Memories
We've been busy making memories over the past few weeks.
They are all we have once a person is gone. So put your phone down, let your work slide and start investing in the people you love. Love them well, hold them close and makes some memories because tomorrow isn't a guarantee. How the days pass so fast like a summer wind here today and gone tomorrow. Taking time to really slow down and learn how to breathe, to fully embrace this life we've been given. To sit quietly for 5 mins without doing a thing, try it....it's harder then you think. You see we've been told by society to always be busy and thinking about the next task. I'm so bad for that, I suck a sitting still. But what does it look like to "Be still and Know that I Am God"-Psalm 46:10. Honesty I'm not sure and still trying to learn. I think it means some of the things below and not participating in the constant rat race here in North America we're conditioned to. Going on vacation gave us a good sense of slowing down and embracing every sweet moment. The loons calling, the sunsets, the still quiet lake and watching our kids play. It's a small glimpse of heaven and what we have to look forward to as believers in Christ. Being north is such a picture of untouched beauty. To be in a place where no one might have ever explored or set foot gives us a sense of awe.
We had a wonderful family trip away. Jesse and I love to dream about living up there one day but then I remember how harsh of a winter they get. We enjoyed fishing, boating, exploring and doing a portage trip. The vast beauty was incredible and good for our souls. We made some new friends at the place we stayed and really enjoyed our time .
Jesse and I also started to renovate a pop up trailer we were given. We love to do projects together. It's been great to have a something in the evenings that we can go to work on once the kids are sleeping. We've ripped out the cupboards, flooring and curtains then did some painting and are starting to put things back together.
Jesse and I celebrated 10 years of marriage on June 22 . We're so thankful for 10 years and 14 years of being together. We got married young but as I look back I see God knew exactly what He was doing.
We we're talking the other night about how much we've changed in the last 3 months since his diagnosis. We both said how we've matured and for the first time had to fully rely and surrender it all to the Lord. I know for me before this my hands we're closed tightly and the thought of loosing control (which I never had) was overwhelming. But now I see that our hands are fully open to the Lord's will. What a beautiful way it has been to start living this like this. It's how God intended it, with arms stretched out and hands wide open. It's all Yours Lord, none of it in our control yet the freedom we find in Christ once we open our hands and let go.
Jesse had some blood work done last week. His liver markers continue to be in normal range. We're so thankful for how well he's feeling and I continue to be inspired by how he keeps embracing life to the fullest. God is so so good. As we keep walking the road before us we thank you again for your prayers and support. We couldn't do it without our community. Some days are just down right hard, full of tears but we are lifted up by your prayers, texts and phone calls to check in on us. The scriptures you send, the meals you make and the cards you write don't go unnoticed, so thank you. I know when people are going through hard things sometimes there's nothing to say or do, but know how much we appreciate a simple text to say your thinking of us or to take initiative to do something for us. We are blessed beyond what you know by those things.
In Christ,
Jesse and Jenn
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