Tennessee... Here we come!

I am so excited! In a week my beloved and I are moving (along with our sweet Sadie girl!) to our new home... Tennessee! 

 The original move was to Fairhope, Alabama (we fell in love with that small town last summer), but my husband who is a man who is an amazing leader of his home, told me a month ago that he was not feeling a peace about us moving to Alabama, of course, I was crushed! I wanted to go to that charming little town like we originally "planned" (amazing how we think what we plan will go as planned, when many times God may have planned something quite different for us! ) and begin a family and a home!

 But I immediately regretted my pouty attitude I bestowed upon him and a couple of nights later (while we were playing our usual card game of Phase 10 at our local Starbucks), I had to ask forgiveness for not fully trusting what the Lord was putting in His heart! So I asked, "Where is it that you think we should go?", Dustin then said, "I really think we should move to Tennessee.", I paused for a moment then looked at him with a smile and said, "Where Jesus leads you I will follow, let's go!"... Hehe if Abraham could obey the Lord when He told him "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you.", then who are we to doubt? Abraham, i'm sure, had absolutely no idea where the Lord would take him and yet he went, the Lord was much more merciful with us by giving us a location before we "went"! ;)

We are blessed that I know 2 friends who live there and I am super excited about moving to a brand new land, and to a state that is not only conservative but has strong Christian values which this country so desperately need!!!

 Today, we decided to go and enjoy our last Saturday sightseeing around our favorite spots, which was a local coffee shop (they know us there quite well! Haha! I am desperately going to miss their coffee! Sigh...) and Coronado...

 While we were taking photos together (selfies as they call it! Haha!), for some reason a beautiful hope came over me with extreme joy about our new adventure!!! I turned to look at my beloved to tell him what I was feeling that moment, when I looked in my husbands eyes, I saw a future that was full of a deeper sense of joy, love, fulfillment, adventure, peace, comfort and growth, not just individually but as a married couple... more so than what we have now!!! Why? With a marriage founded on Jesus Christ, all things are possible and the Lord reminded me right there, "Elisa, here are the plans I have for you... a plan to prosper you both and not harm you... to give you both a future and a hope."! Thank you, Jesus!

 Today, Dustin and I were carefree and full of excitement and enjoying each moment we had together... because in a weeks time... To the east we go, to a promised land we are ready to claim to not just take dominion of, but to dedicate it to the Lord of our Marriage... Jesus Christ!!!

My beloved and I! I love this photo! Taken on Coronado Beach!

Overlooking San Diego from Coronado!

Beautiful San Diego!

We had a lot of fun digging in the beach and being silly!

Dustin using the panorama on my phone and I decided to say hello! :)

I can never imagine living my life without my beloved by my side and I by his! I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine!

A Privilege and an Honor to recieve a Blessing...

September 15, 2014 was just a couple of days away and that date is extremely important to me, that was the day when my Adventure like no other began, the day I said to my Beloved, "I Do". 

We celebrated 2 years being gloriously married going through horrible and wonderful things already in just a couple of years being together, and everything we have been through together has only made us stronger and more in love. I have never fallen in love with my husband, no... I have been constantly rising in love with him! For when I fall there will always be a bottom, but the more you rise... it is endless, my love for him is just that... endless.

This year we didn't know exactly how we wanted to celebrate 2 years, a dinner? Movie? Getaway to our favorite small town up in the mountains? We knew we couldn't do too much as we are saving money for something that is coming up very very quickly and which I am excited and nervous that it is finally happening!!! But more on that some other time! ;)

As we were wondering what we should do to celebrate our 2 years in matrimony I remembered when I went with my parents to visit my Grandma who is 100 years old (yup, you read it correctly!) in the nursing home that my mom (who visits my grandma at least once a week to every couple of weeks as we live 2 and a half an hour from where she is) asked my grandma if she could bless her and my dad. My grandmother placed her hands on their heads and closed her eyes and prayed with all her might. It was the most beautiful things I witnessed and right there and then I knew that Dustin and I NEEDED to be blessed by my grandmother who is a godly woman (which runs in the family!) before we do anything major in our lives and before the Lord takes her home.

 I told my Dustin a few weeks ago about what I witnessed and asked for an Anniversary gift for the both of us if we go visit her and ask her to give us a blessing and we can take my mother with us to witness it and celebrate with us (it was a weekday that we went which is why my dad couldn't go). Dustin agreed which I was over the moon about!

 The evening before our anniversary Dustin took us to a beautiful small park on Coronado Island to see the city at night! We brought a beautiful comfortable blanket and had a meal of Five Guys burgers (oh ya, that place is AWESOME!) and on my phone I have a "Love Song" playlist and we listened to it on a very small speaker while we were watching the city lights!

