Saturday, January 15, 2011
It's A New Day
When I last wrote I said I could feel God's hands working in my life. I was so excited for what he was going to do in me. HE was asking me to patiently wait for HIS plan to unfold. Part of his plan unfolded last June. I married a great guy ,who is always trying to grow in his relationship with God. He constantly challenges me....(sometimes I love this, and other times I'm grumbling under my breath.) So this is our first year of marriage and now we have 4 kids in our house. How many marriages start out with 4 kids? It has been fun but also challenging. Anyone who thinks they are going to get married and it will all be easy is wrong. Marriage is the hardest relationship and the best at the same time. I love Rich with all of my heart. I love to spend time with him...I wish there was more time in the day to be with him. I think the hard part about marriage is letting go of the selfishness and being completely naked in front of someone. I know, I know I said naked. I mean naked in the sense of standing before someone asking, will you or do you love me even though you know all of my good and bad? Will you leave me? It's not easy to be naked in any way. Are you fully comfortable? After giving birth to three kids...I'm not. (LOL)
I have learned a lot in the short time of our marriage. I have learned that I'm a carrot. Yes...I am a carrot...I said it and now you are probably wondering why I call myself a carrot. Shortly after Rich and I got married we went to a Step family class at church. The class was awesome. What they said was that a step family is a crock pot. Some people in the family are potatoes and soften and blend quickly. Others are carrots and need more time to soften up. We all don't soften up at the same time. Rich and three of the kids are potatoes and two of us are carrots. So things that would be and should be so much fun....are sometimes difficult for the two of us. We are all learning and softening. I guess this blog will now become about our crock pot.....what a journey that will be.
blessings to all and to all a date night. That is where I am headed...date night.
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