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Insta-Update #2: Wedding Madness!

24 Jul


Welcome to the second instalment of my monthly insta-updates! In case you missed last month’s, this is a time where I update what I’ve been up to by sharing what I’ve been doing on instagram! I find it fun, so I decided to do it again!

I got married this month! Check out what I've been up to in the month of July and more with this month's Insta-Update!

This last month has been a crazy one, that’s for sure! Saying goodbye to single life and entering married life has been a hectic but wonderful experience.

Two of my best friends since high school got married this month! I am so happy for them, and it was such a wonderful experience getting to see how their love story has blossomed over the last four years.

I am so happy that they came to Connor and my wedding, too!

Canada day happened this last month!

This was my first Canada day where we actually participated in the Ottawa festivities, and it was so much fun! We are SO going again next year.

Also updated my blog look this month!

I’m really happy with it, and it’s highly customizable so I’m glad that I have a theme that I’m going to be able to update once I get a better camera while still sticking with my brand.

With all of the wedding planning madness, I really found that relaxation was key.

At the beginning of the week before the wedding I really wasn’t taking enough time to take care of myself, but I made myself take a bubble bath every other day during the week and it helped quite a bit!

The other thing that really helped with the relaxing was that we have the most amazing friends who took us out for dinner and a movie the Sunday before the wedding.

I can’t believe how much food they got us! There were actually enough leftovers for them not to have to make lunch for 3 whole days afterwards! We are so lucky to have them as friends.

Honestly, though, some of the biggest blessings this month were when I just got to sit and enjoy the little things around me. Wedding planning was stressful for me, and sometimes just seeing something beautiful made my day seem that much more manageable.

It may seem like a silly thing, but just walking down and seeing this lily just bloomed made my day that much better. Don’t get me wrong, wedding was so much fun, and having all of my family down helping out was an amazing experience. It’s just a little overwhelming when you’re about to make the biggest decision of your life, and sometimes those little reminders that life didn’t have to be stressful were just what I needed. (Thanks, God!)

On the same train of thought, getting out and actively relaxing is a MUST for all you future brides!! The day before the wedding my mom, sister and I all went out and got mani-pedis for the wedding and this place had massage chairs!

I was so happy.

But, at the end of the whole month, I am now married to this amazing man, and I could not be happier. This entire experience of wedding planning and all of the craziness that inevitably comes with it was so worth it. Because I’m married to him.

Ok, I promise I’ll stop now.

For those of you who have asked, YES I will be doing a big wedding post on Monday! :) Expect some adorable pictures (I only have 3 from my photographer so far which I’ll add, but I’ll update periodically), and make sure to check back for that! Then I’ll be getting back into my regular posts right after.

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Mommy and Vivian tummy time! 🥰 Mommy and Vivian tummy time! 🥰
I love babies. And I love my daughter. And I love I love babies. And I love my daughter. And I love that she’s perhaps got the worst baby-patterned baldness that I’ve ever seen 🤣
I love this little one. No asterisk. No caveat. I I love this little one. No asterisk. No caveat. I just love him. 

God uses parental imagery for Himself all the time when he talks about his love for us. 

So why do we feel the need to add asterisks to Gods love?

God loves you…. But you don’t deserve it. 
God loves you… but only because Jesus died for you.
God loves you… but you make him sad and angry.
God loves you… but, but, but. 

Yes, we get it. We are sinners. I’m not arguing against that. 

But can I ask you something? 

Why do you think Gods love needs a caveat? 

What are you afraid will happen if you simply accept his unconditional, all-encompassing love for you? 

What are you afraid will happen if you AREN’T a horrible worm God can’t stand to look at? 

What would happen if instead of being motivated by fear of Gods anger and disappointment we were spurred on to good deeds out of Gods magnificent joyful love for us? 

God loves you. No buts. 

———-
(Also shoutout to @pastor_rob_wiesner who was the first pastor I ever heard say in a sermon that God delights in us and just plain likes us without giving a caveat. It made such a profound impact on me and opened my eyes to how anxious of a faith I have had for so long.)
THIS is what I spend most of my time doing. Clea THIS is what I spend most of my time doing. 

Cleaning my kitchen. 
Breastfeeding my daughter.
Reading to my son.
Folding laundry.
Taking care of my home. 

There are some big-name authors who talk about me as if I’m some big evil mastermind, like there’s some huge conspiracy against them, like they’re somehow the victims when they’re the ones who are propped up by the largest organizations in Evangelicalism today. The ones who have made their living off the backs of women who have been bruised and beaten by their false teachings. 

I hate to break it to them, but it’s not true—I’m not anyone special. I’m just a mom who wants better for her kids. 

I’m just a mom who refuses to allow her son to grow up in a church who sees him as a lustful animal who needs women to keep him honest. 

I’m just a mom who refuses to subject her daughter to soul-destroying teachings that her body is a problem, and her role is to be second to a man. 

I’m just a mom who sees the poison you are pouring into her children’s milk, and is finally standing up. 

I think they have to see us as some big mastermind threat. Like some huge, powerful enemy. 

Because the alternative is way scarier. 

The alternative is that we are just normal women. And we aren’t taking your crap anymore.
She’s got eyes of the bluest skies, as if they t She’s got eyes of the bluest skies, as if they thought of rain. ❤️
My kids are good. Yes the baby cries. Yes she bi My kids are good. 

Yes the baby cries. Yes she bites me every now and then. 

Yes Alex spills his milk when he doesn’t pay attention. Yes he has big emotions when he gets overwhelmed. 

But these are not “badness.” These are necessary parts of learning. My kids aren’t just “good kids”—my kids are an example of goodness. 

They remind me every day that although I’m still learning, I was born with the same goodness my kids have. 

The goodness that drives them towards connection. 

The goodness of the look of joy when they learn something new. 

The goodness in satisfaction and contentment found in everyday needs being met. 

I love getting to see that goodness flourish. I don’t have to break their spirits, “beat the devil out of them,” or see them as dirty rotten sinners. 

My job is to foster that goodness. To rejoice when they run towards love, towards Christ, and not get in their way. 

“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matt 19:14
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