3 Months and Life

I keep saying I'm going to be a better blogger, but here it is 2 months after my last post! Life just gets in the way sometimes. I'm not at my computer now so no pics, just my rambling.

Saturday, we celebrated 3 months of marriage! Hubs and I both feel like it's been a lot longer but time has really flown by. Love making new memories together.

Here are some of my favorites and most memorable so far:

• Cooking blackened red fish and filling up the whole house with smoke! No wonder you order blackened foods in restaurants...the cast iron skillet gets hot and smoky fast. But we still managed to salvage the fish and de fume the house.
• Putting up our Christmas tree with our ornaments, and new ornaments.
• Finally building a gingerbread house. This is something I've always wanted to do since I was little. Hubs had never built one either..so much fun. I can't wait to do this with our kids.
• Being the preacher's wife. Hubs has preached at 2 different churches (one was an interview- still praying!) so I got to go with him. He preached and I sang. Thank you Lord for answering this prayer that I prayed all those years ago.
• Date night- Orange Leaf Yogurt is our fave.
• Making s'mores on the grill when it was 78 degrees outside. We do live in Louisiana after all.
• Going to a wedding of a childhood friend back home and introducing my hubby to people that I've known for years.
• Planning our Christmas schedule
• Planning a Valentine's day mini vacation cruise! Super pumped and it's a super deal.

While there have been a lot of good memories and fun times over the past few months, there have been some tough times too.

• My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer. But it's early stage and looks to be contained to one area and all he'll need his surgery.
• Moms of two of my close friends are facing major health issues. One was diagnosed with cancer and the other one will have to resume taxing chemo treatments. This was right about the time we found about my dad and the reality of my parents getting older hit. Suddenly, I felt like an adult. (not that I haven't before- it just seemed more real that I was)
• Still waiting on God to open the door for Hubby's ministry- next job. This has been hard. We had a pretty major disappointment with a job opening earlier and we're still waiting and praying. It's hard because I feel stuck. So much hinges on this: I feel like we can't move forward.

Which leads me to the next thing God has been showing me..I'll probably have to write more later, because it's that good and it's taking me a while to process it, live it out.

Living in the now with contentment.  This is so hard! We're always looking for the next season, stage, big thing in life. When I was single, it was when will I have a boyfriend..then met him- when will we get engaged? Engaged, now I'm married. Married- when will we have kids? Have a house, want a bigger house, and so on and so on.

This is where I am right now..trying to live in the now. Where I am now is exactly where God wants me to be: my circumstances, my life, my job..this is it. God has me here with all of my circumstances for a reason and for a season. Here's the thing about seasons: they change, they don't last forever. Praise the Lord! I can't imagine having a Louisiana summer for longer than the short time we do have it.  :)

Here's what I've been chewing on: "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want." Phil 4:12

The word secret- how many times have I read this verse and not noticed the word "secret"? The secret is the key..the key is contentment. It's a discpline, an aquired skill, something that is learned after repetitive motion. You have to put it into practice, work at developing the muscle.

So right now, I'm learning to be content, right where He has me..for He meets my needs.