Wisdom Tooth Adventure

So, Wyatt had a wisdom tooth taken out on Tuesday. After hearing many stories of embarrassing things people had said when they were on heavy medications... Wyatt was a little worried about embarrassing himself.

Matthew 12:34- "For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks" is best way to describe what Wyatt was like coming out of surgery. He was thanking the doctor and nurses, asking if they were Christians, and saying "Glory be to God". Even in a confused state, Wyatt knew that this whole life is about Christ and that God deserves all the glory. Once we got in the car he told me how much he loves me and wants to lead me closer to Christ. Then we talked about the college students that he is discipling this year.. He said, "I want them to be men who know the gospel. I want them to have tough-skin and a tender heart. Do you think I can teach them that?" And a little later he told me that he was hoping that he would get to go to heaven. I reassured him that there is much work to be done here before he gets to go be with Jesus. Later that evening, once all the medicine had worn off.. I told Wyatt everything that we talked about and he didn't remember any of it!

It was so good for my soul to see how much he truly loves Christ. His devotion to Christ isn't just at the surface or a show or fancy words... It is a unfading love that has transformed him so much that even when unconscious Jesus is all that Wyatt could think about. That was convicting for me! It makes me wonder what I would say if unconscious. Would I want to tell everyone that I see about the truth of the gospel? Would I so desire to see my Savior? Would I want my life to be about selflessness? I hope so.

I truly have the most wonderful husband. He constantly points me back to Christ, even when he is unconscious! :)

The funniest part of the day was when Wyatt was looking at his tooth. They put it in a little baggie so that Wyatt could see it later.  He said, "This is gross... it looks like it has hepatitis." Ha!

Home again, home again..

We just got home from the Summer Leadership Project.  Finally, we haven't been in our apartment for 7 weeks.  When we moved all of our stuff back in this weekend, it felt like we were moving in again for the first time.  Sorry that it has been so long since my last update... this summer has been a little hectic and there is never great internet connections at the beach.  But look for more updates and stories about our summer in Panama City coming soon!

One Year Anniversary

I honestly can not believe that we have been married for a year... It still seems so new! I wonder when it really hits you? Because, often when I am in the kitchen making dinner or straightening the house I think about how fun it is to "play house". Then I remember, "I'm not playing house, I'm actually married!" It sounds silly, but it still feels too good to be true. Honestly, marriage has been a delight!

This pictures is us... in a nutshell.

As I have been thinking about our anniversary, I keep coming back to the story in 1 Samuel 7:12: "Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far the Lord has helped us." Samuel was basically putting up a memorial of the Lord's faithfulness through his life and various trials. He wanted to always remember how God had helped and provided and taken care of him, so that if/when life gets really hard he would have something to look back to and remember the Lord's goodness and faithfulness. That's how I feel about our first year of marriage. I know that life will inevitably get harder, either financially, physically, emotionally, spiritually, relationally. BUT one thing I also know is that God has promised to be with me. Once it does it get harder, I want to remember the way He has provided for us this year. Because I want to continue to trust Him... So, our first year of marriage will always be for me an "Ebenezer"- a memorial of the Lord's faithfulness to us.

Well, our anniversary is today, BUT we celebrated it on April 29th because we knew that it would be hectic at SLP and we might not get to enjoy our anniversary the way we would want to. So, we went to see Shrek the Musical at the Fox Theatre. Sooo fun! We also stayed in a hotel across the street and walked to Baronda for dinner. It was the perfect night!

Romantic dinner at Baronda

Outside the Fox- waiting to see Shrek:The Musical

But we haven't forgotten about tradition… we brought our cake topper down to Panama City. We had cake in bed this morning!  :) 

 I'm so unbelievably thankful for this year, can't wait to see what God has in store for us!

Living vicariously...

So, all of the blogs that I read are about families with kids. Funny stories and pictures of what their children have done.  But we don't have kids yet, so I have decided to live vicariously through my siblings and post funny pictures and stories of my niece and nephews. This week we are in Peachtree City visiting with my family before we leave for the summer.  Yesterday my whole family came over to celebrate my nephew Sam's birthday, Wyatt's birthday and Mother's Day.  Needless to say, it was eventful.  I guess it always is eventful/chaotic when you have a 7 year-old, 4 year-old, 3 year-old and twin one-year-olds running around. 

My dad aka "Grandpa Pip" holding Hunter (left) and Ryan (right). In this picture you can really tell how different they look.  Sometimes it's hard to believe they are even twins. 

Sitting out on the porch Avery says out of nowhere- "Oh, what a beautiful day".           Not something you expect to hear from a 3 year-old.

Happy Easter!

I should just say "Happy Spring" because it has been almost a month sense Easter, but oh well! This was probably my favorite Easter yet. Friday night, we went to the Good Friday service at Christ Community.. And wow! We are so blessed, our band is amazing! Then, we went down to my parents house on Saturday to celebrate with family… and it was so much fun. We went to 2 Easter egg hunts with all the kids and they loved it. And my brother practically did a photo shoot in the backyard.

Clockwise: Me, Sam (my nephew), Wyatt, Daniel (my nephew), My Dad,

Courtney (my sister), Anna (my sister in law), Avery (my niece)

When he heard the "say cheese", Daniel (left) spit his gum at the photographer...

which of course made us laugh for a while

My brother was calling this the sorority pose... she is too cute!

Last but not least, the best picture of the day....

Ryan (left) & Hunter (right) fighting over the car.

I don't know that I have ever laughed so hard! Look at the panic on Ryan's face, priceless.

Then, Sunday we spent the day in the hammock resting and spending time with Jesus. I was pretty blown away with the fact that He is risen.. He beat sin and death.. He is victorious forever! And because of that one event in history my life will never be the same... Thanks Jesus.

In all the excitement of the weekend I realized on Sunday morning that we completely forgot to do Easter baskets for each other… maybe adults aren't supposed to get Easter baskets?! But this was certainly my first Easter without one. Everyone says I'm still just a little kid… I guess they are right! I'm still craving those delicious Reese's Easter Eggs... guess I will have to wait for the pumpkins at Halloween.