marriage

when contemplating how marriages often play out,

I've been wondering if some patterns I have seen are ever so consistent occurrences

Dating= a glorious time, impressing one another and having fun

Engagement= a stressful yet exciting time hoping/ expecting for that happy ending

Marriage= Returning to one's individuality and being independent yet trying to become together as a team daily, striving to keep the peace and passion daily

This may be common sense to many, but I just found myself thinking about how one thinks through the years of journeying in a relationship. Overall, and through all the trials and tribulations, there is nothing great than having your best friend at your side to do life with. Even if you are mad at them ;)

I have also learned that:

you need to CHOOSE to trust them, daily (especially if they have done nothing to break your trust)

you are a team, no matter what. Get each other's back and include each other in significant decisions

ok, thats it!

the need for a blog...

So often, I find myself full of thoughts, questions and predicaments...with no where to put them! I have since decided that having a blog would be a perfect place to share these items

So here I am.

The end of a seemingly never ending journey is finally closing shop in exactly 40 days. I will be graduating with my bachelor of science in nursing. The end can not come here soon enough. You will most likely be fortunate enough to hear my thoughts about this school, but thats for another time!

Looking for the right youth pastor job for my husband and trying to coincide with the right pediatric nursing job for me has not been an easy task. We are both willing to go anywhere, but need to find something in the same area! And we all know that the job market is just flourishing!

Needless to say, this limbo period (due to many uncertain areas in our lives) is really getting to me. I am one who needs all my ducks in a row and everything organized to feel relaxed. This is most certainly not the case here in the dittrich household.

Trusting in the Lord and his plan for our lives has never been so hard.

The ability to give up control of one's life to a higher being to direct is so challenging. The picture sounds ideal, and indeed it is. It works, and what we think we know is such a small glimpse of what IS. It is a daily choice I must make. And unfortunately sometimes, I don't choose it. Then worry and stress over come me and I realize Im trying to do it all myself again...and what do you know, thinks start to not go so well!

This place, this part in our lives is so exciting yet unsettling at the same time.

Being married just under a year, we are still trying to get in the "groove" and intertwine our lives. This is not an easy task for two people who have very strong personalities! Never a dull moment, thats for sure!