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Popping on here to post an impulsive resolution I made a few hours ago to write something here every Wednesday! Because the bleak alternative is to post here every six months and feel totally incapable of writing anything coherent because too much life has gone by, where to begin, and all that.
So here I am! Of course I am experiencing the aforementioned thoughts and feelings of having too many events and nebulous memories and thoughts to put down . . . hmm . . . JA and I were on marriage retreat from Friday to Sunday, and it sounds very pat to say God used it to radically transform everything about our lives, but . . . it's basically true. Praise the Lord for His abundant mercies on both of us and our marriage! One of my favorite changes we came back home and made as soon as we could was our own little prayer corners for mental prayer first thing in the morning and for our examen and night prayers before bed. (It makes us sound so devout to write this down . . . nothing could be further from the truth and we are fumbling around but we know it's the right thing to do so we press on!) His is in the walk-in closet and mine is in a corner by one of the windows. It honestly takes me back to being a girl in my parent's house with my own little altar in my room that I could go to any time, with my books and holy cards arranged just how I liked them. Having it there now makes me want to go pray more in the little moments snatched out of the screechy smelly toddler-filled moments of my day . . . funny how that works. I'm so thankful though. The retreat as a whole was and is too precious to really write in depth about (as it relates to our marriage, anyway,), but it was overflowing with power, grace, healing, abundant tools, clarity, a growth in mutual tenderness, affection, love . . . what more can two lovebirds four years and two toddlers in ask for, anyway? ;) I still can't believe God gave us this gift and I don't want to waste the smallest part of it. Coming back from 2.5 days away to the lovely chaos of our children and their constant interruptions was a wee bit of a challenge for me as I tried to catch up on our calendar, to-do lists, upcoming events, grocery orders, etc. but the transition has gentled now and I feel more anchored in God's loving presence during my day. The kids have mild colds and we're still getting our heads above the surface of laundry but everything else is settling. I need to buy a new autumn-scented candle to mask the perpetual vague scent of dirty diapers and vacuum a few places but other than that, I'm satisfied. So much more to write but I'll let that be enough for tonight! Bye!
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