I remember talking about our life together in 2007 when we started dating in college. I remember dreaming about what married life could be....and at such a young age. I remember getting engaged in 2008 and married in 2009, knowing we started our life together so young, and knowing we had our entire lives to work towards our goals and dreams as a couple! I remember our first little house together, getting our first couch and no longer sitting on the floor, doing things other than watching tv, because we didn't even have that yet. I remember how simple life was - and how perfectly content we were. I remember dreaming about buying our "forever home" together and starting a family. I remember finding that home and moving into what seemed like an enormous house! (I could no longer vacuum the entire house from one plug-in spot! haha) I remember planning which room could be a nursery in the future, dreaming about what our yard and property would look like one day. I remember our excitement of finding out we were pregnant, becoming parents together, bringing Nova home, creating this new chapter together with our happy little family. I keep thinking about memories and the sweet, simple moments I cherish.....
I stop and realize in this very moment that we are living our dream right now.
It is so easy to get caught up in adulting, in working, in setting goals and working towards them, in making plans for the next step in life, in parenting and being busy.
As I stop and take a moment to look at where we have been and where we are today, I smile and can honestly say that we are living our dream. What started as hopes in 2007 have turned into a journey together of being married, of parenting together, of doing this thing called "life" as a team.......and learning to love one another more and more along the way.
I love my days home with Nova. I love the look on her face when she hears you pulling in the drive way after your day at work. I love how we enjoy being outdoors together and we can have so much fun doing simple things together. Our family feels complete. "A chord of three strands is not easily broken" - Ecclesiastes 4:12. There is something so powerful in numbers of three and I find the simplicity and strength in our happy little family.
While yes, we still set goals together and dream of our future with an "older Nova" - I want to slow down and simply live today, because the life we have RIGHT NOW is the life that I have always dreamed about. Life as a wife and life as a mom and living the way we are today is such a ginormous gift to me. I can see God's hand in it all. Living our lives differently and following His direction with a set-apart way of living has truly paid off....and will continue to!
I looked back at one of my journals from high school and saw one of my focuses of prayer was for my future husband.....I can honestly say that God blessed me in that area as well by giving me you! You're literally the description I wrote when praying for the man God would have for me. (even down to looks.....pretty amazing if you ask me!)
We are living our dream.
I am perfectly content with all God has given us and want you to know that living life with you is the best way to live. Living life as parents now with Nova is the icing on top.
When I pause to thank God for all that He has blessed me with, I realize that the life I dreamed of as a little girl is the life that I'm living today! My heart is full and my soul is content!
We have been made some bold decisions together when it comes to the age we were married, in our decisions with our career paths, and with how we live today. We have experienced deep heartache with losing my brother and learned to lean into God even more while sticking together for positivity. We have definitely experienced some ups and downs...and that is part of life, isn't it? Without the difficult seasons, we would not be as grateful for the sunshine filled chapters.....I know there will be many more ups and downs along our journey and I know that God will remain our foundation and our source of joy, peace, wisdom, etc through it all.
Today I am simply filled with joy and am feeling 100% content with where we are in life...and I give all of the credit to God for paving the way, for providing for us, and for blessing our relationship and our family. Nothing we have is by our own works...it is a gift from God and when we look at it that way and realize we are to be good stewards with what God entrusts us with, (our body, our spouse, our kid, our home, our finances, etc) everything falls into place and we learn to appreciate the small things, to strive to be better not only for ourselves, but for our loved ones, and see God's hand in everything along the journey!
Life is sweeter when shared with those you love......and I love what we have.
#happy3
