In recent weeks and months, Sundays seem to have become synonymous with gardening, or at least admiring my garden. Those quiet morning moments are becoming increasingly cherished. Today in particular as we got our first decent harvest from the garden! One squash, one zucchini and a big handful of green beans! It isn't much, but it was one of my proudest moments. I'm beginning to understand the inherent reward in growing your own sustenance. More, more! :)
After our weekly gathering with our CLC family, we hunkered down at home. Armed with a stack of Harry Potter DVDs, we set to work on our least favorite task: cleaning our room. Somehow, husband and I missed the step where you are supposed to outgrow this hatred after adolescence. The rest of our house usually retains some semblance of order, but our room...well, the clothes overtake us. I hate it, and have worked in the past to defeat it, but it is a task that must be managed daily, and I cannot always summon the discipline to do so. Despite the hours it took, the room looks beautiful and it turned out to be some very quality time.
Lastly, joined our best friends and 48 or so other married couples for an evening of marriage celebration, sponsored by our church (and there was Joe Ts!). It was a beautiful night, but a nagging thought kept at me: the focus on repairing marriages in honorable, and certainly needed. But equally necessary in today's society is some serious spotlighting on pre-marital relationship health. Often times I see couples attempting to mend what they have torn apart, when it is possible that it never should have been stitched in the first place. I'm not advocating divorce AT ALL, but rather highlighting the sheer lack of long-term consideration and introspection that needs to take place before you make that promise. How to remedy this? I don't have that answer. Pray and ponder...
Highlights:
1) I am beyond blessed to be married to my best friend. Some days the weight of this hits me harder than others.
2) We played a scavenger hunt at the Marriage Dinner that required you to go around the room and find people who have done certain things in their life. Though it was meant to be lighthearted, it did two things for me: 1)reinforced my desire to complete my 30 by 30 list, and 2) sparked a moment of accomplishment and thankfulness- I really have done a lot in my 27 years!
3) I cannot be trusted with Joe T's tacos. That is all.
Love &...well, Love,
K
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