After a Long Absence

It's been too long since I last wrote. I guess I got too caught up in my wedding planning and then my sister's wedding, and Thanksgiving, birthdays, work, and Christmas to remember. My apologies... I'll try to do better. 

But don't I always say that? I wish I felt like there was a purpose to my writing here. Maybe someday I will find one. 

For now, I guess I will give a snapshot into my life. It's what I usually do. 

I am married, as of September 11, 2015. Yes, that day. But as much as I respect the remembrances of it, and as much as I hate what happened that day years ago, and honor those who died there, I don't believe that this day can be reserved forever as a day of mourning. 

After all, Jesus took our mourning and turned it into dancing!

Well, married life hasn't only been dancing. . . . Joshua and I have more than our fair share of arguments. But it is good. God is good. And fail as we do, we still strive to keep Him central in this relationship. And Joshua and I are learning to love each other more and more as each day passes.

Aside from marriage, I work at Family Christian bookstore. Like any workplace, it has corruption, but I choose to see that I am blessed to work in a place where excellence is expected and correct hearts are appreciated; a place where you can go off and pray with a customer or with the lady taking care of inventory. 

That being said, work takes much of the time I do not use for cooking, cleaning, and loving on my husband.

Joshua and I are also active in our church. It's a smaller gathering--only about 100 people. But these people love Jesus and desire to share Him with all the people working in the manufacturing center we call our home. We have just taken on the responsibility of leading a youth group for the middle school and high school aged kids in the church, and I believe we will find it to be a very rewarding use of our time.

I still love to see my family, and since we go to the same church and only live 10 minutes away, it isn't very difficult to do. My sister is a little farther away, but we still see her on occasion as well. Joshua's family lives in Jackson area, so that's about 2 hours from us here. We are spending Christmas with them, though, and when we go there our visits are always a few nights long.

Today, for Christmas, I baked more cookies. This time, a batch of gingersnaps. They're so good! I'm thrilled with how they turned out. 

God bless, and I hope I remember to write again soon!