I'm back! Sorry for the delay between posts but I just got back from a wonderful 13 days with my new extended family-to-be Wednesday. I wanted to fill you guys in on the details of the engagement and the time since then.
It all started 2 weeks ago today....I had just gotten off of my plane and was headed towards the baggage claim area when off in the distance I saw the face of the one I loved and in his hands was a dozen red roses. We met somewhere in the middle and said "hello". He handed me the roses and I said my thanks before we headed down the escalator to pick up my obnoxious pink and purple bag :)! The bag soon arrived and Dylan then picked it up and led me back up the escalator. I wondered at this but figured he was just going to lead me over the covered walkway to the parking deck since it was snowing/sleeting outside (he's very considerate like that). We began to walk over when he paused in the middle of the bridge. I turned and asked if his car was this way. He responded, "No". At that point I was like "then why are we headed this way?", but before I could say anything he said, "I have something else for you." I'm pretty sure my heart skipped a beat :)! He then told me the words every woman wants to here "Hannah, I love you.". I acknowledged that I loved him too and then he pulled a box out of his pocket, got down on one knee, and said, "Will you marry me?". And I said "Yes!!".
Now, you have to understand the preciousness of this moment. We had never said that we loved each other before (we had agreed to wait until we were engaged and committed), we had been serious in protecting each others hearts from the very beginning and had allowed ourselves very little romantic expressions. Why?
The courtship process is different for everyone, but for us it was a time to pursue the possibility of marriage. Since we did not know for sure whether or not we would be married, we endeavored to get to know each other as best as we could while still guarding each others hearts in case we weren't meant to be together. Another guideline we had set is that we would not touch until we were married. To most people this is crazy and over the top but our reasoning is this; I am not yet his. Physical touch is an amazing gift from God to a married couple but unfortunately in today's dating culture physical touch is undervalued and overused. We want it to be a special moment when we first hold hands in preparation for pledging ourselves to each other until "death do us part". The Scripture warns "It is good for a man not to touch a woman." (1 Corinthians 7:1), so this is one of those areas we decided to be extra careful in :).
And thus ends our engagement story! The Lord has been so good and it has been so obvious to both of us that He truly is the one that orchestrated our relationship. We enjoyed our 13 days together and are so grateful for that time to draw closer to each other and to the Lord! Please continue to pray for us as we begin planning for an April 19th, 2014 wedding.
Feel free to ask as many questions as you would like! We want others to learn and be encouraged by all that the Lord has done!
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In His love,
Hannah
P.S.- I hope to have a couple of posts in the near future detailing our courtship process! So be prepared! :)
It all started 2 weeks ago today....I had just gotten off of my plane and was headed towards the baggage claim area when off in the distance I saw the face of the one I loved and in his hands was a dozen red roses. We met somewhere in the middle and said "hello". He handed me the roses and I said my thanks before we headed down the escalator to pick up my obnoxious pink and purple bag :)! The bag soon arrived and Dylan then picked it up and led me back up the escalator. I wondered at this but figured he was just going to lead me over the covered walkway to the parking deck since it was snowing/sleeting outside (he's very considerate like that). We began to walk over when he paused in the middle of the bridge. I turned and asked if his car was this way. He responded, "No". At that point I was like "then why are we headed this way?", but before I could say anything he said, "I have something else for you." I'm pretty sure my heart skipped a beat :)! He then told me the words every woman wants to here "Hannah, I love you.". I acknowledged that I loved him too and then he pulled a box out of his pocket, got down on one knee, and said, "Will you marry me?". And I said "Yes!!".
Now, you have to understand the preciousness of this moment. We had never said that we loved each other before (we had agreed to wait until we were engaged and committed), we had been serious in protecting each others hearts from the very beginning and had allowed ourselves very little romantic expressions. Why?
The courtship process is different for everyone, but for us it was a time to pursue the possibility of marriage. Since we did not know for sure whether or not we would be married, we endeavored to get to know each other as best as we could while still guarding each others hearts in case we weren't meant to be together. Another guideline we had set is that we would not touch until we were married. To most people this is crazy and over the top but our reasoning is this; I am not yet his. Physical touch is an amazing gift from God to a married couple but unfortunately in today's dating culture physical touch is undervalued and overused. We want it to be a special moment when we first hold hands in preparation for pledging ourselves to each other until "death do us part". The Scripture warns "It is good for a man not to touch a woman." (1 Corinthians 7:1), so this is one of those areas we decided to be extra careful in :).
And thus ends our engagement story! The Lord has been so good and it has been so obvious to both of us that He truly is the one that orchestrated our relationship. We enjoyed our 13 days together and are so grateful for that time to draw closer to each other and to the Lord! Please continue to pray for us as we begin planning for an April 19th, 2014 wedding.
Feel free to ask as many questions as you would like! We want others to learn and be encouraged by all that the Lord has done!
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In His love,
Hannah
P.S.- I hope to have a couple of posts in the near future detailing our courtship process! So be prepared! :)
Congratulations Hannah! Thank you for being such an example! What a beautiful picture of a God centered love! Can't wait to see HIM unfold the rest! Praying for you two as you get ready for April! It will be here before you know it!
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