Making This Home

Oceanside. Sunny everyday, warm, friendly, laid back, creative, and foreign. We are making it a home, for now. Our apartment has slowly become a home and we’ve found a church to call home, too. To say the least, we have been greatly blessed. My husband has found his new job to be exciting and a pleasant environment, which means a happier man when he comes home!

It has been a little hard for me though. My friends and family are not in Oceanside. They all lead busy lifestyles that make it harder to keep in touch. I miss seeing them on a regular basis or swinging over to their homes whenever I wanted to. I miss the Oasis church too. Oasis became my family, yes, really.  The Pastor’s there are a blessing. The leader’s are well equipped and ready to teach and serve. And let’s just admit it, the people there are just amazingly kind, loving, and generous! I don’t say it because I went there, but because it’s true! So if you happen to pass by the Central Valley Area in California, you must visit them!

So now that I am in the new area, I need a friend- or two and more! It has been a little lonely. Shopping alone and not talking to anyone for hours can be peaceful. But this girl needs a shopping buddy once in a while, especially when my husband is working! I am hoping that with our new church (Generation Church), we will be able to make new friendships that will last.

We’ll Make This Honeymoon Last Forever

It’s been a little over a week since the wedding. I am sitting on my inflatable bed that is placed in the living room in my new Oceanside apartment listening to Michael Buble music that should have been played at the wedding. My husband is at work and I miss him already after spending a week together with no disturbances. As I sit here and write, I am filled with such peace. Why? Yes, we are newlyweds, and life is now filled with brilliant and fascinating new concepts and beginnings. Though we are still on a “honeymoon” per se, we have faced some bumps into marriage. My reaction was mistrust and doubt to the situation. On our first night of the honeymoon on the ship I was out of words and I needed Him. I opened the Bible and God spoke so clearly to me. I mean CLEARLY! The same issue my husband and I were facing was right there! I had to make a decision, as I prayed about it; God gave me peace and comfort knowing that all was going to fall into place.

I am blessed as I write this. My husband may not be perfect, I am not perfect, but we rely on God, and He is perfect. My husband and I pray together knowing that without God our relationship can’t be strong. I am thankful to God for blessing me with a great man such as my husband. I hope I am able to give him the happiness he has given me.

I have to go now, lots of folding to do and meal planning for today before he gets home from work!