Let's be honest, I had all but forgotten about this blog until I got an email yesterday alerting me that I got a comment on the ONE post I wrote more than three years ago. I'm excited that you're inspiring me to write more, Christine :)
If I were to answer the question--what would I do with my life if I could do anything and money wasn't an issue? the answer is plain--I'd (try to) be a writer. So instead of letting excuses determine what I do and don't do-I need to start now!
On April 30th, Steve and I celebrate four years of marriage! It's hard to believe how much time has gone by, but as I re-read my first blog post, I realize not much has changed in the last three years. Sure we have moved (twice!), bought our first home, adopted our dog-son, Chase--and are currently expecting our first child (a baby girl, yet to be named!)--the heart of my last post still rings true.
One of the most challenging things I've found as a Young Christian Wife is being forgiving and selfless. It is so easy to take advantage of your spouse, is it not? Especially since we 'know' that our men will not leave or abandon us. Being married has been a constant reminder of my humanity and how far I have to go as a Christ-follower. What a blessing it is to be married to a man who looks past my faults and loves me anyways. YET STILL--these are things I need to work on. It's so for me to act any way I wish to act and take for granted that Steve will put up with it. :-/ There is a Proverbs that says 'Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.' Think about that--the corner of a roof. Wow! It's true though, I know that I am a hurricane of emotion when I get in a quarrelsome state. This weeks goal: I want to stop acting on emotion, learn to forgive, put my husband before myself and be peaceful. No big deal, right?
Pray for me!
xoxo
Jaime
If I were to answer the question--what would I do with my life if I could do anything and money wasn't an issue? the answer is plain--I'd (try to) be a writer. So instead of letting excuses determine what I do and don't do-I need to start now!
On April 30th, Steve and I celebrate four years of marriage! It's hard to believe how much time has gone by, but as I re-read my first blog post, I realize not much has changed in the last three years. Sure we have moved (twice!), bought our first home, adopted our dog-son, Chase--and are currently expecting our first child (a baby girl, yet to be named!)--the heart of my last post still rings true.
One of the most challenging things I've found as a Young Christian Wife is being forgiving and selfless. It is so easy to take advantage of your spouse, is it not? Especially since we 'know' that our men will not leave or abandon us. Being married has been a constant reminder of my humanity and how far I have to go as a Christ-follower. What a blessing it is to be married to a man who looks past my faults and loves me anyways. YET STILL--these are things I need to work on. It's so for me to act any way I wish to act and take for granted that Steve will put up with it. :-/ There is a Proverbs that says 'Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.' Think about that--the corner of a roof. Wow! It's true though, I know that I am a hurricane of emotion when I get in a quarrelsome state. This weeks goal: I want to stop acting on emotion, learn to forgive, put my husband before myself and be peaceful. No big deal, right?
Pray for me!
xoxo
Jaime
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