the road less traveled.

Hi friends and internet world (otherwise known as my husband, who is probably the only one reading this :)) !

You could say I've been inspired by the movie Julie & Julia. Tonight I decided I wanted to start a blog because well I'd like to write my thoughts and experiences down somewhere to remember them later. Be aware my blog will always have a lot of grammartical errors... you've been warned... enjoy :)

the road less traveled is what is on my mind tonight.
I should probably explain what I mean by that. My husband is stationed in Oklahoma as a dentist and I.. well lets just say I commute to California for dental school. You are probably thinking we are crazy and you are probably right. We are crazy about each other :) Ok I know a little cheesy but hey its true!

When we got engaged in 2013 people could not believe us when we told them we were going to have a long distance marriage. One of the more frustrating parts were the constant conversations with the far too common comment "I could never do that!" Well obviously we do not want to be apart, but, you do what you have to do. Its not by any means normal and we certainly know that. However, I have definitely been encouraged by others who have done it or are doing it. You'd be surprised its a bit more common in the world of medicine/dentistry/etc.

We got married in September 2014 and its been the best and hardest 4 months. Hardest because well I miss my husband constantly when I am apart from him. I definitely have a new understanding of what God meant when he said "the two shall become one". When I am apart from Gregory I literally feel like I am missing half of myself.

You know its easy to feel jealous when we see our other married friends who it seems like everything lined up perfectly for... they met, fell in love, got married, moved in together, and bought a place. And then I am quickly reminded how many blessings my husband and I have. One of the blessings that brings me back from that awful place of jealousy is that he is not deployed, that we get to see each other every couple weeks or less, and most importantly that I have him.

I think its so easy to post pictures on instagram/facebook and to give others this impression that life is "perfect" and everything is going just right. I am definitely guilty of this. When in fact that is far from the truth. Life has struggles, Jesus said there would be struggles, but He is always with us. In Jesus alone do we find rest, peace, and joy through our circumstances.

John 16:33 " I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world".

So this road less traveled is so hard and just because my husband and I are leaning on the Lord's strength everyday to get through it does not mean we don't struggle in questioning God, in finding joy, and in finding peace. However, the road less traveled is also amazing. I fall more in love every single day with Gregory. The time we have together is never taken for granted. We are definitely growing closer to the Lord by choosing to lean on him everyday and trust in Him.

So that's the whole truth.

Just one more thing... I am married to such an incredible man who truly supports and encourages me as I finish dental school in a different state!