All About: Love Story - Part Three

Continued from part 1 and part 2 of my love story.....

"Does anyone else not have peace about this?"  

Immediately her friend Tracy (who I had been in Bible study with and praying with) stood up and said that she didn't either.  She added that she didn't want to say anything because she didn't think it was her place.  

Paul and her Dad just stared not saying a thing.  They knew what they wanted selfishly, but they knew better than to say it.

That was it.  Decision was made.  Virginia was not going.  God's peace filled her and she knew she was making the right decision.  Heavy weights were lifted and there was joy on her face. 

In a flurry Paul and her father took off to the airline desk to let them know and get the luggage off of the plane.  In a state of shock Virginia stood there and sent her friend off on the flight alone.  For the next 90 minutes the plane was delayed on the tarmac so they could find her luggage.  The people at the desk were quite happy and kept reassuring her that she wasn't the real reason the plane was being delayed.  As soon as the luggage was located the plane took off and Virginia went back home.  

Over the next few months it was a crazy time of trusting that God had His plan in place.  The story was His.  Not hers. Not Paul's.  Within this time her Grandmother shared her lack of peace on her decision to go and others told their feelings as well.  It was evident that God had His hand in all of it.  & knowing that Virginia can doubt her decisions rather quickly He placed people there to encourage her and share what He had been telling them in their hearts.

On October 1st Paul skipped church and Virginia went alone.  She was a little put off that he would choose to go hunting rather than go after church.  Moving on she went to meet him for a drive up north after church.  They hopped in the car and began driving.  Paul suggested that they take a little detour and walk through Nordhouse Dunes.  Virginia who was being a little fickle said that she's rather not.  Paul pushed and pushed until Virginia caved in.  They drove down the dirt road and proceeded to walk out to the beach on a beautiful, sunny day.  When they made it to the top of a small dune at the water's edge Paul ran down the dune and into the woods.  (One thing she had learned about this boy is that he had a small bladder.)  She turned to give him privacy.

Watching the sun reflect on the rippling water she smiled.  Suddenly to her surprise Paul was kneeling there next to her with a bouquet of flowers and a ring.  

He proposed & she said YES.

(He had driven 90 minutes, ran 1.5 miles to the beach, ran another 1.5 back to the car, drove 90 minutes back to meet Virginia after church....just to hide the flowers in the woods.  Then he created a false bottom in his water bottle holder to hold the ring just so I wouldn't suspect anything.  Crazy.  Creative.  Love him!

• Do you have any random questions you'd like me to answer this month?  Just leave it in the comment and I'll answer through June.  
• Because I'm switching around the Illuminate linkup #6, I'm giving you both themes.  Week 6 is posting tomorrow, June 10th about PARTIES!
• The next Friday, June 17 our Illuminate Linkup #7 is all about LOVE.  So, find or write a new blog post about love.  I'd love it if we all shared our love stories =)