My Heart Feels Funny

About every 10 minutes or so, my heart feels funny...and it's not just heartburn. I can be eating or working or resting or driving, but it never fails: my heart begins to physically tingle and I get extremely giddy. Why all the strange emotions, you ask? Well, I do believe these feelings are occurring due to the following fact:

JD AND I ARE ENGAGED!!

I know that I look like a midget in this picture-it's a reenactment of the proposal. Also, his hair is really short-not grey!

He proposed to me on Friday, July 29 at about 9:15pm in Augusta, GA. He completely surprised me, which I love. After dinner that night, we were driving to rent a movie (or so I thought) when we ended up in the parking lot of Old Kiokee Baptist Church. Kiokee was founded in 1784 (the oldest Baptist church in Georgia) by Daniel Marshall, who was saved under Jonathan Edwards' ministry during the Great Awakening. Old Kiokee's church building was built in 1808. It has been restored several times and the building still stands beautifully. When I noticed candles in the windows and the church door open, I freaked out! I kept saying over and over in my head "Ohmygosh! I'm fixin' to get engaged! Ohmygosh!"

We walked into the church when JD pointed out the fact that I was shaking uncontrollably and breathing hard. I couldn't respond to him, but I was thinking "I've been looking forward to this day since I was seven years old!" The entire church was candle lit. JD read from Ephesians 5 about husbands and wives. He said some really sweet things (that I can't remember because I was totally freaking out!), got down on one knee and proposed. I was like "YEEEEESS!"

Emotional interruptions occurred like I've never experienced before. I would begin laughing, but tears of joy interrupted my laughter. I would begin crying and laughter interrupted my tears. I would yell out in joy and quiet whispers interrupted my celebration. I would begin whispering, but shouts of joy interrupted my gentleness.

I am still walking around with my head in the clouds. I am SO excited!!!

Erin and Meagan, it is now officially time to change "the song" to 2 hot Calvinist guys!

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I'm playing a show with Jamie Barnes (www.JamieBarnes.net) THIS Saturday night at Sunergos Coffee from 9-11pm. Cover is $3.

Sunergos Coffee
2122 South Preston St.
Louisville, KY
502-634-1243