“Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.” Proverbs 19:14
Today’s the day:
to say those sweet words to your ….
to pick up the phone and call …
to buy flowers for …
to smile.
Today’s the day, that only comes but once every four years. Make this one memorable.
Bethany and I have been married 74 days today! We’ve spent 56 of those days, in community.
(By choice)
Here in a class of 16 students, we open our minds to the possibilities of the future ahead. Listening to the stories of extraordinary men who stand before us expressing their life knowledge to the hungry.
G42 leaders carry an essence about them, which invites us to be apart of the adventures they chose for themselves some 30 to 40 years ago.
Each professor has a story pointing back to a day, when he/she chose to do life, differently.
Life is different for everyone, and doing life differently looks different for everyone who desires to be different.
No molds to fit, or formulas to enter.
It’s one person at a time, one day at a time.
The past 74 days I’ve learned the process to bring two different individuals together, is not as simple as sliding a shimmering glass slipper onto Cinderella’s foot. It takes work, a day at a time.
Deciding to serve when I want to be served. Budgeting finances when I want to spend. Talking, when I want to sit silently deep in thought. Cleaning when I’d rather not. Cooking when I want to relax and skim through Facebook status updates.
Expressing myself even when I felt the 1st explanation was good enough. Speaking softly when I tend to yell. Opening doors when I want to slam them. Working through fears and choosing to stay at the table… when my head is screaming run.
Bethany and I couldn’t be more grateful to have one another here in Spain where we’re spending our first 6 months of marriage studying business/entrepreneur ministry.
We have a desire to be transparent on the realities of marriage in hopes to shed light on a subject that is over looked too often. Marriages are assumed to be perfect -without flaw- by many people (including us) and we want to assure you we are not.
Marriage is tough and tends to get tougher when you want things to be different.
For instance:
Life is easier for the man who chooses not to discover the intellect of his wife.
Life is easier for the man who chooses to watch Football/ Basketball/ Baseball/ UFC or any other sport rather than going for a walk with his wife.
Life is easier for the man who chooses not to pray with his wife.
Life is easier for the man who chooses not to speak up for his wife.
Life is easier for the man who doesn’t pursue his wife.
But what makes that man different??
Today makes us different. Through the gracious love of the Lord we are blessed with today.
In the two months of G42 we’ve heard several ministry opportunities Bethany and I would fit well into. We are studying under Steve Holmes as our mentor of the Social Entrepreneurship Track. We have been challenged over the past few weeks to propose/ present business projects in class with real property and grant forms. It’s been hard work but enjoyable.
The more we press in the more we realize the potential for growth. We’re taking classes, future ministry, and marriage one day at a time, and seeking God in every step.
We need $1000 by March 31st to cover tution . We’ve invested all our money and watch God provide everyday.
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