Marriage Can be Hard.

Marriage can be Hard. 

I once had someone tell me that she and her husband never fight. I find that extremely hard to believe so when I found the following picture I laughed so hard:

Photo credit: http://myfriendsaremarried.tumblr.com/post/31991561178/when-my-friend-swears-she-never-fights-with-her-husband

Honestly I think a lot of the time people do not see their own faults or choose to ignore these faults. I got married at 21 and this May Hans and I will be celebrating our two year wedding anniversary. I get that we're not perfect. We fight but who doesn't? But we're also best friends. I am so grateful that I have Hans. I love our adventures together and I think he's worth fighting for and worth fighting with. Hans is my best friend and I am so excited for all our adventures ahead. Even though I've been married I still found a lot of really funny things on this blog called myfriendsaremarried. I know that since I'm married there are some things that I should not like about the site but honestly I think it's hilarious. Hans and I found ourselves laughing about many of the silly picture and statement combinations. I feel like being married does not exclude you from some of the comments she has gotten as a single person. SO to those friends of mine who are single and to those who have a great sense of humor and can appreciate a good laugh (even when it's possibly poking fun at a situation they might be in) check out http://myfriendsaremarried.tumblr.com :)

Being a Doer.

Lately (meaning for a few months now) I have been thinking about the concept of going to things or seeing things rather than doing things. This has really challenged me. You see it all started when I was cuddled up on the couch in a quilt my Great Aunt made for me with a delicious mug of hot chocolate as I watched some old hockey games. At this point in time the NHL still had the season on hold. I was checking twitter on an almost daily basis just hoping to hear the update that hockey would be back! As I was sitting there watching an old Oiler’s game from the glory days of Gretzky and Messier I started to have a challenging introspective moment. I could not help but feel challenged that I have never played hockey; more than that I was challenged about watching life versus being a part of life.

            What am I supposed to do about this? Well I’ll be honest I am probably not going to stop watching hockey or going to start playing hockey. I can only imagine the ways I would be crushed. On top of this I think hockey is my sport to enjoy from the sidelines. BUT this thinking still challenged me. I want to be doing. So I have made some challenges to myself. I will finish the novel I’m writing. I will attempt to get it published. I will finish the art series that I’m working on. I will complete another art series after I finish this one. I will attempt to get my art series into a gallery where other people can see my art and hopefully become inspired to go out and do something. This also challenged me in terms of Hans and my trip to Europe. I loved our trip but my constant concern was will we be going out and doing something or just walking around looking at everything. Our trip was amazing but I have to say I feel challenged. I want to leave earth better than I find it. If I am just watching all the time I will miss out on so many of the awesome things that God has planned for me to take part in. I believe we are supposed to rest in Christ but I think in that new strength and peace we are to go out and truly change the world for God’s glory. Honestly I’m still figuring things out but I am so glad that I have God, Hans, and my family to help me along the way. 

Blessed.

I am overwhelmed by how blessed I am. God is such a gracious, loving, awesome, perfect, and forgiving God... He sent his awesome son Jesus to earth to live and then sacrifice his life for humanity to be able to have a relationship with him and God. That is an overwhelming, awe-inspiring type of love. And then on a very personal level I have to say I am overwhelmed with blessing again and again. God gave me parents that deeply love God and show it through their actions on a daily basis. God blessed me with siblings who also love and trust in God. God hand picked AMAZING grandparents for me too. Then on top of all the those wonderful people I have been blessed with phenomenal and inspiring friends. I have been able to continue my education through college and will be graduating with a B.A. this spring. PLUS through getting that university education I somehow managed to be blessed beyond what I ever could have guessed when I met Hans who is my best friend, love, husband.  Now I am married to a man that is seriously a gift from God and loves and follows and trusts God like crazy. I just wanted to celebrate Jesus because SERIOUSLY He is way better at planning than I could ever be. I am excited to see what His plans are for Hans and my future.