Our Story!!!!!

Hey everyone!!!

So on July 10th 2014, Grant asked me to marry him and I said yes!!!!!! That was such a great day, and after I said yes..my brain literally just shut off and I couldn't think! I was so excited!!! Anyways, lets back it up three years. This is how our story began......

On July 7th 2011, our camp..."Camp Harmattan" was hit with a storm which included a few tornado's that surrounded the camp and so we were all put into the bathrooms because they were concrete. After a few hours when the storm calmed down, we either had to be in our cabins or in the dining hall and my friend (at the time) and I decided to go in the dining hall and I saw this guy sitting at a table by himself, so her and I decided to sit down at the table and talk about life and how camp is going so far. After we had talked and ate supper together, I knew he was the one that I was going to spend the rest of my life with! . I instantly fell in love with him! During chapel that night, my friend and I had argued over who liked him and GUESS WHAT?1? I won! Haha!!! That night our camp put on a talent show and I sang, "Blessings" by Laura Story and Grant gave me a standing ovation afterwards which was pretty cool. After I was done singing, Grant and I talked and we laughed alot haha! When it was time to go back to our cabins, Grant stopped me halfway and asked for my cell number but I didn't have a cellphone at the time so I gave him my email. That night, I couldn't sleep and I was so excited!!! The next day came and we had to go home, Grant and I at least said "goodbye" 20 times haha!

A few weeks later, I told my friend 'Jasmine" that I met and liked this guy named Grant and I told her that I was going to tell him during Family Camp that I liked him. Family Camp came and I couldn't get the guts to tell him!! We ran into eachother twice while I was there visiting for a day but I was so nervous! Since we didn't really talk that day, I couldn't tell him :(

In August, I was at a Family reunion in Barrhead and afterwards we went to Calgary and stayed at a hotel and I finally got his number from a friend and so I texted him and I told him that I had something tell him and I finally told him that I liked him...ALOT! He responded with saying that he really liked me too and he was trying to tell me during Family Camp but we really didn't get the chance to talk. I was gleaming and again I felt like he was the one!


On September 8th 2011, he asked me if we could..I guess go steady haha, that wasn't the word but we weren't aloud to date until we were 16 but we still kind of became a couple...we were at that really awkward stage haha! Anyways, in November of 2011 we hung out for the first time since we told eachother we liked eachother and let me just tell you...I was sooooooooooo nervous, I almost threw up. We met up that day at West Edmonton Mall and I met his parents for the first time and that day I couldn't look at him, hug him or do anything because it was really awkward and I didn't know what to do haha! After that day was over, we started texting alot and we actually started talking about getting married one day. When we started talking about marriage we were both 15 years old...yes we were 15!! CrAzY!

The next year in 2012, because we were both 16 finally my dad met Grant for the first time! I stayed at Family Camp for the full week and during that week, we had our first kiss and our close camp friends started calling us Granala and they even made a dance for us haha! My dad and brothers came out and met Grant for the first time and I was waaaaaay more nervous than Grant was and so I hid behind the ice cream shack for quite a while until they were done talking. We officially started dating August 16th 2012!!! Great day:) Again, from then till about last year we were in that awkward stage where I wouldn't hold his hand or cuddle with him or even kiss him infront of family. As we began to start dating we only saw eachother maybe once a month and if we were lucky, twice a month.

In 2013, for my 17th birthday, Grant gave me a promise ring and that was just so amazing because our dream started becoming more real. Over the past year, we really started talking about getting married and the jobs and ambitions we both have. God has blessed us with the gift of serving and missions which has been a HUGE blessing. We have also gotten really close spiritually and we are at that point in our relationship where we can't even be three days without seeing eachother but in reality we can't see eachother everyday due to being in a long distance relationship and him being in college now and as I am working alot it just doesn't work to well, but it is very hard not being with eachother all the time. It gets pretty emotional.

