dream...

The dream section of this blog features posts that deal mainly with marriage, my relationship with Christ, and my hopes and aspirations. When starting a blog about my adventures of being a wife I knew that I wanted to talk about decorating, designing, and cooking because those are all things I love to do and they are gifts that I can now use to serve my husband, but I wanted my blog to be more than just that. Not every woman is wired the same. I love to cook, and craft and I am extremely good at creating masterpieces while also creating master messes. I hate cleaning. It is awful. and organization is not my strong suit. So I serve my husband by coming home from work and cooking us an awesome meal, while he serves me by doing the dishes and cleaning up the kitchen after dinner (yup, I got me a good one!) I don't want my blog to send the message that to be a good wife you have to be a good cook, or good at decorating, because that is not at all what being a wife is about. If you love to clean and hate to cook, that's awesome! Marriage is all about balance and partnership. It is not one person serving the other, but each serving each other. Find out what each of you is good at and create a system that works best for y'all! The most important thing is that you are partnering with each other to grow closer to God and serve him.

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Because everyone is talking about marriage...

The last couple of weeks I have seen several different articles on the topic of marriage circulating the internet. They were sweet and idealistic views on how marriage should look. And though I am sure these articles were well intended, there was something that didn't sit right with me. I've been trying to hold my tongue (a trait that has never been one of my strong suits). I really didn't want to sit down and write a post about marriage. After all, having only been married for four months I don’t really have the credentials to tell others what marriage should look like. But after seeing these articles over and over I finally decided to say something. I want you to know that I write this with caution, knowing full well that I am no expert on marriage. My husband and I are exploring new territory every day. There is so much we don’t know; so much to figure out. And at the end of our lifetime I am sure we will have not perfected it. However, if we are wanting to know what marriage should look like, shouldn't we be turning to the one who created it for the answers?
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A running partner...

If you accidentally stumbled upon this blog post hoping for exercise advice let me go ahead and warn you that you have come to the wrong place. There are very few things in this world that I like less than running. I wish I was a health nut that loved to exercise, but I hate it so much that recently the only way I've been able to make myself “work out” and get my heart rate up has been through playing just dance on our Wii  I am pathetic, I know it, and I am totally OK with it! What the title of this post is referring to is 1 Corinthians 9:24 “Do you not know that in a race all runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.” 

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The beginning of my happily ever after...

I thought the perfect way to start off a blog about my adventures as a wife would be to tell you about the day that this whole adventure began. June 15, 2013 was the day that forever changed my life, the day that I made my best friend my permanent partner in crime... 

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