Hello hello...finally another post. Man! Its been a crazy month. Wedding! Honeymoon! New Jersey! ay yay yay so many changes. I can't believe that its all actually happened. Well the photos from the wedding are COMING SOON! Very Soon! But in the mean time, if you haven't already seen them, you can see a preview by clicking HERE!
The wedding was amazing! Todd and I absolutely LOVED our day and we agree that it couldn't have been better. The ceremony was so special to us and the reception was off the chain! We loved dancing with all of our friends and it was really hard for us to pull ourselves off the dance floor :)
We went to beautiful Mexico for our honeymoon and it was so much fun! We relaxed by the bright blue Caribbean ocean ,
Explored Mayan ruins at Tulum
Soaked up the Mexican beauty, and enjoyed finally being together as husband and wife:
So now we're settling into our new apartment in Lakewood, New Jersey. Todd is enjoying his job at NAVAIR and we are slowing developing friendships and finding our way around Jerz. We checked out the infamous Jersey Shore (during the day haha) and it was pretty nice. Its definitely a positive that we are so close to the beach.
We went to a church last week and really enjoyed it. We also went to their young adult group called Resolved. It reminded me of a Nav night in the sense that there were a good number of people our age, we sang worship songs, heard a message, and then socialized a little bit. We met some really nice people. We are thinking that we will probably end up going to this church but the only downside is that its an hour away..wah wah wahhh...We know its a decent hike, but we really want to get plugged into a church and get involved with a community there. Its a definite possibility that Todd and I will end up moving closer to the church when our lease ends in May. Its a lot to think about since we pretty much just finished unpacking all of our stuff here. I dont really want to think about having to pack it all up and do the whole move thing again. But oh well, it would be worth it to be closer to that community (not to mention PA, and all of our Philly friends!!).
What I'm Learning:
I am currently reading Hosea and I am really liking it. Along with that, some of the things the pastor at church has been talking about have caused me to be praying that God would help me to understand his grace better each day. Grace is such a difficult word to understand in our world today where it is so easy to believe that everything you have is something you deserve, because you worked for it! But grace is God's undeserved favor upon us. Even though we deserve nothing, God lavishes his blessings on us each day. The beauty of summer, the air we breathe, the amazing tastes and smells of food, the joy of a laughing child, sunsets etc...are all examples of God's grace towards His children. Grace is not a familiar concept, nor an easy one to grasp. Especially God's grace.
The pastor at the church we went to was telling us that when CJ Mahaney is asked the question: "How are you doing CJ?"
He responds: "Better than I deserve"
My hope and prayer is that I can answer that question in the same way and continually remember the grace of God and the way he has blessed me in so many ways.
Finally, I leave you with this:
-Sacha
