Matt Olpinski + Rachel Pellicano, Our First Year Together

Tag: church

  • Wedding Day

    I am going to marry her.

  • Bible Study

    We started attending a new Bible study recently and we love going together to learn how to be better and stronger for each other and for God.

  • Our first week apart

    I went away to a retreat called Basileia for an entire week up in the Adirondack mountains to play guitar on a worship team. That means I was away from my little Italian lady for 7 days. We talked throughout each day and I called you every night until I got home. Then we spent 4 straight days together!

  • Her Best Friends Wedding

    We both got dressed up to attend your best friends wedding. It was a beautiful spring day and the reception was especially fun.

  • Morning Devotional

    We were up late watching Captain Phillips and overslept the late service at church. So, instead I went and bought you a coffee while you made belgian waffles. Afterwards, we went out on my deck to do a morning devotional together in place of the service we missed.

    We read 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 and talked about God’s patience and love for us and how we who are saved are appointed to lead others to Christ. We also talked about how incomprehensible His love is. Love is something that evolves over time. Forgiveness is hard. Forgiveness doesn’t mean forgetting. God is infinitely patient with us even though He knows we are doing wrong. However, He also knows the ending.

    It was a beautiful morning and a great conversation. I love my girl and I love my God!

  • Easter Sunday

    We went to the 11:30am service together on Easter to celebrate the life of Christ and honor Him on this special day. It was a beautiful time of worship and reflection combined with an outstanding message of salvation delivered by senior pastor Pierre DuPlessis. Of course none of this happened before you got your coffee and snuck it into the main auditorium. Again.

  • Every. Single. Sunday.

    We attend the 11:30 service each week. Each week you buy a coffee and illegally sneak it into the auditorium in a huge purse.

  • A Day to Remember

    We started the day by attending an awesome church service at The Father’s House (the first you have seen that included a live dance performance and giant bouncy balls). We went home to change and take advantage of the perfect weather (75 and sunny with a cool breeze). We drove through Letchworth State Park just looking at the beautiful scenery and enjoying each others company. That night you made waffles and scrambled eggs which we lathered with syrup, huckleberry jam, whipped cream, butter, chocolate syrup, and powdered sugar while we watch The Rescuers Down Under. Then we sat out on the deck and talked for about an hour under the stars before packing it in for the night.

  • Jeremiah 29:11-13

    For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “ They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.