Meet the Fam

We are a bunch of goofy goobers, we drink too much coffee, we love spongebob, we are premature-old fogeys and we agree that s’mores blizzard is the best one. We have a ginormous, crazy, family that we love. We most likely don’t get enough sleep, and we play Yahtzee almost obsessively.

Our marriage

We have been married for over 2 years. Those years have been some of the most challenging and best years of my life. After those two years, I can tell you truthfully that I am so lucky to be married to my husband. He works so hard every day to provide for us. I feel like marriage, even though it is hard at times, gets such a bad rap from the world, and sometimes even the Christian community. I love being married and everything that comes with it. As Christians you want so much to make a concrete difference in the world, and I feel like being married and having a family gives you someone to serve and love 24/7. It is very sanctifying, even if it isn’t always easy.

Our Home

We have been living in our home for over a year now, and it has had its headaches. Our house was…..really weird when we bought it. I have no idea how the people who lived here before even managed to survive. The sinks barely worked when we moved in, the washing machine would flood the room next to it, and there was a picture of a very angry looking rabbit painted on the basement wall. (We are still trying to figure that one out.) But after a year of cleaning, painting, and a husband who selflessly will get out the tools even after working all day, it’s starting to come along.

our little bean

We have been parents for about 8 months to a little girl whose hobbies are clapping, waving, blinking at every loud noise and putting absolutely everything in her mouth. She has the best daddy in the world. She hates getting her diaper changed and loves to wake up and play at 3 in the morning to see if she can make her mama laugh and cry at the same time.

As if marriage wasn’t sanctifying enough, right?

But again, there is so much beauty in being a parent. I don’t know how you get so much joy out of seeing two little hands come together but you do, somehow. Now I understand why all those mom’s in the grocery store tell their little babies to wave whenever you stop to say how cute their baby is. It makes your heart just burst with pride. (Plus it makes the baby just a thousand times cuter.)

So there it is, just a glimpse into the home, love and life of your average joe painting mama. It’s not the life of glamour, but it is undeniably full.