Finding new things to love...

This is an entire blog devoted to marriage. 

Well, maybe just to my marriage right now. 

I can't give any pointers to a "successful marriage", I don't think I would be qualified.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT have a perfect marriage and I am not pretending to either.

My husband and I are best friends. I am not just saying that. We do everything together and I think I can speak for both of us when I say, we like it that way.

I understand that is not for everyone but it works for us.

I know marriage is tricky.

You are NOT always going to feel the same love for that person 

that you did when you first started dating.

It isn't always passion and cuddles. 

It is at times: snappy comments, eye rolls,walking away, and all that drama.

However, I feel it is important to always see the good.

I think I am extremely blessed to have a God fearing man, who always strives to be a better man.

I see that he wants to provide for his family, financially and emotionally.

Sometimes it's all too easy to focus on all the faults and harbor resentment.

But the best thing for your marriage is to look at the things you love. 

I appreciate that he loves to learn new things because I do too. 

I love that he is faithful, not only to me but to his family.

I love that he treats us with respect.

I love that he does things with his son but does not forget about his daughters.

He is a great role model for his children about working hard and not complaining.

We are far from perfect but we are perfect for each other! 

We talk and try to learn from our mistakes. We fight too but we always try to work on that.

It is important to know when you were wrong and overreacted.

I have been trying to learn to put my feelings in a not so "naggy" way and just come out and say it in a way where he can understand and....sometimes he doesn't understand. That's ok because at the end we pray... we pray for our marriage and for our love to always grow for one another and we pray together. We love each other and there's no denying that. I feel that when you work through a tough situation..you don't love one another the same as the days you were dating, you love each other more than ever! 

I LOVE MY MAN! 

We're HOMESCHOOLING!

Last summer we planned on placing Russell in a school. At a private school, they tested my son's "Kindergarten readiness". I was so flattered when they went on talking about how well Russell did and how he was more than ready for Kindergarten. Even before this people told me he was smart and asked if he was in preschool. We never put my son in preschool since I stay at home it only seemed logical that I had time to teach him all the little preschool stuff. I'm not bragging about my son, I just noticed something through all of these comments. I love teaching! I always have but teaching my children brings me satisfaction and hey, obviously I'm doing a great job so far. I looked into my state laws, talked to other homeschooling mothers, and researched all that I could. Before I knew it my mind was on homeschooling overload and I loved the idea! My husband purchased a great kindergarten curriculum with an easy to follow teacher's guide and boom! that was all she wrote. The plunge has been made and I have no regrets. I am so fulfilled more than halfway through our year and my son has learned so much more than I could have anticipated! I look forward to sharing more about this journey with all of you! Thanks for reading!