I have been out of work now for about three months. It has been a unique season in our lives, and I have tried to take full advantage of every minute . How many times in life do you get to take a break from the work world for 3 months? I have gotten to be home with my beautiful wife and son. I have been home for a third of Nehemiah’s life and it has been amazing. I have seen him grow so much and I believe that Arissa and I have grown in this time as well.
I know I should be rejoicing at the fact that I have found a job, but in a lot of ways it feels like the last few days of summer, when you are excited about the coming year but at the same time want the summer to live on. The job I have found is a blessing. I will be working for WOW a cable and Internet company in the Midwest. I will be taking in bound sales calls. The office is on the North end of Colorado Springs which is about a 30 minute drive from our house, that’s without the snow and traffic. I start on Tuesday.
The family is doing great. September is a pretty busy time for us since there are so many birthdays. On Thursday we spent the night in San Isabel to celebrate my mom’s b-day. Wednesday we are hanging with Gabe in Springs for his and Saturday is Arissa’s.
I feel like I am just blabbering on about myself and not sharing anything of substance. I have found it hard to write on the blog lately. I sit down to do it but nothing comes out. It is so easy to be surface as a person. You know the usual only tell the good things and hide the bad. Well to be honest life isn’t always easy for our family. Marriage is a lot of work, especially with a kid. We have found it difficult at times to adjust to another little person in the house. He requires so much focus and attention that it is hard to do everything and make time for each other. Another thing that has proved to be a hard adjustment for us is getting used to living near family. It is so great but since we have been married it has been just the two of us so we are learning how to balance our time with family and friends.
Now it seems as if I am complaining about life. Trust me I am not. I just desire to be vulnerable with people and show not only the blessings in life but also the struggles. I think that there are things like marriage, family, and friendships that are worth fighting for. I think anything of value causes you to sacrifice of yourself. That is one of the lessons that God is teaching me. To follow Him will cost me everything. I hope in some way this random post made sense to someone, also I hope that God would stir up your heart and cause you to strive for the most important thing in life, Him.
