Ethan proposed to Laura this evening. We’ve known for however long it was when we went out to his meet in Iowa. He asked to talk to Dad to get Laura’s dad’s number. When he got back into the car we said, “Ok, spill.” So then Josh told me and the boys what happened. I have to admit I was a little shocked at the timing and was not expecting him to ask her so soon.

From what she says she wasn’t either. He wanted her to be surprised. It’s been very hard not to mention it or talk about over here or anywhere I would normally talk about things. It turned out nice where her family and siblings were in town for thanksgiving so they were able to join us for a dinner and dessert when Ethan and Laura came back from their walk.

I just kept praying for God to work out the details because once today came I was feeling very nervous. I just wanted it to be a nice experience for everyone and obviously for her to be happy with everything going on. Thankfully she was. Once they were back I felt so much better and relieved. Several of us were feeling emotional including them. We all were grateful.