A year ago today, my daddy walked me down the isle and gave his little girl away... to the man God had so incredibly blessed me to marry....
It was undoubtedly the Lord who had orchestrated Every detail from the first time we met under a palm tree outside the Teen Missions office all the way to this point 6 years later!
In some ways it's hard to believe it has already been a year, and in others, I'm a little astonished it's Only been a year! God has blessed us in so many ways and yet it is so easy to forget or take that for granted. As I have been dealing with more medical issues and peculiarities over the last 6-7 months, I know God is teaching me dependence on Him. I've never had health issues, and my instinctive response is to try and "figure it out" when I do. My focus so quickly shifts entirely away from God who is in complete control to anxiety over what I can't figure out and perhaps am not to know right now. But He never lets go of His children; He is faithful; His love is enduring.
So this weekend as we decided what to do for our anniversary, we opted to spend some time in the mountains. It was a refreshing weekend away... time together and time with the Lord...
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| 1898 Waverly Inn B&B where we spent Friday evening. |
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| Decided to try some zip lining nearby =) |
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| All ready! |
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| Ready for the first line... |
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| Pretty view from one of the platforms... |
After zip-lining, we stopped by this cute winery! We had found a few online that were in the general area, and this turned out to be a fun stop. 6 acres of vineyards - started and owned by a retired couple who used to live in Fort Lauderdale and ran a plant nursery, etc... beautiful property, needless to say, and they are still working on some aspects of it. Anyhow, we spread our tastings out over a few hours, mixed in with checking out their new brick ovens, patio, and deck, and a stroll through the vineyards and to the top of the hill to check out the view =)
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| Cute entrance |
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| View of some of the vineyard from the new deck above the patio... |
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At the very top of this hill... they plan to have a grassy picnic
area up here... great view of the surrounding mountains! |
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| It only takes us a bunch of tries to get a decent one, lol... |
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| Another shot of the vineyard |
All in all a very enjoyable time away, celebrating 1 year of marriage!
2 comments:
This post makes me so thankful for all of the happy marriages this family has. It's easy to take a happy marriage for granted until looking around in the world... Then I realize they're a lot more rare than I think...
Anyway, I am thankful for YOUR happy marriage. Congratulations on your first year together :)
Lots of love,
Mark and Rebekah :)
What a cool get-away for your Anniversary!! Thanks for sharing the pictures!!! Excited to see you soon!!
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