Wedding Pictures

Our wedding was "Irish Garden" themed. Originally, the ceremony was to take place in a park. Quite ironically, the weather decided to become Irish, as well. Three days before the ceremony, we called our guests to let them know the location of the wedding was being moved to our church.

We have not received our professional photos from the wedding, as of yet. These are a few photos that we do have from the photo booth:

Perhaps in a future post, I will share our vows and more photographs (as we receive them).

God bless you and keep you,
~Raquel

Still Newlyweds 50 Years From Now

My husband and I celebrated the beginning of our marriage covenant November 23rd this year. That was exactly 1 month, 1 week, 0 days, 4 hours, 54 mins, and 1 second ago as I write this article. We are introduced as "newlyweds," and it's true... We definitely are the newly married couple with bright eyes and smiling cheeks.

At church this past Sunday, my precious husband put his strong arm around my shoulders. He whispered, "In 50 years, I hope we're still newlyweds." Me too, I thought, as I kissed his cheek.

My husband is so patient and gentle toward me. I am learning how to be a respectful wife, and he is learning how to be a loving husband. My priority as a wife is as Proverbs 31:12 states: "she does him [her husband] good and not evil all the days of her life." God's goodness works through me to bless my husband. My delight is to encourage my husband, care for our home, and nourish our small family. The purpose of my efforts is to build my family and to create a peaceful atmosphere in which our family can flourish.

But. Seriously. I have a lot to learn in the pratical sense. I am learning how to meal plan, grocery shop, and cook. I am learning how to manage my schedule so that I can wash and put away laundry, clean rooms, make meals, and the like. On and on... the things I need to learn... the things I want to learn.

Yes. I am a typical newlywed-- needing to learn how to live by the principles of the word of God in a pratical sense.

The purpose of this blog is to share this journey of learning with anyone who may benefit from our experiences and the resources we gather together. My husband and I will both contribute to this blog, although our contributions may be informal and at times infrequent. Some topics we would like to blog about are those necessary to living:

    --cooking                      --gardening
    --clothing/sewing         --faith
    --education                   --hygiene/health
    --exercise                     --pregnancy (eventually)
    --cleaning                    --marriage

We hope you will enjoy this blog, and if you are willing, to share what you know with us! We are on this journey to live a wholesome and simple lifestyle with the intention to be newlyweds 50 years from now-- but with a little bit more wisdom. ;-)

In our next post, we will discuss our "life situation": (job situation(s), living situation, and goals, etc).

God bless you and keep you,
~Raquel