Wow it has been a long while since I updated the blog.. I have been terrible this Spring but stick with me, I will try and update more often!
We have been adjusting to the new house (which we love) and have both been really busy with work and school. E has been traveling to Houston for day trips and last weekend he lead worship for a marriage conference at our church! He also coordinated a special choir for our college hour music last Sunday which was such a blessing to celebrate Christ rising again!
While he was basically living up at the church, I was on my way to Norman to surprise and celebrate my best friend Haley getting engaged! This has been a long time coming and was definitely a blast to finally get to celebrate God’s hand in bringing them together for his glory. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for Ben and Haley and we could not be more excited for them both! On that subject (being marriage) I would like to share a bit of honest truth..
Last week my senior capstone class was discussing the Baylor phenomenon “Ring By Spring.” This idea that girls come to Baylor to get engaged by the Spring of their Junior year and then marry soon thereafter. Now, I realize that my class is full of sociology majors who are taught to look at statistics which represent the population and not the individuals themselves, so I’ll give them that, but I was hurt and a bit outraged at their flippant comments about marrying young (keep in mind that they knew I was married). Anyways, they said things such as marrying young is wrong because you are too immature and you have no money, etc. etc. Who said that 27 is the perfect age to get married? Why is there such a negative stigma attached to getting married at a young age? An age that was not considered that young 20 years ago?
I would just like to encourage those who tend to pass judgement on those getting married young that you cannot judge someone soley on their age. We really shouldn’t judge people about anything because we have no idea their story and personal abilities.Getting married is not an “easy way out,” of singleness but a choice to love, support and commit to one person despite people’s comments that openly criticize your judgement because you are 21 and not 31.
What I wanted to say to my classmates so openly bashing my lifestyle was that I am HAPPY and not fearful of depending on someone other than myself. We are a team, we depend on each other. And that is not a negative thing. We, as young marrieds, have the same opportunities and choices to make as those who aren’t married, we just don’t have to do it alone.
Anyways, I felt I should share because this blog not only should display what we do but who we are and what we go through. Criticism for being married is something I undergo on a weekly basis and if I can encourage someone not to judge those who find love sooner rather than later, then I have helped in a small way.
Enjoy the video of Eliot leading our college group! 
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