Since returning home, it feels as if Justin and I haven’t stopped! From little projects around the house, to people visiting to taking the boat out- it never seems to slow down. We have loved every second of it though. It’s been so awesome to play hostess to our friends and family as a new wife now. Something about it makes it seem a little different, like I have new standards to live up to now. Even though friends and families have been visiting us since we’ve lived here, it’s different when they are coming to our house, instead of just his house or mine.

Yes, you read it right- we bought a boat! Justin has only been “shopping” for about 8 months now, so it really was an any-day-now type of thing. 😉 You know that you live on the coast when you buy a boat when you get married, and not a house!

Justin has begun to really lead our (two-person) family in a spiritual way. He encourages me to pray and speak to God, as he knows this is something I constantly struggle with. It brings a warmth to my heart to know I have a husband who doesn’t just think of me in a physical way, and thinks of me spiritually, too. There are constant reminders of Justin’s love for me and how he wants us to grow stronger in our walks of faith, together. I admire him for that every day.