My mom and sister came to visit this weekend and we had so much fun. I cannot be thankful enough for having a husband who loves my family so easily. The day he met my parents, Tori, or Isaac was the day he proposed to me, and since then, I have never once had to sneak a listen on a conversation or ask my sister if she likes him. Tori and Chase (Brian's brother) will be joining us in Rexburg in September and we are beyond excited. Brian is convinced that their favorite place to hang out on the weekends will be with this old, married couple (us). So we'll see how that goes.
A lot of things have really come together for me in the last few days. From the Supreme Court madness to marital phases to swim teams. And I realized the thing I'm supposed to learn from all of this (if not all of life). Above anything in the world, we need to be Christ-like. Anything can be solved using basic characteristics of love, patience, and forgiveness.
Supreme Court: All I have to say is that we need to love all people. We live in a world where everyone has their own agency to choose what they will do according to the knowledge they have. My knowledge helps me to know that marriage, ordained of God, is something that we will be able to enjoy in the next life and this will bring us more happiness than we could ever imagine. The people who don't understand this need love, knowledge, and support to make the choices that will make them eternally happy. I don't think this should be an issue brought to the government because it is such a personal decision. I just wish that everyone would be more open-minded about helping others become happy forever, not bringing them down temporarily. My religion has a strong opinion similar to mine on this, which many people misconstrue.
Marital Phases: Marriage has taught me oh, so much. However, the thing I appreciate the most right now is how important love is above everything. It's important that we work out problems. But, when these problems come up at 1:00 am when both people just want to sleep, nothing good is going to come of that and we must have the patience to put that off. Most often, this process teaches how little of a problem it actually is. I find so many people impatiently awaiting perfection, when having patience with imperfection teaches you so much more.
Swim Teams: My husband has been the coach of a swim team here on campus this semester. This last week, they have had many ethical decisions arise about the championship meet. All I can say is, I'm so proud of my husband for making the difficult, but right choice in his races. He was able to teach his team that there are things more important than winning in life. I love that man and the integrity he has to stand up for absolutely anyone to absolutely anyone.
I am so lucky to have Brian, who I can discuss any of these issues with and we both think so differently that we can learn a lot from each other, but so similarly that it doesn't end in an argument every time.
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