Hi there! My name is Natalie and I'm engaged. To be married. IN 14 DAYS.
We've been engaged for 5 months now and I'm starting to get excited. While I'm eagerly looking forward to our wedding, and my dress, and all the festivities involved, I'm more eager to begin a life with him. What gets me even more excited for this new life?
Inspiration. Inspiration to do a lot of things. To blog. To craft. To decorate. To cook. To be a housey-wife that feeds her family well. You see, my Mom was never the housey type. What do I mean by housey? I mean she was content to make frozen meals everyday unless one of us requested her famous Chicken Enchiladas (heaven in a tortilla), which was the only recipe she really made from scratch. I had to convince her to buy fruit and other healthy products because she was content to eat plain meat & cheese sandwiches all the time. My Mom is great at many things, but cooking isn't one of them.
When I visualize my future with my (almost) Husband, I see a few things. I see us being generous to our friends and family. I see us praying together for God to lead us as we make decisions. I see us being committed to each other and to our roles as husband and wife. I see us having nights where we sit by each other and read books, drink tea, and listen to The National on vinyl. I see us writing books together and painting together instead of watching TV (in fact, we plan on not having a TV). I see us making music together (I love that I'm marrying a musician). I see us praying for our community and fulfilling the Great Commission. I see us creating a family, and training them to love God and love people unselfishly. Where do those things start?
In the home. The home is a vital place. It is a place not marked by your living space or zip code, but rather marked by the peace found inside. My vision for our home is that whoever enters it feels immediately welcomed and cared for.
"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15.
We've been engaged for 5 months now and I'm starting to get excited. While I'm eagerly looking forward to our wedding, and my dress, and all the festivities involved, I'm more eager to begin a life with him. What gets me even more excited for this new life?
Inspiration. Inspiration to do a lot of things. To blog. To craft. To decorate. To cook. To be a housey-wife that feeds her family well. You see, my Mom was never the housey type. What do I mean by housey? I mean she was content to make frozen meals everyday unless one of us requested her famous Chicken Enchiladas (heaven in a tortilla), which was the only recipe she really made from scratch. I had to convince her to buy fruit and other healthy products because she was content to eat plain meat & cheese sandwiches all the time. My Mom is great at many things, but cooking isn't one of them.
When I visualize my future with my (almost) Husband, I see a few things. I see us being generous to our friends and family. I see us praying together for God to lead us as we make decisions. I see us being committed to each other and to our roles as husband and wife. I see us having nights where we sit by each other and read books, drink tea, and listen to The National on vinyl. I see us writing books together and painting together instead of watching TV (in fact, we plan on not having a TV). I see us making music together (I love that I'm marrying a musician). I see us praying for our community and fulfilling the Great Commission. I see us creating a family, and training them to love God and love people unselfishly. Where do those things start?
In the home. The home is a vital place. It is a place not marked by your living space or zip code, but rather marked by the peace found inside. My vision for our home is that whoever enters it feels immediately welcomed and cared for.
"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15.
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