Going to the Chapel...

My best friend, Blakely Taylor Barnett, is engaged. Who would have thought this would be my first post on my new blog? I got the call this afternoon from her roommate Audrey Griggs telling me I might want to go to the ADpi chapter room at 5:45... First, I was like why is Audrey calling me when I just talked to Blakely and secondly, why would I need to go to the chapter room? THAT is when it hit me and I am not exaggerating when I tell you my heart literally stopped beating. I couldn't stop shaking nor could I get to Blakely's apartment any faster to meet Audrey to head over to the chapter room. Audrey and I proceeded to hide in the chapter room kitchen until we heard them announce the candlelight. As we crawled to the door, we pinned our ears against it trying to hear the song we were waiting for as our que, "Going To The Chapel." After we heard screams, I'm pretty sure I pushed some girls over trying to make it to Blakely's side of the chapter room. AH. All i felt like I could do was sit there as I listened to her tell the engagement story was clutch my heart because I was so overjoyed. There is just something about your best friend getting married that sends the most exhilarating feelings to your soul. Later, we got everyone to come to their apartment so mix and mingle as well as hear more details about the proposal, wedding date, etc. This season in life came a lot sooner than I expected, but I am still so excited for her and cannot wait to hear more details on the wedding! I think the most mind blowing part of this whole ordeal is realizing that we are at that stage in life where this will be happening more frequently. Where is time going? Where did freshman year go? My best friend is getting married July 23!!

SO! For all those single ladies out there who are like me and far from that STAGE of marriage, meditate on these verses from Song of Solomon 2. This is God's love letter to you. Let the Lord sweep you off your feet with His romantic words directed only for you ... I mean, that is what He so desperately wants to do if you will just allow Him to do so. Let Him passionately love you. He is our bridegroom and we are His bride. Oh, I just love that.

10 My lover spoke and said to me,
"Arise, my darling,
my beautiful one, and come with me.

11 See! The winter is past;
the rains are over and gone.

12 Flowers appear on the earth;
the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
is heard in our land.

13 The fig tree forms its early fruit;
the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
my beautiful one, come with me."