I say EVERYTHING!!! As most of you should know by now. We have the blessing of bringing a new person into this world on April 27th, 2009. We have finally, after not very much thinking, decided on a name.
Elijah (The Lord Is My God) Jun (boils down to submission) Sowma (a sweet Lebanese name)
There you go. Enjoy!
I am quite certain at this stage in the game, there is most definitely the ART OF MARRIAGE, and the ART OF LOVE.
As I awaken everyday, I find myself more and more aware of that art. Not that I am certain I understand it yet, or that I am actually employing it’s use properly, but I am certain that I am learning it everyday. It was said once by someone I know that they were sure that God had made marriage to be a daily deconstruction of our selfish nature. Or something like that. He said it much simpler though. In my marriage I am pushed, I am shoved, and I am destroyed all the time. The funny thing though, as when in previous relationships I thought that it was the other person doing it to me, I find that I have quite well achieved these results on my own, without any help. I AM selfish, I don’t quite know how to REALLY love someone day in and day out with grace and mercy. I am offensive, and I am vile at times.
My wife though. She pretends to not notice most of the time. She cleans me up, and dust me off. She kisses me softly, and begins to let me start again. There is an ART to marriage, and an ART to love. It is grace, mercy, kindness, forgiveness, faith, hope, and selflessness. Although I don’t quite embody all those things all the time. God has brought someone quite perfect in those area’s to teach me day by day. And someday… I will write a blog about how she does it!
Thanks.
I decided that I too, along with everyone else would write my New Years blog, post haste.
Where to start. A year. roughly 365 days.
As I take a step back and evaluate the year past, I look to all the amazing things that I have to return to. Almsot one year ago I rang in my 27th birthday with a wonderful set of co-workers, and an amazing set of friends. Although on the opposite side of the world from one half of my family and friends, I some how managed to be happy and keep moving forward. To those of you who believe that this was an easy task, maybe you have never lived on the opposite side of the earth from your friends and family. And to those of you who know how hard it is, it gets much better than you ever could have imagined if you choose to let it do that for you.
After my birthday I proceeded onto the next part of the year. In February a relationship blossomed that I could have never imagined blossoming. Really in the middle of craziness, and a life that was a bit confusing and confused, God totally turned my life around and allowed for a lot of healing to happen, and a new chapter to begin.
As the days turned into weeks and the weeks into months a wedding was planned and achieved. Hearts united and tied together. Families came together to form a bond not to be broken for anything but time. We continued to fight and fly through each day as we spun into fall.
We moved in and moved onto a new beginning. There together set into our new house, sitting snug and nestled in for the winter learned of a new edition to be added to already new and blossoming relationship. To be expected around April 27th of 2009.
As we proceeded to work and be blessed the church blossomed and people moved in and others moved on. As this takes it’s toll, you move on and begin to thank God again for everything he has in store, because we are reminded again that the plans of this world and these people cannot stand the test of our father. So we pray and move forward again to smell the sweet sweet nectar of the new year and all it has to bring. Through our grief and pain, we move on.
A procession of grace has overcome that of direct tyranny. It has abundantly provided for our lives and our health. A wealth being provided. Thank you again for that. It has been the only thing at times. You are gracious, and graceful.
“I am captivated. Captivated by you!”
