Let the Fall begin

Hey y'all! It's been a while since I've blogged.. I guess it's because I've got so much going on!

I never knew going to school, planning a wedding, and having a job would be so time consuming ;)

Since the last time I was on here we had our engagement party & man oh man was is great! Seeing people who love us, there, celebrating with Caleb and I made the party even better. That started the whole families becoming one process for the Murphy side and Tilley side. "And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony." Colossians 3:14

 My high school friends make me miss those days back in senior year! Love love love them!

 This woman is so selfless and thoughtful. She put together the whole engagement party with help from her friends and the Tilley's just to celebrate Caleb and I. My Mema

Two peas in a pod- Grandpa

On another note... It's FALLLLLLLLL! Better yet, It's October! You know what this means, right? Pumpkins, flavored coffee, leaves changing, beautiful trees, cool breeze, over-sized sweaters, bonfires, Hayrides, baking, Halloween, and LOVE.

With Fall & October inspiring me I've decided to make three goals for this month and hope to follow through with it for months to come.

Here they are: 

Pray more for people-I pray every single night for my family, friends, Caleb & myself but I feel like it's not enough. I want to pray every time I get the chance to help someone and when I know they need it. I hope to pray for a broader spectrum than just people I know or like. "Pray without ceasing," 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Increase my blog time-With all this school, work, wedding planning and such on my plate I barely get time to sit down and write to y'all. Secretly, I love writing but never get to. So I'm making it a goal to try and blog more for at least this month just so I can express what I'm going through in life and share it!

Grown more with Caleb-You all may think... Aren't you with Caleb 24/7? Well, sort of! But I love the man sooooo, I can be. I want to grow closer with him on new levels and focus on our relationship as a whole. I mean, we are about to get married and spend the rest of our lives together. I want to pray for our relationship and see what good comes from praying together. I hope to start doing more Christ-centered things with Him other than church and our separate prayer time. Unity 

I think these goals are doable and especially since they are fun! I can't wait to see things change in this new season (literally) but of my life as a Bride-to-be. 

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Although Caleb & I are together whenever we aren't working or doing other things, we appreciate the time we get to have when we are with each other, as if it's rare.

Usually,we're home bodies but when we get the chance to go out we LOVE it. Especially if it's a sushi date! Just getting to dress up nice, go out to eat, and spend time with this hunk is a great time to me. I could go on literally all day about how madly in love I am with him but I'll save you the sappiness for some other time;) 

All right y'all, here is when I need you for prayers! My soon-to-be cousin is being deployed in Greece for 15 months. 15 months people!!! He definitely needs all the prayer he can get as he travels thousands of miles away from home to serve our country.

Pray for safe travels, protection over him & his friends, quick return, and that he remain close with God. We'll miss you, Barrett! Love you, buddy!

Wowzers, this was a lengthy post! But totally worth for making up for lost time. All in all I have a beautifully thankful happy life and could not be any more blessed. 

xoxo

Talk to you soon, <3