Ya'll I have to tell you my husband, is the best one ever. I know I've talked about him on here before, but I just can't resist from posting again.
He is supportive of doing what I want to do, all the time. Not just with joining the Navy. We watch the shows I want to watch. We are eating healthy this month to ensure I am ready for basic training and even when I'm not there he chose to have a salad with his work buddies instead of something else. (I on the other had eat spoonfuls of peanut butter when I'm alone.) The past couple of weekends we went hiking and used our new off-brand camel-bak backpacks. Hopefully hiking can be a new healthy hobby for us.
He spoils me. He posted the other day about how I had never filled my car up with gas. It's true. We got it in December and until just after he posted that, I had never filled it up.
He makes me laugh. I know that sounds generic, but he is funny. For instance, he took my phone (when I wasn't around) and took a picture of himself making a funny face and put that as his picture when he calls me. Now every time he calls his funny face pops up and I answer the phone laughing. Genius, I tell you.
He loves our dogs. I know he is supposed to and I know it will make my heart melt 100+ more times when it's our (future) baby that he is loving, but I love that he loves animals.
He hugs me. It's that "everything will be alright" hug. Pulls my heartstrings and calms me down every time.
He always shares his candy with me. (That's love folks!) Yes we are eating healthy and still eating candy. We can do that right?
He loves me. I can feel it. I can see it. I can hear it.
I am so blessed to have him as my husband. This year has been the best one yet. I'm over the moon in love with him.
We are a team. We have each others back. I know that the rest of this year is going to be a bit crazy for us. I do ask that you keep us in your prayers as we will be apart. You can never have too much support and I am asking for yours.
I love you.
Audra
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Trust
It's been awhile since I gave an update. I have been debating on what to say or if I should say anything, but here goes.
Tomorrow morning I am heading with one of the recruiters over to New Orleans. I will be going through the screening process and swearing into the Navy on Tuesday. I am so excited! I also have little moments where my heart beats really fast and I have no idea what I am about to do. Then I take a deep breath and think on what my pastor has been saying for the past month about trusting God. More importantly I think on who God says I am in Him.
You see, I can't do this on my own. I'm not one of those strong willed women who think I can do anything a man can do. That's not who I am. I do know though that I can do anything God says I can. He didn't say it would be easy, in fact he says the opposite. Isaiah 43:2 When you go through the deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through the rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
I know I can't do this on my own. I don't want to think I can do this on my own either. I don't want to become prideful or take light of this by saying, "Oh, people join the military all the time. You grew up military, you married military. You are familiar with this." Those are comforting words to say to myself, but they make me believe in myself, not in God.
John 17:13-21 "And now I am coming to you. I have told them many things while I was with them so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not. I am not asking that you keep them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They are not part of this world any more than I am. Make them pure and holy by teaching them your words of truth. As you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. And I give myself entirely to you so they also might be entirely yours. I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me because of their testimony. My prayer for all of them is that they will be one, just as you and I are one, Father- that just as you are in me and I am in you, so they will be in us, and the world will believe you sent me.
I believe God has set it up for me to do this, in this season of my life. I believe that with God, joining the military will be a catalyst. Setting into motion his work through me.
I am asking for you as a reader to be in my corner. I need to be reminded who I am in Christ. I need cheerleaders. Pray these versus over me. Philippians 1:2-6 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. Every time I think of you I give thanks to my God. I always pray for you and I make my requests with a heart full of joy because you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. And I am sure that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on that day when Christ Jesus comes back again.
With Love,
Audra
Tomorrow morning I am heading with one of the recruiters over to New Orleans. I will be going through the screening process and swearing into the Navy on Tuesday. I am so excited! I also have little moments where my heart beats really fast and I have no idea what I am about to do. Then I take a deep breath and think on what my pastor has been saying for the past month about trusting God. More importantly I think on who God says I am in Him.
You see, I can't do this on my own. I'm not one of those strong willed women who think I can do anything a man can do. That's not who I am. I do know though that I can do anything God says I can. He didn't say it would be easy, in fact he says the opposite. Isaiah 43:2 When you go through the deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through the rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
I know I can't do this on my own. I don't want to think I can do this on my own either. I don't want to become prideful or take light of this by saying, "Oh, people join the military all the time. You grew up military, you married military. You are familiar with this." Those are comforting words to say to myself, but they make me believe in myself, not in God.
John 17:13-21 "And now I am coming to you. I have told them many things while I was with them so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not. I am not asking that you keep them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They are not part of this world any more than I am. Make them pure and holy by teaching them your words of truth. As you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. And I give myself entirely to you so they also might be entirely yours. I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me because of their testimony. My prayer for all of them is that they will be one, just as you and I are one, Father- that just as you are in me and I am in you, so they will be in us, and the world will believe you sent me.
I believe God has set it up for me to do this, in this season of my life. I believe that with God, joining the military will be a catalyst. Setting into motion his work through me.
I am asking for you as a reader to be in my corner. I need to be reminded who I am in Christ. I need cheerleaders. Pray these versus over me. Philippians 1:2-6 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. Every time I think of you I give thanks to my God. I always pray for you and I make my requests with a heart full of joy because you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. And I am sure that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on that day when Christ Jesus comes back again.
With Love,
Audra
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