Some random thoughts... I am trying to get back into blogging but feel pretty rusty...and let's be honest...I am a little flighty sometimes anyways!

1. I heard on a show the other day that studies are now showing that couples that do things together are more like to stay together than those who do not...I think that is an interesting statistic...and it is nice that now they are showing why couples stay together instead of why they break up...I am finding that a lot of things in life are all about our perspective...and a lot of things in life workout because we work at them...I think there is more joy and value in something we have to work for...there is more depth to something that we have had to labor over or put effort into...We are less likely to take those things for granted...life is not about magic and rainbows but about love and commitment and faith that God is going to work all things out for His good and His glory...sometimes that is pretty and sometimes not so  much...but in the end our perspective makes a lot of difference.

2. Today I was on my hands and knees pulling weeds as Jon was mowing the yard...It seemed adult to me...kinda grown up...like we were taking care of our home...together...Then after we were done with the mowing/weeding of the back yard we moved on to the way over grown flower gardens! For the first time Jon and I live in a house, with a yard, with places for flowers! So we labored and toiled and I think that we are almost ready to plant flowers of our own...I am excited about this venture and hope that we can actually grow some instead of kill them! I think I may have managed to kill a cactus in the past...really? Who can't keep a cactus alive?

3. Taco Bell prayers...Jon and I try to pray before meals...not because we really believe God can transform Taco Bell into being a blessing for our bodies...but more out of the idea that we do not want to forget that God has provided for us and we are thankful for that. So we took a few moments on Saturday to bless our food. We were excitedly chatting about our trip to deception pass during our meal when an older gentleman approached our table. He leaned over Jon's shoulder and said "it was such a blessing to me to see young people like you thanking God over your meal." I realized at that moment that sometimes in life we are used by God when we don't even realize it...The man came back a second time and said, "it speaks well of your parents." I thought, "it speaks well of my parents?" I guess we can also be a reflection of our parents whether that be an accurate depiction of the legacy of our spiritual state or not...I used to have huge dreams about the influence I would have on people and how that would happen...leave it to God to use the simple things in life to make an impact...not my hefty dreams...

4. Having a house with more room has enabled me to unpack my trunks from my time in India for the first time since I returned home almost 5 years ago. It brought back so many memories...It seems like it was a different life back then...Sometimes I hardly can believe it was my life for 2 years...I was almost over come with tears in the process...I am still not sure the root of those emotions...maybe one day I will sit still and unpack that...

5. Tomorrow's goal is to finish up a job application...I always get stuck on the section that asks you to "describe your duties"...I am terrible at that section...absolutely terrible...and then add on the fact that I have to do it for all the jobs I have had in the past 10 years??? Geesh! I only have to do it 8 times...sigh...
O.K. Hence the end of my blogging randomness for one day...hopefully I will be back soon...