During the early spring of 2014, I wondered when Grant was going to propose and I asked him and he said the latest I would have to wait would be the end of summer and I knew that it was going to be in July because being a girl, we figure things out and we try and plan how things are going to go aswell as we are very suspitious! Grant and I were at Harmattan cabin leading for the grade 3-4 from July 6-9 and on the last day of camp, we hung out with our friends and went to BP's at 10:30 at night which was so much fun and because it was late, Grant stayed at our house for the night and he kept texting and he wouldn't stop texting the next day either and I really didn't think much of it until he asked my if we could go to the lake around 1:30 pm and I said sure so we left for the lake and while we were sitting at the lake, he wouldn't stop talking! While we were sitting at the lake I wondered if he was going to propose but I didn't want to suspect it because what happens if he didn't do it. While we were sitting and talking about our future and how God is working in our life, he looked at me and he said that he had an important question to ask and then he said these words.."Mikayla Andrushko, will you marry me?" I said yes and then I kissed him but it didn't click until he asked me again saying.."Mikayla Breann Andrushko, will you marry me?" I said yes again and I was going crazy because he just proposed!! I was sooo happy! We went to DQ afterwards and we couldn't stop smiling and once we got back to my place, we prayed and committed out engagement to God, and we started calling our family and friends and it was so awesome hearing our friends and families reaction!

As I look back on when we first met till now, we have really grown in so many ways and I wish once we started dating, we would have given our relationship to God but I know that he was taking care of us and we have grown so much closer to God which is an amazing blessing because I don't know where we would be without God in our relationship/engagement. Grant and I want to make sure that we give our wedding day and marriage to God because what is a better way to start our marriage off then by giving it to God? Nothing can start our marriage off better than our amazing and loving God who gave us eachother to do his will together!

I love Grant so much!!!! God has really given me a huge blessing which is Grant and I can't wait to say "I do!"

Mikayla......soon to be Mrs.Sawyer!!

Here are a few pics from out relationship! The first picture was our first picture together!

For everything there is a season!

"The is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time of war and a time of peace." Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.

For everything there is a season!  Many of you are going through grief of loosing a loved one and you will always remember your loved one but through the time of grief and mourning, God is comforting you and when you go through that season of loss, you will go through a time of dancing and just thanking God that he is there with you.

Life is full of hardships and hard decisions but we have to thank God for the good times such as laughing, dancing, and when we are in those moments of wondering what's going to happen next, just take a moment to thank God for what he has already done in your life.

We (Canadians) just had our Thanksgiving and that day is so special because it's dedicated to being thankful, we should be thankful everyday; don't get me wrong but thanksgiving is a time to be thankful, for everything you have and being thankful for the friends and family that you got to spend thanksgiving with.

God said that he has made everything beautiful in it's time. I'm still in the season of trying to find who God has made me to be and I will be entering into a whole new season.....Marriage! I am so excited and I can't believe it's happening and even though it's going to be an adjustment to not ony Grant and I but our families aswell, but during this season we have to remember to thank God for all his many and incredible blessings.  

When I was on my first trip to Uganda in 2013, I did devotions one morning on this verse and this is what it said: "For everything there is a season. We could have come here for just a few days  but God has perfect timing, he knew when we were supposed to come and arrive here. He has set so many outstanding events here. This was our time to come and to help the needy. If you feel the urge to pray or help someone,  don't wait for tomorrow to come but do it in the moment because God is doing work not only in your life but in theirs as well!

For everything there is a season!! Here are a few pics of all my different seasons of life! 

Looking through the snowflake

Good morning, as I write this post, I am sitting in my living room listening to Christmas music...that's right, I am listening to Christmas music and looking out the window at winter wonderland in the middle of September.

Through all of the business with my brothers going back to school, and I am working 32 hours a week and still trying to wedding plan, I am glad and blessed that I get a time to sit down this morning to enjoy the snow.

I used to hate winter but God spoke to me last winter saying that I need to be glad that we have snow because what happens if we got no rain during the summer and the only moist we had was from all of that snow we got? I took winter to a whole new level and it's my favorite season not only because of the snow but because Jesus was born.

When I woke up to snow the other day, I was the most happiest person on earth because God had answered my prayer. I prayed everyday that it would snow! I wish I could set my tree up now!

We can't look at everything black and white, we have to look deeper and find the color because maybe God is telling us in a way where we have to look harder.

I challenge you to enjoy every part of winter...maybe not the driving aspect but everything else. Watch every snowflake fall and remember that every snowflake is unique and different just like you! God has placed every snowflake on the ground to make it look beautiful just like how God put all of us together on this earth to do God's will.


