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One year ago this past week I told my boyfriend that I loved him. I actually said the words… “I love you!” This was such a life changing thing to say for me and a really big deal too honestly. To give my trust and heart to someone and believe that they would take good care of it. And wow have I been blown away by how well he did just that! Then we went to being fiancé’s, how fun to share a title for just a little while! And then February 15, 2014 I became Mrs. Wick! Now we are waiting out the last month of the pregnancy of our first little boy! I can’t wait to post some pictures of his cute little face! And yes if you don’t know the story we planned our “honeymoon” baby and we will never regret that decision! We are beyond excited! Bring it on!!

Today felt like a good day to write! I have decided that it would be silly to try and catch you up all at once so here is what I have today.

I am around 24 weeks pregnant and married to the love of my life! I am living my dream and enjoying every moment. Trying to savor it and drink it in slowly. We have Cinnamon Toast Crunch in our kitchen and a kiddy pool in the back yard. I have a home of my very own (well our very own) for the first time since I was 17 and even then it was my mom’s house. But wow does it feel nice that I can unpack, decorate, and dream in this place with my man!

I recently stepped down from my position with the house of prayer and have stepped into a full time position as wife and mom. Since before I can remember this has been my one wish, my one hope! To be a wife and a mom! I remember once in college a friend asked me what I wanted for my life and that was my simple and quick answer. I can still see the shock on his face! Of course I wanted to do many other things and I got to do them all really, but my deepest desires took much longer to come to fruition. Some of it was life and some of it was my choices and some of it was waiting on the Mystery Talker himself and trying to weakly believe that it could happen. And here I am.

I feel like a lot of amazing things are ahead of Stephen and I. I feel like we are holding hands facing a sunset with sand in our toes and the wind in our hair.  I am happy and excited to see what this road holds. Many people in my life have watched me go through so many things and prayed for this day. I believe more now than ever in the power of prayer and the benefits of believing! I am a life that has been changed and for that I could not be more grateful, thankful, and completely undone! What a mighty God we serve!?!

Love,  Michelle

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Leading at Hope City

I know that God has not only given me a beautiful voice but a message. A message that has caused me personally to rise up from the ash heap and sing until something happens. I am excited and scared all at the same time that something incredible will come out of this.  

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This past week has been an incredible chance for my body to heal itself. I began to get sick almost three weeks ago and as of this past Sunday I was preparing to head to the doctor. Instead I got to rest while Kansas City was visited by two large snows! Snowzilla and Snowzilla #2! Or whatever you would like to call it. Two feet of snow later I spent a lot of time resting, reading, and catching up on life!

snow lady and her ladies

 Hope City was cancelled many of these past few days and so I didn’t even have to strain my vocal chords and sing before I was ready. We are hoping tomorrow night we will be back on for our 8:00pm set, but I am very thankful for the much needed break for my body to get back to normal.

I also spent a lot of this past week cooking! Something I haven’t gotten to do in months! I made pumpkin muffins, crock-pot chili, cornbread muffins, good for you brownies, sweet potato/potato soup (soooo good), and I probably put on five pounds but for good reason!

snow soup

I have the ambition to pursue more writing and photography in the near future so I took lots of pictures of the snow and my neighborhood. Some of these pictures were shot through the kitchen window but if I can find an angle I shoot it! Hope you enjoy them!

snow cardinal

Did you get the snow? What have you been doing this past week for fun? Send your pictures and stories or even recipes. I would love to hear from you! Glad to say I have been feeling good and that I got out of my house today. Talk to you soon!

snow visitors

snow lady

snow nights

snow car

Life is a journey! We do not always understand everything along the road of life but I have learned to not take anything for granted. Last year while I was sitting at my favorite coffee shop I felt to start a blog about places I liked in KC. I didn’t think much about it and I didn’t do a very good job at writing on it. But during the year I couldn’t really shake the idea of it. Since then someone stepped forward and offered to host my blog as a real website, businesses have offered to create coupons specifically for us, and I decided that this could be more than what I first thought.

http://canihelpyoukc.com

Writing was always just one of my loves, nothing I thought much about. I have journals in every nook and cranny of my house telling the stories of my heart and travels. Now I am beginning to wonder what this is all about. I am embarking on a new adventure, and as always dragging my feet in the process. So now that my site has gone public I thought I would share it with you! http://canihelpyoukc.com Perhaps you could pray with me for the possibilities of what this little site holds or the sites to come or the books to come? I just recently also received the finances to potentially purchase a nice camera that would add to the blog as I go from place to place. 

“On the job” research! http://canihelpyoukc.com

So what does this mean? I teach voice, I lead worship, I disciple young adults, I pray, I sing, I administrate ministries, and I write! Oh and I take pictures. I am me and I couldn’t change that even if I tried! All of it expresses my heart with God. All of it is the obedience of a million tiny yesses in my heart. I don’t have to understand it all and I am thankful for the chance to meet people in my city and write about who they are. 

You have got to be kidding me, its been a month!! Well just in case you missed it my teeth are all finished!!! And I will never be the same!

Dr. Sarina! http://www.drtinnel.com

On Monday, August 20th, all of the final teeth were placed and my new smile complete! Absolute best day of my life, so far!! While I was waiting to go in the lab genius (teeth maker), Joe, came in the door with my new teeth in their little blue boxes! He was excited to see the finished product and came back later for pics!

Then, Dr. Sarina greeted me in the lobby with a party hat and a party clapper, yelling and cheering me on! I needed cheerleaders in my life but who knew what I would get through this amazing teeth experience. She also placed a special party hat on my head and we were off! Dawn, her dental assistant extrodinair was in the exam room, waiting with her party hat and party favors!

My student dentist Stephanie (I started this whole process at UMKC until she told me about Dr. Sarina)

My next surprise came within an hour of the appointment beginning! Around the corner I spied my student dentist from UMKC, Stefanie! The whole story began with her just a year ago! She is also the reason I met Dr. Sarina and wow will I ever be thankful to her for that! I am one very blessed woman! Stefanie even drove all the way from Nebraska to see the final cementing of my teeth! She graduated in May, getting married in Sept, and off to be a dentist in Arizona where her husband is a doctor! Whew busy girl, I was so excited to see her again!

my new teeth!

So one by one each of the teeth/pieces were cemented down to the final implants on the top right side. This included celebration after each one! 13 units total. Two crowns on the bottom left, one full bridge on the top left, one veneer on the top left, then on to the right side. Two crowns on the bottom right, one crown on the top right, one veneer on the top right, two lovely implants on the top right! Dr. Sarina and her assistant were still wearing their party hats as they worked and kept bumping each other. It was so much fun, full of giggles, excitement, and love! I am so blessed and overwhelmed by the amazing experience I had!

Old and New

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