On Friday night, something VERY EXCITING happened.
Oh-the-joy. Andrew (who is currently serving as an RA at Blackforest Academy in Germany- the MK boarding school he and Laura both went to) posted the full story of how it happened
on his blog here.
And it is truly worth reading. Andrew and Laura are two of the most prayerful, loving, and God-seeking people I know. They had a fairly difficult month prior to this engagement (rumor has it it was worth the wait), and in my opinion God used the last weeks so much to deepen their trust in Him and their selfless service towards each other. We are all so amazed and proud of them for the ways they each determine to love the other, to honor their families, and most of all to trust and obey God and only make decisions in His timing.
Laura is, obviously, one of my best friends and most influential people in my life. Living with her and being her friend for the last 2 years has been such a formative experience.
I am grateful every day of my college experience for the "familyness" our suite has, and so much of that is due to her efforts to structure time together and her faithful commitment to loving and praying for us as individuals and a group.
She is the textbook definition of "loyalty" and "thoughtfulness". This summer, even though she was camp counseling 24 hours a day, she continually sent all of us care packages and letters- I would literally keep her notes in my purse for days so that I could pull them out and reread her encouragement and prayers.
Andrew is also unbelievably unconditional loving, serving, and committed. He is a dedicated friend to many, an incredible RA to his guys at BFA, faithful, loving, and encouraging to Laura, and has been an amazing friend to Heather, Christine, and I for years, pursuing us not just as "Laura's roommates" but truly as sisters to care for as well. (Needless to say, he's set the bar for "roommate boyfriends" perhaps frustratingly high but... :-)).
I could not be more thrilled for them or excited about all the love, joy, trials and adventures they will have together- I know they will exhibit that same prayerfulness and patience to allow the years to bring them closer to each other and God.
Side note- the Grand Bridesmaid Games are on! We're all workin hard to show her JUST HOW HELPFUL AND DEDICATED WE CAN BE. She's enjoying using that to her advantage... I'm pretty sure I've seen some under-the-table swapping of chores for promises of a place up front. (But did you notice how I wrote a whole BLOG POST about you, babe??! Points! Points!)
:-) Congratulations, guys. I love you both so much!
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