One week.

I'm getting married in one week.
It's strange to think about my life changing in one week.
The rest of my life.
It's exciting, but also a bit overwhelming.
I'm glad we have our place figured out, even though we can't move in until the end of May. We have a place to stay for the first month though. :-)
Everything is coming together.

We decided to have a small family wedding, but we are having our reception 2 weeks later on the 17th.
Everyone is invited to the reception. It'll be Sunday May 17th 2009, at 7pm. The Grove Wichita, at 29th and Oliver.

Love you all!
-Bethany

Wedding plans

I suppose I should say that Kale and I are getting hitched May 2nd.
We are looking for a house to buy.
And we really haven't done much in the way of wedding planning. (We've been so busy!) But I do need to get on that.
We plan to marry in Oak Park.
Our reception will be 2 weeks later.

Love you all!

I got engaged!!!

Last Tuesday Kale asked me to marry him.
I said yes!
:-)
Were planning the end of January or beginning of February.
I'm excited.

I don't feel like writing on here right now though.

The end.

-Bethany

Keep swimming.

I love my job, but I am not the biggest fan of not getting a day off until next Tuesday. HOWEVER, I must say that I am quite pleased with the fact that I MAY JUST BE ABLE TO PAY ALL MY BILLS NEXT MONTH AND PAY MY PARENTS BACK FOR LAST MONTH. Praise GOD!!! I should also be able to get my debt paid off within a few months. and this is thinking realistically. Financial freedom is something I have been longing for.

I look forward to being able go back to having my regular weekly coffee shop time, and not feel guilty for buying myself coffee when I owe money. (BECAUSE I WON'T OWE ANY!)

I'm not sure why I am writing in caps. Maybe I am feeling the need to be heard or something.
Who knows!? I am sleepy. I would like to go work out. AND I would like to rest. but I don't really have much time for either. :-/

Kale and I were supposed to go swimming this morning. He even came over, but my physical with the doctor (for work) took longer than planned and I had to be at my training for work. Bummer! He is an amazing man by the way. I feel so blessed to have him in my life, and look forward to having him in my life forever. :-)

Everyone should come to bible study at my house tonight at 7:30pm If for noting else but to say hi to me, for sanity sake. Thank you all!


OH YES! and I did something creative this week. It certainly made me feel happy. I finished my desk that I have been working on for over a month. It's white with green distress. and LOVELY. At least, I like it. :-)

Love you all!
-Bethany

I only have a few minutes but I feel like posting.
It's been a pretty good week aside from the lingering sickness that is trying to attack me. I am feeling better though.
Kale and I went 7.5 miles on Saturday (Him running and me riding. Easy for me, difficult for him.) I officially got a job with the Children's Home. I am so pumped!!!! I go in to fill out paperwork tomorrow morning.

I'm not sure how I am going to pay my bills this Friday. I need about $200. Or 4 people that want massages. We'll see how it goes. God always provides.

Well, I'm going to go paint a house with my lovely boyfriend.

Blessings to you all!

-Bethany

Eating Salad With A Spoon Is Not Easy

I'm not sure what I am going to write.
It's been so long, I feel I should really write something.
I'm pretty content right now in life.
This morning has been peaceful.

Yesterday was a wonderful day! Kale and I went for a 6.4 mile run/ride (I road a bike while he ran.) We did it in 41 minutes, which is pretty good for the runner, but I really didn't work hard except on a few hills. We went climbing at the ymca after the run/ride and then to "Da Cajun Shack" for a bite, pretty good place really.
Last night, was our youth bible study, it was really sweet. We had a lot of neat people there; including our friend that is homeless and another friend that grew up with guns all around him and whose brother was shot right in front of him. I feel so blessed and honored to have people with such different backgrounds that have things that we can learn from. To me, this is what church is really about. It's not about a bunch of middle class white kids getting together because that's what they are supposed to do, and sharing some convicting message about why we need to stop lusting. No, it's about being a family and loving each other and helping one another learn to walk like Christ. Helping each other up when we fall down. No matter who we are. It's about finding the lost and hurting even if it means going to the streets of San Francisco and bringing them home.

I must say however, that this is all heavy stuff. I constantly find myself not knowing what to say when I haven't been there, BUT I am learning that God speaks though one's silence, and sometimes people just need an ear to listen, and not advice. You have compassion for a person and their heart and understand (to a degree) their pain. Though you may not be able to relate, you can still understand.

Perhaps all of this is preparing me for what is to come?

Last night during fellowship I just wanted to cry. I felt so blessed that God would bring so many different people with different backgrounds, different baggage and even different ways they talk to God, and he’s brought us all together as one body, one family, and we can all be on the same page together. Setting disagreements aside and focusing on what really matters. As I was sitting on the floor with my knees to my chest looking down at the words we read, the bible (for the first time in months) again seemed so full of life to me. As I went to bed last night I felt His presents for the first time in a while as we spoke back and forth.

Thank you Father.
-Bethany

It sure has been a while...

Hello all!
My goodness! I have not written in a lot time. I am sorry.
This last month has been BUSY! I finished my Massage Therapy Certification at the beginning of June. I had my 23rd Birthday! Kale took me to Cornado Heights for a picnic. :-)
My sister got married on the 28th. Her wedding was LOVELY! Brett and her arrive this evening from a week long honeymoon in Florida, where Ashley saw the ocean for the first time.
My British friend Naomi came to town a week ago. She was in Africa with Kara and I. Kara and I drove her to Kansas city where she is now enjoying a week at IHOP. (house of prayer, not pancakes.) I spent the 4th with Kale and his family. We had some home made ice cream, blew some things up and then watched a movie.
Today was Nathan's 17th birthday. (He is the autistic boy I care for.) We had a party for him at Pizza Hut in Vally Center. He enjoyed it greatly.
Tomorrow I leave for Kansas City, where I will be attending Ruth Burrow's wedding. After that I am leaving with Kara and Kale for Wisconsin. We will be attending a Holy Spirit Renewal Conference at Green Lake. I am looking forward to it! While I am gone, my family will be getting a new roof built on our house. (So sad I won't be here for early morning hammering. HA!) I'll be back on Friday sometime.
Tonight is the music coffee house night at the Bayleaf Cafe. (It's in Clifton square on Douglas between Hillside and Oliver on the north side of the street.) It starts at 7pm everyone should come! It'll be a lot of fun. :-)
Anyway, I hope you all are well! many blessings and love to you all!
-Bethany

Here is a picture of Kale and I at Ashley and Brett's wedding.


And here are two pictures of the Mr and Mrs Wickham!