Here we go! We are
starting a new adventure...blogging.
There’s actually a true reason behind starting this blog, but we’ll get
back to that later.
So we are closing in on our five-monthiversary. In a way, it feels like just yesterday we
said “I do” while at the same time it feels like we have been at this marriage
thing for years now.
In any case, I am kinda wondering what people mean when they
say “the honeymoon is over, “ or, “just
wait, you are still newlyweds.” Yes, you
come back from the cruise, and go back to work, and deal with disrespectful
hooligans, and pay the bills, and cut the grass, but at the end of the day, you
come home, set your worries aside, and get to spend EVERY evening with your
best friend. How could it get any better
than that?
Before we got married, we were privileged to receive
numerous “words of wisdom” from family, friends, and even an older lady from
the Winder Probate Office. Many have
said your first year of marriage is just awful.
But while I am no expert, and only five months into this thing, I cannot
say I agree. Yes, it is an adjustment
living with someone else, and going behind them putting their belt and socks
and shoes in the closet instead of on the nightstand, but I wouldn’t say that
makes marriage “awful.” We have our
quirks, we point them out, and then we make fun of each other and laugh about
it. Because really, who cares which way
you fold the clothes, cut the veggies, or make the bed.
These past few months have been stressful at times, yet
extremely rewarding. I am sure many of
you know that Parker’s Dad has been battling cancer. While often I wondered why this is happening
and especially why now, during our first year of marriage when exciting things
are going on all around us, it has put things in perspective. It has shown me the true value of a
relationship, and love as I watch Parker’s Mom care for his Dad. It has shown me not to take things for
granted, and to cherish every single moment together.
We titled this blog “The Watson’s Wanderings” because that’s
what we do....we lay in bed at night, and our minds wander. We think about what happened throughout our
day, talk through things together, and try to solve all the worlds’
problems. While we “wander” we are not
lost. We know exactly what God requires
of us: “To act justly, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly.”
As the months and years go by, we will wander together,
resting in what Jesus has planned for us in this crazy adventure called
life. Life’s a journey, and while we
wander, we are not lost.
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