A Change Gone Come - Sam Cooke
About a year has passed since the last entry and God knows that I could write for days. I could write a book about what Ashley and I have experienced in a years time. Some say engagement time should be one of the best times of your life. It didn"t live up to the hype. I was supposed to be playing with Chicago Bears. It wasn't my place. Ashley should be in her second of dental school. She's not spending countless hours studying teeth.
Was I supposed to be a teacher, a coach, a trainer, a football player. We don't know. Was she supposed to be a dentist, teacher, coach, or maybe a lab technician with some Biotech company. We don't know. We're afraid that we have no idea what it is that we are supposed to do. We have been living in faith. Trusting God, in that no matter what choices we make that they will come to good.
On the surface many would say that we are going through the worst of times in our lives. That we are running around with our heads cut off. But we have a different perspective. We have grown so much with one another and also with other people that the wisdom we have gained, the strong bond and bonds we have formed, the character of our lives that has changed in us, the love we share with one another and with God cannot be exchanged for the most precious objects on this earth.
Many frown at the idea of becoming married, but when two people really dedicate there lives to serving one another it turns into the most amazing thing that this world can offer.
We absolutely believed that we would make the team with the California Redwoods (The UFL team). We believed so much that we had decided Ashley would leave her job at 24 Hour Fitness which she did not have a liking to even though she really made an impact in the lives of her coworkers and others around her. She has that gift.
I was released from the team on Tues Sept 29, the day before she left her job. And now we sit here with nothing. At least nothing on the surface. But we still believe something great with football is still going to happen. It may not have panned out as we planned it to. But stay tuned because God is still working in our lives. Just wait and stayed tuned. We will have a great story to tell (As if we don't have one already).
2 comments:
Nick and Ashley - God knows the plans for your lives and those plans are to prosper you and not to harm you and they are to give you a hope and a future! I am standing with you both! I believe that great things are coming. Love you guys!!
Hello,
Augustus and I miss you guys. We were just talking about how much we enjoyed getting to know you, and in such a short time you guys became our friends. One day when we can afford it we will come to visit you, until then, you guys are in our prayers.
With Love,
Chanee
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