His timing

"I asked for strength and God gave me difficulties to make me strong. I asked for wisdom and God gave me problems to solve. I asked for prosperity and God gave me brawn and brains to work. I asked for courage and God gave me dangers to overcome. I asked for patience and God placed me in situations where I was forced to wait. I asked for love and God gave me troubled people to help. I asked for favors and God gave me opportunities. I asked for everything so I could enjoy life. Instead, He gave me life so I could enjoy everything. I received nothing I wanted, I received everything I needed."

This really spoke to me today. I am thankful for a mindful Heavenly Father who knows me better than I know myself and who surrounds me with people, places, and circumstances that help me grow and teach me to rely on Him in all things.

Wedding Slide Show

WARNING: Cheesy post.

I had the wonderful opportunity to go home to Iowa and visit my family this past week! It did so much good to my soul to go home for a little bit and spend time with those who matter most. While I was home, I found Parker and I's wedding slide show on my mom's computer and quickly took the opportunity to download it.

 This slide show was played at our wedding dinner with our closest family and friends the night before our wedding- August 31, 2012.

Disclaimer: I didn't make this slide show and therefore did not choose the pictures. Don't judge us for our awkward stages :) there are also a few duplicates and the song loops, but we are so thankful for our family that put this together! After all, they only had as little as 10 weeks to get'r'done!

Pictures from our wedding dinner while the slideshow was playing:

And of course my mama introducing it...

Keith says it perfectly.

I am so thankful for Parker and the man that he is. There is noone else I'd rather be with and I am reminded daily of just how blessed I am to have him in my life!