Some things never change...

June 19, 2007 - Spent the night in the Emergency Room in Chesapeake, VA. I guess some things never change. Jenny calls it "making new memories for June 19th" - I guess you could say that again.

Brian sliced open his leg at work on Tuesday afternoon and when Jenny and I returned back to my house after class, Brian says, "hey babe, before you leave, can you clean up my cut and put new bandages on it." Of course, I said I would. So, he proceeded to take off the butterfly bandages that he had on his leg and show us the hole that was underneath it. As soon as I saw it, my gut reaction was, "you totally need to get someone to look at that."

It didn't take much coaxing, I think he knew that it needed to be looked at also. So, Jenny and I got him in the car and drove over to the Emergency room around 11pm at night and we were there until around 2:30am. Thankfully though, we left, after 5 stitches later and a wonderful tetanus shot in the upper arm.

Brian is a champ - the needle to numb the location would have been enough to put me over the edge - He took it all in stride and took it like a warrior! I love him and I now know that it is definitely true love (not that I needed convincing). But when your heart physically aches to see someone you love in pain, you can be sure that it is true love.

I love him so much.

PS - The stitches need to come out in 10 days - ummm, that is Our WEDDING Day! How funny is that? Brian is going to take them out himself, right before he walks down the aisle! :)

Remember his best...

When I come to the end of my journey

And I travel my last weary mile,

Just forget if you can, that I ever frowned

And only remember the smile.

Forget unkind words I have spoken;

Remember some good I have done.

Forget that I ever had heartache

And remember I’ve had loads of fun.

Forget that I’ve stumbled and blundered

And sometimes fell by the way.

Remember I have fought some hard battles

And won, ere the close of the day.

Then forget to grieve for my going,

I would not have you sad for a day,

But in summer just gather some flowers

And remember the place where I lay,

And come in the shade of evening

When the sun paints the sky in the west.

Stand for a few moments beside me

And remember only my best.

HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR HOMECOMING, Daniel!!!

I am in LOVE

I LOVE BRIAN JEFFERY MILLER!!!!

I want to scream that from rooftops! He is an amazing man of God and an amazing man of faith and an amazing man of honor and love! In 2 weeks I will become his wife - his forever Bride!

I LOVE HIM SO VERY MUCH.

June 30th is going to be an amazing day to Glorify God and what He has done in our lives up to this point!

I love him, I love him, I love him!

God is so Amazingly Awesome!!!

Overwhelmed & Overjoyed

I am beginning to feel a bit overwhelmed with things to do! I think it is not just because of wedding planning, but because there are so many other things going on in my life as well. School is very demanding right now. The session is coming to an end, so I have a bunch of projects and papers due. I just keep praying that I can get it all done, continue to be successful in my classes, and not be so overwhelmed, so I can enjoy these last few days before the wedding.


I can't believe we are down to only 19 days! God is so awesome and He knows exactly what we need. It is so amazing to me how I can feel God's love every time I look into Brian's eyes. Brian and I worked on a bunch of stuff this weekend and we got so much wedding stuff done. He is so awesome and helpful, we make such a great team and I can't wait to be his teammate for the rest of my life.

We are so blessed to have so many people helping to make our special day perfect, this weekend we spent time thinking about each person and putting together a little something for each one. We realize just how blessed we are to have the family and friends in our lives that we do!

It is so awesome to know just when you are exactly in the right place.

Celebrate!

So as of June 1st I moved back in with my parents in Mechanicsville. I can't believe the month of June 2007 is already here. First, I never thought it would come and second, after losing Daniel last year during the month of June, I couldn't believe that it came so fast! This month is surely going to be a time to rejoice in all God's blessings. I am unbelievably blessed in so many ways. For anyone that knew Daniel, you know that I am blessed to have been a part of his life, and for those of you that know Brian, you now know just how blessed I am to have him in my life. This month, I become his wife! I am so excited about that.

This month we also mark the one year date since Daniel has been gone. Many people have asked me how I am going to spend the day on June 19th and you know, my only response is "celebrate". This month is a time for celebration. God and I have our daily conversations about the last four years of my life and what went down, and I spend time daily, reflecting on all the ways that I miss Daniel, but God continues to remind me that I need to celebrate! So, on June 19th, I have Spiritual Formations class at Regent (I am commuting to class on Tuesdays from Mechanicsville). I think, what a better place to be, then there? Daniel told me he wanted me to go back to school at a Christian University, God made sure to have that door open for me when the time was right, so there I will be - Celebrating!

I hope each of you that read this, that miss Daniel as much as I do, take the time on June 19th, not to be sad, but to rejoice and celebrate. Remember, Daniel is the one who got the Victory!