Half full or half empty?!

Recently I have reflected on the concept of perspective. I have realized that we have the opportunity to take each situation given to us and make the best or worst of it. Regardless, life will move on, but the choice is ours whether to make the best of life's ups and downs presented to us. That said, I have not looked at the cup as "half full" every second of every day of the last six weeks, but I have tried and looking back Tyler and I were extremely blessed with this time apart. I would never wish time apart on any married couple, but I think we have made the best of our time apart. 

In the last six weeks we have visited three cities, met new people, learned to communicate even better, grown in Christ through an intentional Bible study, learned to communicate even better, nourished relationships with girl (for Ginna) and boy (for Tyler) friends, learned to communicatate even better, and hung out with old and new friends just to name a few of our blessings. 

Below you will find pictures of our last two weekends. The first pictures are from our Wake Forest homecoming -- YAY for reunions! The last picture is from our most recent trip to Auburn, Alabama for the Auburn/Georgia game. Tyler and I are so fortunate to have friends from all parts of our life and we pray that we will continue to foster these relationships for years to come! Philippians 1:3

(Pictures coming soon ... I cannot get them to look neat and go where I want them to, so they will be posted soon!)

 

Time

Time is so odd to me. Since deciding to move to Missouri, I have realized how precious my time in North Carolina with family and friends is. I have tried to take advantage of every face-to-face opportunity with friends and family. I try to seek them, search them, and love them, most especially when I get the opportunity to have face time with them. Although I have enjoyed realizing the power of a minute or two, a simple hug, or a shared meal I have begun to feel as though time is moving faster than ever. As of today, I have been out of college for six months, married for five, and living alone for one. Each transition has taught me something about the gift of time.

Many of our friends are returning to Winston this weekend and I pray that we will value the time with each other because this may be it for a while. Knowing that Tyler and I will soon be many hours from most everyone we know and love is a bit overwhelming sometimes, but extremely humbling when we get to spend time with loved ones. I encourage you all to take advantage of today and to treasure the precious present.