Ok so there are a few things, so far that I love about being a military dependant. THEY PACK AND MOVE ALL OF OUR THINGS! Yes, it's true, I don't really have to do much but observe and make sure that every box is accounted for and that they don't try to steal my stuff....which I have heard happening more than I would like to believe.
Brandon finally set up the move on line and a lady called today to confirm a date for them to come look at all of our things to decide how many boxes, what kind of shipping equiptment etc.... Our packing dates are the 23rd and 24th and the pack out date is the 25th...so moving out of town is the 26th. It's all coming together!
Also, on another note, it's been a whirl-wind of emotions for me lately. God is really dealing with me about somethings. I am reading this book called "Do you think I am beautiful" and it's very interesting for us women who desire to be desired and have some over the top emotional reactions to things. Not all women are like this, I realize, but I am one of the "lucky" ones who wears my heart on my sleave and always show my emotions with out thinking or even knowing it sometimes.
This drives my husband kind of crazy at times....Imagine that! We are opposites when it comes to emotions, as most men are but he is very unemotional. And I know that, that is not a bad thing, but it drives me crazy at times....so you can see how this works for us!
After 6 1/2 years of marriage, things change as we both have changed together and some things changed not together. That's the beauty of love and making a relationship work this day and age, I believe. We still have to Choose to love even in our best and worst days. God can only fill the little voids we have (I have). A human man can't fill our every need emotionaly, I am finally learning this!! Sounds like a DUH moment right? Well, maybe for some but not me. I am finally realizing that my husband does love me in his own way and I am to appreciate him for that! We can't expect our spouses to be, act and do things that is just not them to do. I guess it sounds like I am kind of giving in to him not changing, but as I read in my old journals from when we were dating, he was the same then. So just because we have been together for this long doesn't mean I should start holding him accountable to higher standards and a different way of showing his love for me if he's never done this before. Men are not women, and I know my husband will do things that will take me by surprize, and we should appreciate that effort. But God is relentless! HE wants all of us, not just part of us. I love this word....Relentless....it means to keep coming after you but in a compassionate way. That's how much God loves us and thinks that we are just the greatest thing since sliced bread! Lame joke, but my prayer for you and me is that we should always know that God fills us with love and adoration when our husbands are not able to show us like we would like them to! God thinks we are the most beautiful creatures that He's ever created so we need to start believeing it and not putting the blame on our husbands shortcomings. I know I am gonna try to start this!
Well, that's it.....I just typed it out there for you who want to read!
Blessing!
such a struggle for me right now. more physically than emotionally. so much i could say here but i'll leave it at this...love you!
ReplyDeleteGlad the move is coming together. On the movers/stealing/watching over your stuff side of the blog post -- don't grow attached to your "stuff". That is all it is. Some things will break. