Y'all. God is SO good! I want to share a story that shows just a little glimpse of how mighty God is to answer our prayers, big or small.
As you know Andy and I have crazy, hectic schedule. Between his law school and my grad program, we barely have enough time to spend together, much less get wedding planning done! We had our engagement pictures scheduled for Tuesday, August 12th because it was literally the only day we could squeeze in to get them done before our schedules turned crazy again.
Lori helped us to decide on taking the pictures at Jetton Park in Cornelius. We wanted them to be outside, near water, in a beautiful location and this place was perfection. What wasn't so perfect? The weather forecast. We started watching the weather around Saturday and each day the rain percentage grew higher and higher.
On Sunday, I read this post by Lindsay; someone I am truly inspired by because of her tremendous faith through all circumstances. It gave me chills at how clearly God reminded her that he was hearing her every prayer. Surely, He could do the same for me?
After I read that post I began praying God would not only give us good weather but a sunset. Selfishly, I wanted those beautiful sunset, by the water, pictures you see on Pinterest. I just knew God would hear my prayers.
Fast forward to Tuesday and weather.com said 100% chance of storms for 6:00pm. Not good. Lori gave us the option of rescheduling since it would be a huge disaster if it was storming during outdoor pictures ha ha We thought it over for a while but Mom reminded me of how I should trust God to come through with his promises. So, we went for it!
The sky was SO dark as we drove towards Huntersville to get my make-up done. We were nervous. Around 4:30 it began to POUR and thunder and lightening. Yikes. But we kept praying for that sunset.
Then, at 5:30, when we were getting in the car to head to the park, the sun came through the clouds and it was SUNNY! I was so, so excited!!! We were going to get to take pictures after all :)
During the session, we were having so much fun being near the water and soaking up time together. As we were wrapping up, Lori got some fantastic pictures of us by the water with a beautiful sky. Everything I had prayed for.
Once we got back in the car and headed home I took the picture above. An absolutely beautiful sunset painted by my absolutely amazing God.
Andy and I ended the night having dinner together at Birkdale. It may seem trivial and it wouldn't have been the end of the world if we had rain. But at the end of the day, we were SO incredibly thankful and in awe at God's answer to our prayers :)
Pictures coming very soon!
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