Tis The Season!

This seems to be the season of engagements, weddings, and pregnancies. Last weekend, Matt and I were so excited to get to travel back to Atlanta for one of my very best friends weddings!

Father's day weekend we traveled back to my parents house for Caitlin and Bryan's big day! We were able to spend time with my parents and family members before heading up to Ringgold, Georgia for the big day!

 I have been so blessed by Caitlin and her friendship. She and I met in high school and our friendship has continued to grow stronger over the years. We have experienced so many incredible opportunities and experiences together. From living in Miami on Summer Project, to getting to experience planning our weddings together, we have been by each others sides! I am constantly encouraged by her love for the Lord and her love for those around her. I am so excited for her and Bryan and the amazing marriage journey that they are starting! I love you, friend and cannot wait to see the journey that the Lord takes you on!

Here are a few pictures from the big day!



The venue was so beautiful!

 My beautiful friend and the bride :)

 Mr. and Mrs. Tucker :)

What a great weekend we had in Atlanta!

Control Freak? Me? Never...

Matt and I are finally in Texas and are starting to become settled in our new home! We are LOVING being married and being in the same city, well, the same house, is such a blessing!

Through our journey to Texas the Lord has truly laid some things on my heart. We had the opportunity to head to New Orleans for a few days before we headed to Texas. While this was a wonderful trip, I was there wishing that we were in Texas. I couldn't wait to be in our house and start living our lives in our new city. However, thinking about all this was very overwhelming. Every thought came racing through my mind about Texas and how I was going to find a job, how I was going to make friends, how I was going to find a church, etc. As I began to think about this it began to take over and caused me to become so overwhelmed that I could not enjoy our trip in New Orleans.

I was laying in bed on our second night praying about this feeling and for what was to come. As I was talking to the Lord, he began to show me who I had been trusting in. I had been trusting in myself. I had wanted SO badly to be in control of every part of Dallas that I truly could not enjoy anything else. I was trying so hard to figure everything out that I forgot that the creator of the UNIVERSE, the God that continues to love me unconditionally, had EVERYTHING under control. As I laid there that night, I realized that by me trying to take things into my own hands I was telling God that my plan was better than his. This is something that I am constantly learning, but it is SO refreshing to know that my God has everything under control.

I was comforted by this verse as I was processing how I could fully trust in the Lord's sovereign plan:

"No eye has seen, nor ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him." 1 Corinthians 2:9

God has prepared an AMAZING plan for us that will work out in HIS timing and not my own. I am so grateful to serve a God who has such a wonderful plan for my life.

As we start our lives in Dallas, I am challenged to remember who is in control; to remember that I do not always need or have to be in control. The Lord has everything in his hands! I am trusting Him that Dallas and our lives here are part of his perfect and wonderful plan for our lives!
 

Here are a couple pictures to depict our lives over the last couple of weeks!

 This picture is from Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans! I loved their iced coffee :)

This his how we have been eating dinner! Gotta love the make
shift tables out of moving boxes!















I hope this post has encouraged you and gave you a glimpse into how the Lord is continuing to refine how I (am learning to) trust in Him! :-)

Emily