During the sunset behind us, San Diego lights were coming to life!

The city lights were absolutely beautiful! plus hearing the water softly hit the rocks was so romantic and peaceful!

My husband and I talked quietly about our past 2 years together and our future together, during our chat a song came on that made dustin get up and extend his hand and say, "May I have this dance?"... Sigh... yes, he is a romantic.

 

Dancing to his song to me on the eve of our anniversary gave me the giggles that night!!! 

My favorite song to end our night was a piece from the soundtrack from the movie "UP" that describes in my heart our love! 

                                      

 It didnt end there either! That night my beloved surprised me by lighting up some candles to finish off our night with another dance before we went to bed! 

Isn't my man handsome? :)

So pretty!!!!

 The next day we drove with my mom to yuma and spent quite a few hours with Grandma, before we left my mom explained to my grandma that this day was our wedding anniversary and we desire a blessing from her...

My mom explaining to my Grandma who is 100 years old our desire for a blessing from her upon my husband and I.

My husband and I knelt down in front of Grandma and bowed our heads as she placed them upon us and gave us a blessing upon our marriage!!!!

My grandmother blessing us as my mom is taking the picture.

I felt privileged to have my grandmother who is an amazing godly woman bless my husband and I on our 2nd year anniversary!!!

 Before we left each of us said goodbye to my grandma and I was hoping for her to say something to me, but she just kissed me and said to be good and stay safe. Dustin was the last one to say goodbye, and she grabbed his hand and brought him in closer to her and looked up at him and in spanish said these words which made my mom and I gasp and smile:

"God be with you and keep you safe and may he bless you, your marriage, your home, and your children." She then did the sign of the cross to seal that blessing upon him.

 My mom whispered with excitement, "Mija! She was reserving the last of the blessing for the Man of the House! She could have said it to you or told me to tell you but she waited to have one on one with Dustin! This is so beautiful!" Oh, yes it was!!!!! 

 I am excited to pass on this godly heritage I have (My great grandmother, my grandmother, my mother and now myself... 4 generations!) to my children and my children children's, and so on, so forth.

 As we drove back home I smiled at my husband as this video I played and whispered to him, "To many more Anniversaries, my beloved!"... I am a blessed Wife, the worth in the privilege of being a wife and keeper of my home is worth far more than rubies! 

Inspiration of being a Home Maker

 Now that you all know the passion I have in being a wife and a keeper of my home, let me give you a deeper look at the kind of person I am when it comes to creativity!

My love for crafts began not too long ago! I grew up watching my mom make her home into something you can see out of a Country Cottage magazine! Her secret? A love for her home and a passion for making it into a beauty that when people walk in, they literally stop at the entrance and gasp, "How quaint and lovely it is in here! It reminds me of something out of a movie!". Growing up I watched my mom and her creative flow, but I never knew I had it or even desired to try it out until I turned about 25! After I got married, it was if the Lord opened up the windows of Heaven and poured over me a desire and passion for making things with my hand to beautify my home!

 I get inspiration from the surroundings of my upbringing...

I'm a county girl. I grew up in the mountains, FAR from the nearest town (a 20 minute drive down the mountain just to get some milk!), a lot of my life was appreciating the beauty of God's creation, I was home schooled from kindergarten all the way to Senior High School, so I had a lot of time to be a thoughtful individual with no peer pressure and a lot of time to enjoy what my surroundings gave me... Creativity!

If you step into my home you will immediately feel as if you are in a cozy cabin out in the country, though my husband and I live in an apartment in a small little town, majority of what is in my home is either hand me downs (furniture) or hand made... by me.

(Photo by me. View of where I live looking outside)

I am also inspired by this country that I love! I am ever so grateful for those who served in the military who fought and died to preserve our freedom! My mothers 2 uncles fought and died in combat during World War II, one was a Sergeant in the Army and another was in the Navy. 

I love the country and I love anything to do with it! 

Also, can we say, the best inspiration to get online is... ta-ta-ta-daaaaa... PINTEREST!!!! Thank you, Jesus for Pinterest! That's all I gotta say!!! :)

Also, I need to give a shout out to my husband! He also inspires me, with his calm and peaceful personality, I married a man who also adores the country and who also has amazing ideas and has a passion to be creative as well! I love you my darling, you make our Home a place of peace, joy and you always make me think! :)

He is the one who not only encourages me in my creativity in making our home a dream to dwell in, but who inspired me to make a blog! 

(My husband on our rocking chair relaxing outside and our Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Sadie, sitting at his feet)

So this is another "introduction" to what inspires me! 

God bless all who have read this!