- I met my husband, got engaged, and got married between March 2011 and December 2011.
- My sister got married three months later in March of 2012.
- I moved after getting married to a much smaller town in a very different area than I am used to.
- I started a new job that I have really been enjoying. I have a great boss at Edward Jones.
- My older brother and his family also moved and are expecting another little one!
- My sister-in-law (Mic's sister) is also expecting and we found out about them on the same day!
- Micaiah started a Chemistry class for our home schoolers in the valley.
- I'm selling Avon and loving it :) www.youavon.com/laineymullins
- My Dad got a new job, which means that the church I have grown up in for the last 18 years, is now looking for a new pastor.
- The church we joined when we moved to Eastern Oregon is great and (as of just about a week after my dad gave his resignation) we are looking for a new pastor as well.
- Micaiah and I are excited to be part of our church's new Youth Group format. We are a support couple for the high school aged kids and have enjoyed getting to know them. In a few weeks, we will get to attend our first weekend retreat with them and listen to a great apologist. It should be a great time!
Well - As you can see, life has not been boring in the Mullins household :) And as I'm sure some of you might have experienced, being that this is our first year of marriage, we are learning a lot about each other in addition to all the changes happening around us. One of the things that has helped me navigate through this first part of our adventure together, is the book by Gary Thomas. Sacred Marriage - What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More than to Make Us Happy?
I got The book as a gift from my former boss who is also a great Christian woman. She told me about some of her early marriage experiences and let me know how much this book helped her to put life in perspective, and sure enough when I started reading it, my focus completely changed. Now, of course I have by no means "ARRIVED!" but I have begun to learn some things I might not have otherwise caught on to so early. It makes me excited to learn more about God's design for marriage and His purpose for it in the first place.
Because I am a firm believer in allowing the written word to change one for the better, I'd like to challenge you. What is your answer? What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy? For those of you out there who have been married for much longer than 9 tiny months (lol) think back to the very beginning. What were some things you needed to work through. Were you thinking about happiness, or seeking holiness?What about today?
One of the things Gary Thomas challenges his readers to do, is to daily be reminded of Christ when thinking of marriage. Are you suffering an injustice? Christ did that for you. Are you feeling insecure? Married or not, your security can only be found in Jesus. Are you frustrated and confused? Jesus brings peace. Are you joyous? The Lord delights in the joys of our hearts.
Also, Gary challenges his audience to live Christ, toward each spouse. This has to be the most difficult thing for me sometimes. It is so easy to just react how I want to react when things aren't going my way, and anyone I have lived with won't tell you any different. I am a work in progress for sure! But Gary has such a way of writing that I am slowly catching on to his amazing ideas on biblical marriage.
I'll try to keep updating the blog on life in general, but I wanted to do a quick plug for this awesome book. You can find it on iTunes or you can find it online. AMAZING book. It also has questions in the back so you can work through it as a pre-marital or marriage counseling tool.
Until next time!
The New Mrs. Mullins :)
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