just because...

I haven't updated my blog lately b/c to be honest-we have been very busy!

 Not to mention, I don't enjoy blogging as much when I just write, and have no pictures.

 I feel like then there is too much pressure on what I am saying and how I am writing=)

 But I don't like going a long time without updating my blog either so I guess

 that's what brought me here. I decided to go for it and write a blog without pictures.

 I hope that is alright! Most people just blog their writings and don't even add pictures,

 so I guess this shouldn't be too hard.

I feel like time is going by so very fast. Every day that is over makes me feel

closer to what's coming, and that is-moving. It's going to be a very difficult thing,

 to pack up and leave (for the 3rd time since we've been married!) but this time its going

 to be much farther away. I wish I could spend more time with my family and friend while

 they are close, but life and school is getting in the way of that. I am however, looking

 forward to the summer and getting to hopefully spend a lot of quality time with them.

 I know Galveston is only 5 hours away, but with the busy lives we all lead,

 5 hours to drive somewhere makes it that much more difficult to get there on a

frequent basis. So I think I will find myself looking forward to holidays

even more than usual!

Just so everyone knows-we are actually 'moving' to Galveston in June...

the week after school gets out. Why so early? Well its sort of a two-fold reason.

1. b/c our lease at our apartment is up on June 8th so we kind of have to get out and

2. b/c Jordan will start his COT (Commissioned Officer Training) for the Air Force

 at the end of June and it will go through the end of July. When he gets back from

that (which is in San Antonio) we will then 'settle in' at our place in Galveston

 (which we haven't found or looked for yet..) And school will start for both

of us around the middle of August. (which I am still looking for a job-please pray!)

The reason I titled this blog, 'countercultural' is because its the name of a series

of a Bible study I have been recently embarking on...now, let me first say

that I am FAR from countercultural, I feel I still have a long way before I am truly

living that out. I may be in 'certain' areas-maybe how I treat/listen to my husband and dress..

.but when it comes to matters of the heart I think I am hardly countercultural. I am certainly

working on it though. I realized in this time of my life where the winds of change are coming

hard, that this is a blessing and not something to be upset or worried about. I heard a small,

 but profound statement:

 'Anything that makes me NEED God, is a blessing'

these are words I cling to, and I am finding them to be indeed true. I also

appreciate the 'reality checks' I get frequently from God when I see the

other hardships my friends and family are going through, or about to go through

that are far more challenging than anything I might be feeling or going through at

the moment. And while I realize the reason we are moving is a HUGE blessing,

 an answer to much prayer and the completion of many years of Jordan's HARD work,

 it is still going to be difficult to move away from family, friends and my job and for us

to be on our own. It is certainly a bittersweet thing=)  Either way, I am praying for

strength and striving to be that perfect picture that God sees me as because of what 

Christ has done-to truly live out who I am in Him. How long will it take me to get there?

 How many hardships and trials will I need to go through to get to that point?

Well, it will probably take my whole life (and I still won't get there!), and many

more trials, but its definetely something worth fighting for, seeking out and living for.