Have a good day everyone,

Blessings,

Mikayla

How to be a Godly girlfriend/fiance

Being a Godly girlfriend/fiancé

In the beginning of our relationship, I didn't know what it meant to be a Godly girlfriend. I was so new to it, and I didn't know what to do but through these past few years of dating my handsome man, I found an app called "pinterest" and pinterest is awesome! Anyways I was scrolling through one day and I found "how to be a girlfriend/wife (Bloggers below) and I absolutely loved it and I reflected on our relationship and I started to pray and I asked God to help me be a Godly girlfriend. Grant and I both grew up in a christian home but we were so new to this dating business that we didn't know how to start a Godly relationship. About a year in our relationship we started to pray about everything and we gave our relationship to God. Once we did that, we felt closer to each other because we put God at the head of our relationship. I have really learned to be a submissive and Godly girlfriend and honestly God has blessed our relationship abundantly. We are now engaged and getting married! Being an engaged woman is amazing but through all the planning, I've made sure that I have spent time everyday to thank God for blessing me with an amazing Godly man and that he will give Grant and I patience during our engagement while we plan and that we won't forget the meaning of love and why we are getting married. The closer Grant and I get to God and the more we love God, the more Grant and I will love each other. Being a Godly girlfriend/fiancé comes with a lot of things like purity and modesty. As Christians we should be praying about purity and that we will remember to guard our heart and stay pure and wait agreeing to Gods plan. 

Modesty is a huge thing for being a Godly girlfriend/fiancé because being modest glorifies God and that helps having a pure relationship. 

 ~Colossians 3:14 "And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."

 ~1 Peter 4:8 "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."

 Pray for him!

 
-Prayer is so important, and he needs prayer too, so remember to always thank God for him even if he is driving you crazy but pray pray pray! Through prayer amazing things happen!  Through prayer comes blessing and joy! Now as Grant and I are engaged, we are continuing to put God first and thanking him for giving us each other and allowing us to enjoy life together through God. We can't wait to get married and to see all the blessings that are in store! 
Once I am a wife, I will make a post about how to be a Godly wife! 

Encourage him!

 Encouraging him and always tell him how good he is doing at work and encourage him to do things, like going to biblestudy or making some new friends! Encourage him to love and follow God more! 

Bloggers are: http://www.hudsonandemily.com/

http://www.butlerpartyof3.com/

Please check them out!!

Blessings, 

Mikayla

Update on life

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't posted anything in awhile. I have been crazy busy but I think things are starting to slow done for now. In this post, I will be writing about what's been going in my life this summer.

In the beginning of July, I had an interview at Mark's Work Wearhouse and I didn't get the job but I thanked God and I praised him that I didn't get that job because I know that he has something else out there for me!


July 6-9th I cabin lead for the grades 3-4 at Harmattan and that was so awesome. Those kids are so stoked on life and it's so cool to hear them talk about their future. On July 7th, I met Grant three years ago in the Dining Hall at Harmattan. We were very blessed to be together on that day.

July 9th, Grant and I went with all of the other staff to Boston Pizza and hung out till about 11:30pm and Grant and I drove back to Sylvan and the next day (July 10th) I was asked a very important question at the lake. Grant asked me to marry him and I said yes!!!!!! That day was an amazing day because we were now engaged and we phoned all of our family and we have been blessed by all of the support from all of our family and friends. Grant and I were and still on cloud 9 and it is starting to sink in now as we are going wedding planning crazy.

July 17th-18th, I worked at the fair in Red Deer with 90.5 Shine Fm which was a blast, I got deep fried cookie dough and deep fried oreos which were sooo good!

On July 20th, Grant picked me up and we headed to camp again for the Grade 7-9 camp and Layla (cabin leader I lead with) and I were so blessed to have 9 amazing Godly girls in our cabin. I will never forget that week. The week was filled with so much fun activities, prayer and chapel. On Thursday July 24th, I turned 18. I had such a great birthday and I got to spend it with an amazing camp! Friday came along and it was a sad day because the kids had to go home. When it was time for the kids to go home, our cabin was in tears. We were connected emotionally and I have never had so many hugs in my life in one day than I did that day.

