Have you ever met one of those people who just makes the world a better place; someone who shines love, grace, and goodness in all that they do? I am blessed to say that my cousin is one of those people. As I watched her walk to down the aisle this past Saturday I was amazed at how loved she is by so many people.

Courtney is a person who so many people strive to be like, as do I. She radiates Christ’s love everywhere she goes and she has had an impact on everyone she has met. Listening to her friends speak about her made me want to live a life like hers. She constantly encourages her friends and speaks truth into their lives. She is the epitome of setting a goal and following through with an incredible amount of grace. She makes you want to be a better person and more importantly she makes you want to grow closer to God. One of her bridesmaids this week mentioned how she strives to be more like Courtney every day, but the awesome thing is, in that she is also striving to be more like Christ because Courtney lives out such a beautiful Christ-like life.

I have always looked up to Courtney and have seen her as a role model. Now, her relationship with her now husband is another model that I strive to follow. Dustin is an amazing man of God, which for one gives me hope that there are still men with a heart like his out there. He also loves Courtney so much and faithfully pursued a relationship with her. This is such an example, especially in today's society where this type of commitment and devotion seems to be hard to find. Dustin watches to see how to care for Courtney and is just so overwhelmed at the fact that Courtney is his bride. He is such an example of how a man should love and care for his bride, that I hope to find a man that will love me in the same way I see Dustin love my amazing cousin.

This beautiful relationship is not all Dustin though, Courtney gracefully stands beside Dustin being a great teammate and showing so much love to him. She is a prime example of how to be an independent women while still being lead by the guidance of her man. It was said over and over this week how each person in this relationship is such an incredible person and doing so much for the Kingdom of God separately, but when you put them together the amount of work they do for the Kingdom is absolutely remarkable. That is the kind of relationship we should all be looking for. Although Courtney was not out searching for a boyfriend, she was simply going to church, being faithful to Christ, and leading others in the Bible and along the way God brought the perfect man for her into her life.

Courtney is such a blessing in my life and in so many others. So many people want to be just like her, simply because everywhere she goes she shines Jesus, and that is why I want to be just like my cousin.