Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Marriage: 1 Month In

Today marks 1 month into our marriage. In the grand scheme of things that makes us very much still newlyweds and it is an exciting stage to be in. I love it. There is so much joy, so much newness, so much promise and hope.

D and I are not the New Year's Resolution type, but on my Facebook page I wrote that this year I was going to do my best to be a Proverbs 31 woman. This is not a resolution I made for 2011, but one I made in August when I agreed to marry D. I want to be the best wife I can be, to serve and love D the way that he deserves, to be the wife the Lord expects of me.

D knows that there is just 1 thing I want for my birthday in March. I want him to be a non-smoker. I want this because yes it will make our clothes smell better, but mainly for health reasons. I want to be able to count our marriage in decades, and giving up smoking will help make that happen (it isn't a guarantee, only God knows when and where we will die). Not to mention that I already have a compromised immune system thanks to the gift of R.A. Plus, smoking is EXPENSIVE. I'd rather use that $ on things for our house (new kitchen, flooring, sofa, fence, etc).

D is beginning the journey to kicking the habit. I'm SO proud of him for starting. It isn't easy, and it isn't going to be fun for either of us (it will be like he is always PMS'ing for awhile) but it is a supreme act of love. He's mainly doing this for me. That staggers me. He loves me that much! It makes me love him even more, and I didn't think that was possible.

1 month of marriage: the ride has just begun.

Happy 2011

-JP-

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