Yea, I think I can see the light at the end of the looooong list of planning here...no really, this wedding thing is really stressful regardless if it is for a big one or a little one! But so much fun!

We are definitely having a very small wedding, but I am excited nonetheless. Pastor Zabala of the International Pentecostal Church has agreed to marry us, so we will be having our ceremony there in his little room on Thursday, December 6th at 7 pm. Being as it is just that, a little room, we will be lucky to squeeze in 40 people, so it will be quite small. Our reception is just cake, punch and coffee, and will be in the same room at the back after the ceremony. I am so thankful to my wonderful gals, Lisa O., Nita, Becky and Deanna for their tremendous help with everything! I will keep you posted as things progress!

Aching head...

I will definitely try not to complain too much, but yiii, this weather is giving me some pretty nasty headaches! The chinook yesterday and the overcast sky today...I cannot shake this one! I guess it does not help that added to a few other stresses in my life right now, including the fact that I have not slept more than 4 hours a night for almost a week...hmmmm, yep, that explains it! Sigh...I HATE getting stressed out over things, but I cannot seem to help it, and I tend to think too much about it and that makes it worse! My eating has been horrid, one day nothing, the next too much...AGH! LOL! The good thing is I have not gained any weight but I know my body hates the up and down thing...I hope things calm down soon or I am going to be a walking scarecrow by the time I get married in 6 weeks! I am trying to spread all of the planning out with some of my friends and they have all been a tremendous help to me! Thanks gals! I did something pretty dumb over a week ago and have been beating myself up about that as well, so I need to move past it, KNOW I cannot do it again(sigh...why I did it in the first place I still cannot figure!)and just look forward to spending the rest of my life with my amazing, wonderful husband to be that God has given me! I am still in awe at how He works!

Happy Wedding Day for Jason and Michele!

Congratulations Jason and Michele! We are so happy for you both and wish you all the best in your new life together! You will be an amazing father Jason-those girls are truly blessed! We miss you so much already but know you are in a great place!

All our love and prayers...

Charles, Amy, Emma and Logan

Congratulations Mike and Aissa!

This is my brother and his girlfriend, a wonderful girl from Montreal who attends Bro. Grahams church. Mikes pastor introduced them a few months ago and they have recently started dating. Mike was just in Montreal last week for the Filipino conference and they had a wonderful time! Aissa will be coming out here to spend Christmas with all of us and we are looking forward to meeting her!

Engagement pics!

Sorry, they are not very good, but they are not the originals, so oh well! We are pretty happy with them though...these are just a few...

Wedding plans and weight loss...

Wow...you dont really realize how much work is invovled in planning a wedding until you sit down to do it...then you get bowled over! Nita and I sat for over 3 hours yesterday trying to figure out the smallest details and I tell you, my head was swimming! Charles called me in between and when I attempted to share everything with him he thanked me profusely for being the girl(lol!)and that he just has to show up! Lucky...I guess he is the one paying for some of it too, but he is just glad he does not get to share my stress...not that I have that much! We are having an extremely small ceremony(50 people maximum)with a stand up reception afterwards. My darling friend Victoria has offered to make some raspberry cheesecakes for the reception(thank you!)and with all of the help I am receiving from so many of my wonderful friends, this wedding will be pulled off smoothly in Jesus Name! Charles work is giving him paid holidays AND giving us an incredible deal for a weekend stay at the Banff Springs Hotel! Whew, that place is a castle, but a winter wonderland! I will try to keep you all posted as the weeks pass, but forgive me if I get so busy I take a few days to catch up! We are getting Engagement pictures done tomorrow night, so I will post those as soon as I can. Invitations, announcements, etc, hopefully sometime in the next two weeks. Please, please let me say right now that I cannot invite everyone...if I could you would ALL share this wonderful day with Charles and I and our babies, but space and money are so limited, just know you are all in our hearts and we love you all the same!

On another note, my weight loss rocks! I am down 37 pounds, and 23 inches, and so excited to see such a difference in my clothes, my face and just everything! I feel better, healthier, and even though I still have a way to go, I am well on my way! Without you all, I could not have made it this far! Your encouraging words keep me motivated, please do not stop now!

ENGAGED TO THE MOST WONDERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD!

I AM GETTING MARRIED! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! CHARLES PROPOSED TO ME LAST NIGHT IN THE MOST AMAZING WAY AND WE HAVE SET A WEDDING DATE OF DECEMBER 6, 2007! I AM STILL IN SHOCK THAT IT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING, AND SO QUICKLY, BUT GOD IS JUST SO INCREDIBLE THAT HE GAVE ME THIS MAN TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH! I COULD GO ON AND ON FOREVER, BUT I AM TOO TIRED...TOO MANY LATE DATES, I GUESS...SIGH...LOL! I AM JUST SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY AND EXCITED AND OK, THE LIST GOES ON BUT I WILL BE QUIET NOW...

A poem I wrote about 3 years ago that I just found out I won an award for, and had it published in a book of poetry! Thank God for a brighter future!

Stubborn Love
A whispered sigh, a light caress
Words that mean so much
Fall on my ears, fill my heart
Like the breeze of a single touch

A date that's late, a promise broke
Words that mean so little
Weigh me down, crush my heart
And our love becomes a riddle

A broken marriage, precious babes
Lives torn apart by self
One desires to mend it alone
The other destroyed by wealth

Now here we are, many years gone
And time has never failed to cease
I stand here alone, but ever the wiser
And you sit empty, unaware of true peace

Amy Cissillia Miller
Copyright ©2007 Amy Cissillia Miller

Well, another month down, and we are ever so much closer to another year ending...hard to believe, but time goes by so quickly! Anniversary services this weekend, a 2 week visit from my childrens grandmother the week after, my dads 52nd birthday, his minor surgery, and the list goes on...then before we know it...Christmas! Yea, I cannot wait for that one! I hope everyone is well, and I will definitely post more when I can!