Monday, November 1, 2010

Happy Birthday Jason!

Twenty-seven years ago you were born into this world and in that time have touched so many lives and brought so much glory to God's eternal kingdom. Amen!
As November kicks off so does Michelle's first day of work at Caribou Coffee/ first week of being on staff at Revolution, Jason's first evening working nights again, and the absolute certainty of this new lifestyle being God's will for us. Marriage, as they say, only gets better in time.
In just 7.5 months of being married we are already experiencing that truth. Our united life seems nearing too-good-to-be-true: our spirits have never before been so thoroughly exercised together, as well as our minds and hearts aligning in a way that can only be described as divine. We understand one another more and more every single day, desire the other's happiness before our own each and every morning, and continue the discipline of working God's will throughout our days opposed to our own.
Michelle is filled with a 'happiness' she has never known before. Being able to work for not just the church, but also at a business which so easily fits her style and strengths. This enabling her to care for their home, her husband, and their dog in the way she's always desired to. Jason is overjoyed that his wife finally feels as though she 'fits' somewhere and he can truly see the improvements in Michelle's quality of life.
This last weekend we spent each day celebrating Jason's milestone in some small way. Whether it was sharing an evening at Chipotle, hiking in the great outdoors, delicious all-out-homemade breakfast, or an evening playing cards with some great friends- we spent each moment of it together and enjoying some of Jason's favorite activities! How blessed we feel to have so many more birthday weekends to look forward to spending together in the future!
Well friends, family, loved ones; that is the big update of our lives out here on the (nearly) East coast. We miss you all loads and are very excited to be seeing you in just a few weeks on our mid-western December road trip!