I wonder what the world would look like...

I wonder what the world would look like if instead of judging others failures, our hearts truly broke for the struggle they have endured. I wonder what the world would look like if we stopped delighting in pushing people down and instead clamored to them with healing words and open arms. I wonder what the world would look like if we stopped being so selfish and selfcentered and we started to look beyond our little world and into the world of others.

I wonder what the world would look like if we were so much more like Him and a lot less like each other.

4 Years of Wedded Bliss

It's been nearly a month since we celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary.

4 years. It's incredible to me how completely and totally blessed I am to be married to you. It's sort of ridiculous how often I hold my breath and think about our family, our marriage, our lives. I honestly didn't realize how completely and totally beautiful marriage could be until I married you. We are drenched in His goodness and we are both very aware of how good we've got it.

You are a strong and steady human being.
You love me right where I'm at. No need to fake it - you see through to my heart.
You are honest and you shoot it straight.
You truly are my partner in every aspect of my life.

It's not always roses and butterflies, is it? We've had some doozy of arguments and we know which buttons to press and just how to press them, but in the end commitment wins. In the end, we come back to one another, choosing love above all else and moving forward with lessons and tools and our hearts very much intact. Because that's what love does. That's what His grace does. That's what we choose to do.

I love you, B. (and I will always love you more.)
Marie

Peace and Faith

Our youngest little dude has contracted Meningitis. Don't look it up. It's not really anything a mom wants to read.

We've had tons of visitors and messages and love shared with us. It's been a beautiful display of what God's children are really about. I've had lots of people ask me if I'm ok - if I'm REALLY ok. And I am. I really am. I feel the same way as when my dad was battling cancer.

Peace.

Weird, huh? Not so much. As I sit here next to my baby's bed, watching the harsh antibiotics be pushed into his body, I have a total sense of peace - because I know that without a doubt, God is the ultimate ruler of this world and of my life and I trust Him completely. He's got this and because of this, I don't have to.

Faith.