The adventures of a girl and her cat

When we first got Ashes there was an instant bond

Even Jake approved of her.

She loves Matt.

She loves me 

And she LOVES the outdoors.

Thankfully she loves us just a little bit more than the outdoors so she comes home ;)

Just like family

I love the people in our Bible study! I am not sure what I would do without these people. I am so thankful that God created us to be in a community with one another. Last night we talked about the story of David and Jonathan. If you haven't read this story it is in 1 Samuel 18. 

"When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan committed himself to David, and loved him as much as he loved himself. "

In some translations it says "loved him as much as his own soul." Can you imagine loving a friend in that way? When we first read this we were talking about how we would consider that a "homosexual" love but the more we read the more we realized that this kind of a bond between men is discouraged in our culture. Men are taught from a young age that being a man means that you don't need anyone. To be transparent with someone is to show weakness. God did not make us to live like this. 

Last night I tried to imagine what it would be like to be completely transparent with my close friends. At first I became frightened that they might not like me anymore. I was afraid that they may not like the person that I really am. Then I became excited at the bond that I would be able to have with them. What a wonderful example of Christs love. 

Home!

My husband and I have a house! We actually have been here for almost 2 months now and we are LOVING it! I finally feel like I have a place to call home. Before we bought the house we were living in a very small one bedroom apartment. After approximately one week I was done with the tight living quarters.  Our apartment was in the basement with one window and one sliding glass door. The small amount of light that would have been let in was covered by a big shady tree. I became depressed very quickly. It's amazing how important it is to have sunshine! Thankfully our house has nice big windows in every room (I probably wouldn't have bought it if it didn't).

We are SO blessed!

Oh, this old thing?

It has almost been a year since my last post which is a shame because it has been a very eventful year!

This past year I have:

• Gone to college for the first time
• Became engaged
• Became married
• Reunited with an old friend
• Became a cat owner
• Learned to knit
• Learned to rock climb

As of right now Matt and I are in the process of buying a home. Buying a home is MUCH more stressful than getting married in my opinion. Talk about a scary purchase. Although this has been a stressful time Matt and I have been extremely blessed to have Godly people helping us through the process. I never thought I would look forward to talking to my mortgage lender but I am so impressed that he never stops reminding us that God is in control of the situation and after every meeting or phone call he prays with us. This has also transferred into our marriage and reminds us to continuously pray about this together (praying together is one of my favorite things about being married). I am also in awe of the people that God has placed in my life right now. He always knows what I need. Lord, thank you for the many blessings that you have given Matt and I and I pray that we will be able to show your love to others so that they can one day experience this great relationship for themselves.

Amen