A Real Catch – Five Facts All About My Husband

My husband and I have been married for nearly 6 years. We married VERY young. I was 18, he was 19. We “just knew”. We knew that we were perfect for each other, and that our lives would be better together than apart.

My husband is the best friend I’ve ever had. I’ve never been more “real” with anyone. Not even myself. Sometimes that “realness” just explodes out at the point of complete depletion (from stress, or exhaustion…), and sometimes, it is nonverbal (he can tell what I’m thinking just by a look, and let’s not even get into the “realness” that happens during pregnancy and childbirth).

My husband is a child at heart. What can sometimes be infuriating, can also be so charming. I love that he loves to play and have fun. He is a better dad for it. It can also be a weakness, which leads me to…

My husband is pretty good at admitting his faults. He knows he is not perfect, and he owns up to it once he realizes that he’s wrong. I love this trait of his, because I’m also, not perfect. It is easier to be imperfect with a spouse that can identify his imperfections, and thus, not blame you for all of the problems you face.

My husband is doing his best to learn how to lead our family in Christ and how to serve the Lord, despite an unsupportive (at best) family system. He had no example of Christ-like family life, and yet, he still tries to encourage his family to be set apart and obedient servants of our Lord. And for that, he is truly the biggest inspiration and the best blessing I have ever received.

xx -S

So Much For “Daily”…

I’m planning on daily blogging. Honestly. I am.

That said, I’m a busy homeschooling momma of three sweet children (4, 2, and 9mo), so plans do not always go as one would like.

My little ones have been doing well with school, and our special needs baby is really starting to blossom. I will do posts on some fun facts about each of them very soon. 🙂

I am going to end here, and say that I am sorry for the short, and infrequent posting. I will do better. Promise.

For now, I am off to watch Netflix with my handsome husband.

Day 1 – A Fresh Start

“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me.”         John 14:1

I read somewhere (probably a blog), that the first post on a personal blog should be telling the audience what said blog is about…

Recently, I’ve been in a rut. I’ve been feeling like everything that could possibly go wrong, has. I’ve felt like a bad wife, a bad mom, a bad friend inadequate. I’ve always dealt with self doubt. It’s been a HUGE issue for me, especially since becoming a wife and mother. It has manifested in many ways throughout the years, and it has been completely debilitating at times. For a while, over a year, actually, I didn’t struggle with it at all. But lately it’s been back, in full force.

And then, several days ago, I read the verse above (and several other scriptures) during a Quiet Time, and (finally!) had an epiphany: All this time, I’ve called my issue a “self confidence problem”, and I’ve been right, just not in the way I thought. My problem is that I’m searching for confidence in myself, when I should be holding onto confidence in Him.

Whoa. Deep. I know. 😉

So, welcome to a blog about a whole new way of thinking; A year of training myself to see things through Christ’s eyes, and to act and react how He would. And hopefully, getting rid of my self confidence issue. Once and for all.