I married young

by | Dec 17, 2014 | Writings

Liette's December 2014

 I have to tell you: I am in love with this man.

I am 23 years old, and he is 27.

We have been married for a little over 3 years.

(some would say I married young)

As one of my friends reminded me , we met in a parking lot at Southeastern University.

And I’m so glad we did.

Though, when I was a little girl I never dreamed of meeting my husband in such a romantic place.

It just goes to show , you never know where you’ll meet “the one”.

And I would love to hear stories of other crazy places couples met their spouse, so please do share!

I absolutely love being married, but it hasn’t been flawless.

 Life is not always easy, but it’s much better with your best friend by your side.

God has blessed me with one who constantly encourages me and adores me for who I am.

I’m so thankful.

And I finally realized something I hadn’t totally understood before…

Marriage is more than the feeling of love.

Love is beautiful, especially if you see everything with a deeper meaning like me.

However, marriage is a little more like being battle buddies, who stand side by side.

They walk through life together during the joyful times and the treacherous times.

Husbands and wives also remember together.

They remember all of the little things and laugh or cry.

Your spouse helps you remember why you feel the way you do, or why you are acting the way you are-

because they know you, they understand you, even when you don’t understand yourself.

You take on life together. Whatever comes your way.

It’s so much better than having to remember on your own, laugh by yourself, or fight battles solo.

I love Brady more than I did on the day that I married him because we’ve grown together and we’ve seen each others greatest strengths and worst weaknesses.

Yet, we still choose to love one another and encourage each other daily.

Love is a commitment. Marriage is forever. And it’s so worth it.

 

“We are friends for life. When we’re together the years fall away. Isn’t that what matters? To have someone who can remember with you? To have someone who remembers how far you’ve come?”-  Judy Blume

Confessions of a First-Time Momma

by | May 18, 2014 | Writings

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Today marks the calendar of being 9 weeks pregnant.

You would think I would be a baby whiz and know all that there is to know about pregnancy and motherhood, but the simple truth is that I do not. Nor will I ever pretend to.

What is hardest to me is that all over the media, and in every day life you see women who at first glance, resemble wonder woman. I mean, they knew every detail about every week and trimester of pregnancy before they even turned 10. Okay, maybe not, but it seems like they have it all together, and there must obviously be something wrong with me, I think to myself.

I have wanted a baby since the day I was married, (I know, I know) but I finally became pregnant 2 and a half years later. In all of that time of dreaming of little baby Liette, I completely forgot to do any research.

Thus, here I am being surprised every day about what it means to be a mom and grow a little miracle inside of me.

 And let me tell you, there are many things to learn and plenty of decisions to be made. I am currently researching all things about natural birth, though I do know that I can’t quite get myself to deliver at home. At least not with this baby.

 I suppose the point of all of this is, three months into the most exciting season of my life, I still feel pretty clueless on all things pregnancy and motherhood.

  Even though I haven’t met them yet, I know I love this baby way more than I ever would have dreamed. And I have this sneaking suspicion that there are other first-time moms out there who are thrilled about this natural process of life, but also feel that they don’t know as much as they ‘should’.

But what we really need to know is that it’s okay and it doesn’t make us any less of a mom than we should be.

Every woman had to start somewhere, and at some time.

So, let’s do this together. Let’s research, learn, discuss, and be real about what it feels like to develop into mommyhood as our babies are developing body parts.

It’s okay to not have all the answers, as long as we are trying.

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