BT and I just celebrated our 4 year Wedding anniversary! I'm sure most of you know how me and BT (my hubby) met. My parents were missionaries in Brazil for most of my life and every year all of the MK's (missionary kids) ages 13-18 would go to camp. It was just a time to hang out with our friends and listen to amazing speakers and amazing music. Well.... My senior year in high school, the speaker (who was a friend of the family) brought BT with him to lead worship at the camp. We met then but nothing ever came of it for 4 years! An incredible chain of events had to take place for us to end up together. It was definitely meant to be and God's timing and plan was perfect! We just celebrated our 4 year anniversary and I love him more every day. Do we have the perfect marriage... No, far from it. We have disagreements and at times want to rip each others heads off.. but there is NO ONE on this planet I'd rather fight with:) BT is an amazing husband, father, youth pastor, son, son-in-law, provider, leader, and example. He is my best friend and he loves me at my best and at my worst. In the past 4 years we have made some incredible memories. We have taken fun vacations...we've built a house...But by far the most amazing memory yet...is the day Presley Kate was born. Tomorrow she will be 7 months old and she is the most perfect baby in the world and just looking at her makes me love BT even more. I had very high expectations for BT b/c my dad was the best dad a girl could have... and he has not disappointed! BT is great with her and she has him wrapped around her little finger already and I know that 26 years from now she will be telling someone how she had the most amazing dad that a girl could have! Thank you Lord for my Precious Husband BT!

How often do you pray? Do you use it as a last resort? Do you only use prayer to ask God for things? "…The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective" (James 5:16). It is a way for us to communicate with God, to strengthen our relationship. More often than not, we use prayer as a "well nothing else worked," when we can't "fix" our problems on our own. We try everything in our power, when that fails, we finally turn to God. We choose to worry which changes nothing, instead of pray, which changes everything.

One thing people don't really talk about before they have kids is how much you sacrifice for them. Presley is only 5 1/2 months old and I have already sacrificed a ton! I am not saying that this is a negative thing, just something I have never thought about. First-you sacrifice your body (try as you may.. it will NEVER look like it did before!) 2nd- you sacrifice sleep (sleeping in becomes a faint memory). 3rd - (at least for me)... my sanity! And the list continues: me time, date night, long relaxing baths, free time, extra cash, sick days, hanging out with friends after 9 pm, doing anything quickly, and eating spicy foods or dairy (they upset Presley's stomach). These are just some things I thought of off the top of my head. Nothing is about you anymore! The moment your baby is born it becomes all about this new little person in your life and immediately your focus shifts from being completely selfish to completely selfless. On days when I am exhausted and dragging myself out of bed, or I am missing out on hanging out with friends b/c I have to be home for Presley's bedtime... I look at her and can't imagine my life without her. I would sacrifice everything for her! When I think about it like that, they don't seem like sacrifices anymore.