Popular inquiries pt. 1

"What is the best part about being married?"

We get asked a lot of questions. Being in a new place, having moved away... - they just come from all sides! It's awesome - I love question-and-answer conversations :)

I can't put one aspect of marriage into the category of "best". There are too many "best parts" about being married to Daniel!

To name a few, just off the top of my head:

-It is a great day, every day! Even if there is a disagreement, it is still a day spent waking up next to my best friend and falling asleep holding his hand.

-There is a future. It is there and it is seen. It is not definite and it is not completely planned out. But it consists of him and me, together. And that future is something that can be scary but so exciting, at the same time! In middle school, they would say, "You have a future!" In a middle school girl's mind, that 'future' is high school and being out of the awkward stage. In high school, they would say, "You have a future to work toward!" In this high school girl's mind, that 'future' was college and being on my own, with no one around, being completely independent and loving it! In college, they said, "You only have a future if you pass this test and walk at graduation!" In this college girl's mind, that 'future' was limitless. It was full of open doors and fear of the unknown was absent. It was full of opportunities from all over! It included, but was never limited to, marriage. So, for marriage to fall privy to first place is surprising. It was not what I saw for my future, but it was what I saw when I was in middle school, what I wanted in high school, and what I lost sight of, but yet daydreamed of, in college. And in college, I was unsure of what I was going to be set on, but I was sure it was going to be something great! I wasn't afraid of running out of options and I wasn't afraid of being alone. I had the future, in my hands, and I was independent. But the future I have now is even greater!! I will never be alone. I am a dependent. And my hands are now in Daniel's hands. I've never seen better than what I have now. The future we see for us now has everything I ever really wanted, but didn't know.

-I love the feeling of being wanted! Daniel wants me and he wants to be with me as much as possible. That shows so much love towards me and it makes me feel more than just another body in the house, or just a woman to call "wife". And I want him just as much!

-Everything is "we", "us", "our"... that took some getting used to, but it is a great feeling! :) We vowed away our "mine" and "me" rights on our wedding day!...actually, October 4th, the day we got engaged!! ;)

-I have a consistent accoutability partner. On any given day, whether it be busy or lazy, we remember to keep each other accountable to picking up our bibles and saying our prayers before bed. We fail to remember every single day, but we have eachother to get back on track. We give each other the accountability to read on our own and to read together! We have discussions on what we've read and those times are so beneficial because it allows us to learn about scripture and about eachother! <3