personal ways. thank you Jesus. bottom line.