Sunday Sentiments

Day one.

We made it through our first day of working on our own. In some ways, it's not a strange feeling. After all, when Tim and Justine worked with us, they had days off just like we do, so there have been many days in the last ten months when we've worked by ourselves. It's not uncharted territory.

What is uncharted for us is the unknown of how long this will last. There's a whole different feel to the building when you know the decisions rest solely on your shoulders, and your teammates won't be back in a few days to work through it with you.

Lest I misrepresent, we are not alone. We have Rob, and we have two other co-workers who are so unselfishly stepping in to help us so we can have some days off this month and talk through things that we need to process beyond ourselves. We are so grateful for them and their help. I honestly don't know how we could face solo advocate life without them. 

But it's still different. 

It's still new. 

Today marks 101 months of marriage for us. One month ago (which feels like 101 years ago, in some ways) we were out enjoying a gorgeous day and celebrating triple digits. Today we're on duty and though we plan to take a break to do something special for a bit, it isn't quite the day of freedom we enjoyed last month. 

And yet I'm even more thankful for Ryan today than I was a month ago. This season is strengthening and growing us in ways we've never experienced before. We're learning to talk even more openly about what's hard, what's confusing, what's exciting. We're learning to yoke together in new-to-us way.

So yesterday was Day 01 and today is Month 101. 

The new and the familiar. The unknown and the deeply-known. 

Naturally, we don't want this to last forever, but we do want to learn the things God has for us to learn while we're living in this time. We're clinging to our Bibles, spending extra time in prayer, and trusting that He won't let us miss a lesson.

Thanks for traveling along with us as we enter this next chapter of life. We really are excited to see what story God is busily writing behind the scenes. We await His revealing of the details in His time!