This is where it gets hard

Dear Diary, or bloggy, or whatever it is I'm doing here,

Today has been rough. The children have been fussing, the dog has been making messes, and the phones don't work between here and there. We're a month in, and this is where the rubber meets the road.

We've been here before. It hurts. This is where I feel like this had to have been the BIGGEST mistake we've made in awhile.

And this is where I know I have to rely on God to take care of us.

I'm trying. I'm really trying. If you're reading this, please pray for us.

Hugs,

Melinda

14 years ago...

14 years ago, I married my best friend.

I picked out the dress when we had only been dating a month.

We laugh together, and have lots of fun teasing each other. More importantly, we pray together.
He's always been by my side. He's been my most ardent supporter in anything I wanted to try.
When I was in the 7th grade, I started praying for the man I would one day marry. When I was in the 9th grade, I made of list of everything I wanted in a husband.

He met everything on the list.

I wish I had a more recent picture of us. This is of our family. (We make beautiful babies.)
I love you Dale Hollis, more than I've ever loved anyone before. Because of you, I feel like the most beautiful woman on earth. Thank you for 14 wonderful years.

Love always,

Melinda

P.S. We're celebrating 15 in a big way... right?

Dear bloggy diary,

It's March 3rd, almost 4th, and it's been a few days since I've written. In all honesty, I've been too busy. Apparently, I got this really twisted idea to stay so busy that I wear myself out and can't think about how lonely I am.

I don't recommend it.

"Be still and know that I am God." That seems to be my theme verse this year. But in my staying busy, am I really learning to know God? How does one be still in order to know God?

(side note to myself: see if you can add <i>italics </i>from your phone.)

Anyway, just a random thought before I fall asleep.

Hugs,
Melinda

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