Journey

I'm still new to this married thing (coming up on six months), but the one thing I've learned so far is that it is a journey.  Some days, it is a journey with my best friend (those are GREAT days!!).  Other days, it is a journey with a man I've committed to love, but who drives me crazy (not-so great days).

We've had a slightly rocky start to things, that I will admit.  Between the usual of growing accustomed to living with another person, we've had health issues, family issues and employment issues.  Before marriage, I never understood how Kim Kardashian could end a marriage after only 72 days, but now, I do.

It isn't that I don't love my husband.  I do.  It isn't that I have any intention of leaving him.  I don't.  I'm in this for the long haul.

I've just learned that marriage is hard, that my idea of being frugal and his are not the same, that we don't have the same sleep schedule, that we don't process bad news in the same way, that we don't like the same kinds of food and that we grew up with different cultural norms.  This is not a storybook; it's real life.

This is a journey.  It's a journey to get to know one another, but even more than that, it's a journey for each of us to grow in Christ likeness.  Each day, I see more clearly how sinful my heart is and just how much I need Christ.

I don't know where this journey will take us, but I am glad that we're on it together.  It's good to know that we have the same Guide and that He has it all under control.