That night Grant and I drove to Kananaskis and went camping with his family and some friends of ours and we had such a blast hiking and enjoying God's beauty. I got back on Monday and I had a huge surprise waiting in my room....I opened my door and my room was full of balloons, streamers and pink wallpaper! That was so exciting! :D

I had an interview at Wal-Mart this afternoon and I think I got the job but I will know next week for sure!! I am super excited to do some more wedding planning and I am excited to see what God is going to do this next year!!!


I am so excited to start blogging again! Love you guys :)

Mikayla

Modesty!

It's hard yet easy to be modest in today's world. It's hard to be modest because it's easy to throw on a skirt and a cardigan but actually having the right mindset of why you are being modest is important.  As a child of God, we have to honor him with our bodies.

~1 Timothy 2:9 says "I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes."

~1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says " Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;  you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies."

~1 John 2:16 " For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world."

In 1st Timothy it explains how we don't need to be full of pearls or wear fancy clothes because people need to know what's on the inside rather than what is on the outside. 

1st Corinthians says how our bodies are temples of God and we have o respect God with what we wear, say etc. 

1st John says that lust comes from the world and we have to be modest so we won't lust. 

If we wear revealing clothes, that is causing men to sin. It's not just the men's fault if they lust but it also is the women's fault because we are causing our brother in Christ to sin when instead we should bring them closer to God. 

I have done research on what Christian men think about modesty and all of them said that they love women who dress modestly because they are honoring God with their body and aren't causing men to sin. Women are a precious gift from God and men can see God through them. 

Moral Revolution says "Purity is something that we were meant to live protecting not trying to gain." With modesty comes purity and guarding your heart. When we dress modestly, we start to think pure because we are honoring God with our bodies and as well as men start thinking pure because they aren't lusting. 

I found this online and this is so important "Modesty isn't about covering up our bodies because their bad, modesty isn't about hiding ourselves but revealing our dignity. " 

As I was scrolling through modesty quotes I found this one that I think every woman needs to hear, "A woman's body is a gift for her husband to unwrap." I am going to touch on this subject because like I said I think it's important. A Christian women we need to be guarding our heart as well as guarding our body through modesty and on the wedding night we should feel proud that we saved ourselves and that we guarded our heart and waited for the one that God has for us. Keep your heart guarded and keep yourself wrapped up fully in God's love and in modesty. I found this really cool analogy about a Christmas present. Us woman are fully wrapped in modesty (not being revealing in our clothes or else that will spoil it) and are waiting for that day when we get to be unwrapped. 

Girls and Guys....modesty is so important! You are a precious and beautiful gift from God, don't think any less of yourself! You are worth so much!!! We are made in Christ's image. He loves you so much!!!!!!!!! 

Modesty it beautiful :)

Mikayla

Update!

Hey everyone,


Hope you are all doing well! Congrats to all of you Grads of 2014! God has amazing plans for you even if you don't know what you want to do. I was like that when I graduated in 2013. I didn't really know what to do and I still don't know what I want to do but I know God has great plans and I will have good news coming soon!

I recently went to Grant's Grad which was so much fun, I am so happy for him. After that I went to YC! YC was so amazing and I had floor seats so it was pretty sweet. I bought a camera lens and I love it, I am planning on getting in the photography business more! :)

So when I first started writing my blog, I was working at Shoppers Drug Mart, well I quit on Easter weekend. I miss Shoppers but I am still working with 90.5 Shine Fm and I absolutely love that job! It's a Christian job and I get to work with some awesome people! I am getting my license in July...finally! Haha, I have had my learners for 4 years in July so I am about ready to get my license. I turn 18 on July 24th so I am pretty excited about that!

I got accepted to be an AAI (All Access Internship) at Camp Harmattan for the third year in a row so I am pretty blessed to be spending another summer at a wonderful place with amazing people! I will be going to Family Camp for the first week and a bit in August and then I am flying to B.C, so I am pretty excited for this summer!

I will be getting another job in the Fall and I will be going back to my home around the world in January!


I am in the midst of writing for my next blog which will be about Modesty!!!!!

Have an awesome day!

Mikayla