I am HERE!!!!

Well, ladies & gentlemen, I am here in beautiful Houston Texas, where EVERYTHING is bigger & better! I absolutely love Lakewood & everyone there. They are the nicest, most genuine people I have met in a long time, & trust me I am not blowing that out of proportions! They have welcomed me with open arms & they keep asking me to hurry up & get out there so I can get involved! I feel so at home here, & I am going to have a hard time leaving in a week & a half.

It has been SO amazing seeing Brian! I cannot explain the love I have for him & oddly, it has increased in the few days that I have been out here. I love how everyone talks about Brian; they only have nice, loving things to say about him & they are so encouraging!

I have NEVER seen a ministry like Lakewood; the way they treat their people is incredible & they truly know the meaning of love. Everyone loves working there & I have not heard one negative comment about Joel or any other pastor. I must say that the rest of the ministries around the world could take a few tips from Lakewood. They are run beautifully & they have a true spirit of unity & fun. They are all working towards the same goal & well, it is just awesome, I really don't know how to describe it. I know I may sound in awe, & honestly, I am! I haven't ever seen anything like this place.

Well, I have to go now, because Brian's laptop is screwing around with me & I can't figure it out, so I am going to go to bed. WAHOO for Lakewood!!!! (And Houston!!!!:)

Toodles,

Little Vel Potter (Soon:)

I love you SO stinkin' much Brian Christopher Potter!!! MAN!!!!

Only two more days!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my gosh, I will be in Houston, with the love of my life, in only two more days!!!!!!! AUHHH!!!!!!!!! :-D I am so stinkin' excited, that I can hardly stand it! I wonder what Brian will be wearing, will I cry or run, or......... I just don't know! I am so thankful that God allowed Brian & I to have this time to be together before our wedding!

It is so amazing what God has been doing in both of us lately. This has been a wonderful time of being introspective & seeing things in myself that have to die. At first when I found out that we would be seperated for three months, I was SO upset! I thought it would be horrible & I would cry all of the time, & while I did that for awhile, :) I have seen this as a wonderful time of preparing me to become his wife.

There is so much more to marriage than many people ever realize & I am thankful that God has allowed us to use this time proactively. God has been teaching me alot about what it means to truly submit to Brian. I know that if I am ever going to submit to Brian, I will first have to fully submit to God & His ways. It is funny, but the two are so deeply intertwined with each other & I cannot do one without the other. I have to give up everything to God first & submit to Him & His authority before I can ever hope to do that with Brian.

There is so much more that God is showing me in this area, but I don't have time right now to write all of it. God is good & I am thankful for all that He is doing in us to get us ready to become one in Him.

One....... that is so beautiful, God's plans are beyond anything we could ever try to create on our own. He has so much beauty & blessings that He wants to give us in our marriages, if we would only obey Him & follow His design for us. It is hard, but He promises to help us & you can guarantee that you will not regret doing it His way!

Well, that is all for now! I will blog later when my thoughts are more collected & I will definately blog when I am in Houston!

Till then....

Little Vel Potter (soon)

HOUSTON OR BUST!!!!!!!!