For Real?!

Someone very dear to me asked me the most important question that has forever changed my life. And he gave me the most expensive gift I will most likely ever get. Last Saturday, December 9 (circle the date in your calendars because it will be forever a memorable date), Michael Shaw asked me to marry him and gave me a ring. My heart has been prepared for this for a few months, but I was completely surprised by the proposal. I find it all very amazing that I am officially engaged and going to marry the most amazing man who has exceeded my expectations. I remember a year ago this month, Michael and I had "the conversation" that defined our relationship: we agreed we wanted to pursue dating with the purpose of marriage if God so willed it. And now as I reminisce, a year later, I am in awe as I watch God's plan unfold. I have a ring on my finger, love in my heart, Michael dear to me, and a wedding in my future. All I can keep asking myself is "for real?!"