Marriage is hard. You hear it all the time. And I feel like everyone always told us that the first year was the hardest…I call bull.
The first year may be the hardest for some, but for us, it has had seasons of hard and seasons of amazing.
We started off small with not a whole lot of distraction, and this allowed a lot of room for “us”. And we slowly added things in, like a dog, then kids, a business, then a trailer, now home-owning. As things have been added in, we have had to be more intentional about putting each other first, which is a lot easier said than done.
I think the biggest thing I’ve learned thus far, is that the seasons of hard are a usually result of not putting each other first. Selfishness is natural, but no bueno for a good marriage.
This section is insanely near and dear to me…I (in no way) feel qualified to write about marriage with intentions of giving advice. But I do find that bringing to light the good, the bad, the ugly of marriage is healthy. Because faking it until you make it, well that just doesn’t work, and you’ll both end up miserable. So this is a space to talk about it, share what I am learning, to find some hot date ideas (so important!) and to just be open about where we are at and how we can love better.
What topics would you like to see covered here? Nothing off limits…I am an open book. Reply below.