big daddy

I have been married for six plus sweet but not easy months! I have loved everyday of this new life so far. Pat and I have done some pretty awesome things in these first six plus months ... we have gone to weddings, NYC, cooked a lot, become obsessed with netflix, joined the YMCA, etc. 

Fortunately in these past months Pat hasn't stopped making me laugh, he is a really funny guy! He still makes my heart go pitter patter and I am still very in love with him, even more everyday.  I have figured out that Pat loves me even when I am at my worst, so no matter how many buttons I push or how bratty I am he loves me big time. I get to feel God's love by him loving me really close to unconditionally, an almost perfect love. This draws me closer to God because I am pretty sure God is the only one that loves me more than Pat. 

My brattiness is a reflection of SIN and brokenness, unfortunately is has come out since we have been. My whole life I have been learning that comparison is the thief of joy, but recently I have decided to believe it and guess what? Its true and so freeing not to live that way! I have also become more confident in Christ in me and stopped believing lies. 

This past six months has been revolutionary! I have learned so much about me and about Pat and about us together and about God and His faithfulness. I have found that if I stop believing Satan's lies that I can be used by God! 

Just Getting Started..

I have had this blog account open since the days when I used to check my myspace account. My brilliant idea was for their backgrounds to match. I haven't written anything because I am not that interesting and couldn't think of anything to blog about.

Thank goodness Jeremy D. Miller convinced me to blog when I simply typed into google "Should I blog?"

Some of his reasons to support the answer yes are:

• You publish something that helps somebody. You've used a lot of tutorials, newsgroups, and other people's posts in your career. Think of your blog as a way to pay it forward.
• By writing out your position on anything, you'll be forced to crystallize your thoughts on a subject. I very frequently use my blog as a way to "pre-can" arguments and explanations for later. I've used my blogging material in consulting roles. I think that the simple act of expressing yourself is a good way to learn. What do you think about a subject, and why? Can you defend that statement?
• It's a way to practice communication
• You'll get noticed in a positive way and turn it into professional gain. Arguably, writing a blog is the best thing I've ever done for my career.
• It'll be funny to go back over old posts and see how your ideas have change

He clearly put a lot of thought into this ... I probably won't even put this much thought into anything I post, but he convinced me!

I am not quite sure what the the purpose of this blog is ... what am I trying to teach but we will see

Some of my thoughts:
~stories from school
~crafts
~cooking
~marriage