Blog with HOPe

by: Amy H. Mirabito

  So I am having so much fun at HOPe planning parties and getting ready for the nice weather!!!! I am also planning my wedding at the same time.  I got engaged in December, when I went to Disney World and then something even better happened.  My fiancé decided to defer his deployment to Afghanistan! We just started marriage prep and it is a blast.  I think we are the only ones in the class that are enjoying it. Pre Cana or marriage prep is a good thing for us.  We are learning to communicate about the future and I guess in a different way then before.  Of course we have talked about a lot of the stuff before but it is funny to have homework and do a workbook page on marriage and family.  I know that for us, it is important to have God in the center of this relationship and when we get married, God should be the center of our marriage.  I try and make him the center of my life.  At times, when caught up in the madness, keeping God in the center can seem difficult.  This is why I love HOPe.   It is no coincidence how I ended up here.  God put me right in this big house, with all these wonderful people and children. I love my job and get to see God work each and every day.  These kids amaze me on a regular basis and the families show me gratitude, which makes me grateful for all the gifts in my life.   I think that with all the hustle and bustle: parties to run, weddings to plan, work to be done; it is nice to reflect and be grateful for the gifts in our lives.

What gifts do you have in your life?