Today I am looking back on my year of being 25. Tomorrow I officially turn 26. I literally can't believe that I will be 26. Where did 25 go? I will no longer be in my mid 20's I will be well on my way to 30. Whoa. So . Crazy. I still remember what I was doing on my 25th birthday. I was nannying that day for Owen and Leah, and also waiting for Matt to arrive in that day. Matt was officially leaving Hawaii and stopping back in Wisconsin for a couple weeks before he headed to Texas for the summer. I remember sitting in the Andersen's driveway eating birthday cupcakes with Leah, soaking in the sun. Then Matt arrived and the day got so much better.=). Matt had brought me a lei from Hawaii for my Birthday too, which was a fun surprise!
I was incredibly blessed again in the year of being 25. There way so many blessings beyond what I could possibly imagine in being 25. I got engaged and I got married. Two very incredibly high points for me. The Lord blessed me with an amazing fiance and now husband. I worked two incredible jobs that I loved. I have made new friends and rekindled old friendships. I moved to a new state, that I am thoroughly enjoying, and started a whole new life of being a wife. These just a few of the tremendous blessings the Lord gave me in the year of being 25. Not to mention His unfailing faithfulness, forgiveness, grace, mercy, love, sovereignty, and goodness.
I am excited about turning 26 tomorrow. I am excited to see what the Lord is gonna teach me and how He is gonna grow me in the next year. I am ready to do new adventures with Matt here in Georgia just him and I, and also with new friends. I am excited about maybe possibly starting a new job. I am ready to share my home with visitors from Wisconsin and wherever else. I am ready to grow deeper and deeper in love with my Savior this next year.
Here's to turning 26!
This is the book that I have been reading recently. It has been a very encouraging book to me. I have enjoyed it very much. This is the book that Matt and I will be going through with our home group starting next week. I am excited to see and learn what other couples will share about the different topic in the book, but Ultimately excited to be taught what GODS WORD has for me to learn about marriage and what my role as Matt's wife needs to ultimately look like. We are excited to start this group and meet some new friends!!
I thought I would finally get everyone caught up on our lives here in GA and let you know how we are doing and what we are learning here. I know that I may not be the best writer out there, and I feel like sometimes my fingers don't write out exactly what I want to say, or what I am thinking in my brain. But this is a blog to keep all of my friends and family posted on what we are doing here, how we are doing, and how we are growing. Its also to share my struggles and passions.
The week was off to a rough start for both of us. Matt called me last Sunday to let me know that He was going to have to stay till at least 7pm Sunday night and more than likely the rest of his work week as well. I was devastated. I treasure my evenings with Matt, and every moment that we spend together- Plus the fact that I get lonely sometimes being here at the house alone most of the time-I think some of it has to do with that we didn't get to spend a lot of time together while we were dating or engaged doing the long distance thing, So now that we are married, I just want to spend every waking second with him! So when he told me that, my heart just sank, and my eyes started welling up and tears rolled down my face. But I had to remind myself that this is the life that we live. This is the life I live. I am learning that sometimes this may happen, this is Matt's job, and I need to be thankful that the Lord has blessed Matt with a good job, although it maybe stressful and not dream hours. So I prayed that the Lord would just give me peace and strength to get through the day and the rest of the week. And as always, The Lord was/is faithful and brought me through, and Matt didn't have to stay as long as he thought on Sunday, but on Monday it was a very long day...He didn't get home till 7:45pm. It was a rough day for both of us, but the Lord brought us through. My friend Thea was sick this week, so I wasn't able to hang out with her this past week, and my friend/neighbor Amber was sick also, so hence, I was in the house everyday last week. But God taught me a lot this last week, and it was good for me. I am daily humbled by His grace, forgiveness, and letting me live this blessed life I live. I am undeserving of all of this.
When Matt's weekend finally came Wednesday night, He came home around 6:15, (later than whats "supposed" to be) and surprised me with a bouquet of beautiful flowers. It was supposed to be a "Just Because" bouquet, but it also happened to be our 2 month wedding anniversary. It was so sweet. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner together, and just a night in our home of watching movies. That was pretty much our entire weekend - just hanging in our home just being together. We did do a little work around the house cleaning, doing yard work and washing the car. Our big thing this weekend that we did was attend the Annual Lobster Races in South Carolina. It was kinda fun- It was something to check out and do. Matt and I like to see and do things in town or close by. We thought it sounded interesting so we did. The lobster race is exactly how it sounds. They race lobsters and the winning one gets to go back into the ocean. They also had other venders there, rides, food, and all kinds of fair type things. We went for a couple hours and then headed back to Augusta where we met up with our friends Thea and Jeramey in downtown Augusta to hang out and have fun. It was such a fun, relaxing weekend. It was wonderful being with Matt and our friends!
We are now back in work mode till Wednesday night. I have meals to plan and long days ahead of me/us. God has been so good to us, blessing us with the life that we live here,together, in Georgia, and I am so thankful, and grateful for what He is doing in us, and the way He chooses to bless us. None of it we deserve. We are looking forward to hosting a family group/ small group from our church here in our home! We are hosting and being involved with the engaged/newly married group! So excited for this summer session and getting to know others at Berea. It will be so awesome! I can't wait to learn from other couples and grow in Christ with them! Just being encouraged by others stories makes me excited!
Have a blessed week.
