Brandon's Thoughts...

I have been asked by several people how I know that Carrie is the one for me. I haven’t made up my mind of whether or not I believe in only one person for me in the world, or “soul mates.” I am confident, though, that our meeting was orchestrated and is being blessed by God. But the only way I have ever been able to describe my unwavering, doubtless commitment and pure love for her is the simple fact that she makes me a better person.

I am better now having known her and am a better person every day that she chooses to be with me. I sit here in front of my computer completely in awe of how I survived for 21 years without her, and even more confused with how I might survive another 21 had I never met her. As cheesy as it may sound, there has never been another way to describe it. How does one define love? It’s impossible. Jesus has been the only one able to accomplish that, and I fall a long way from that standard. But now let me add one more thing to my abbreviated list of future goals: I want to be a good husband. My greatest desire is to be the kind of husband women dream about, and my greatest fear is falling short. I need a lot of prayer. I have 57 days to learn as much as I can to prepare myself for something I’ll never be able to be completely prepared for. Here’s to the future and the adventure it brings...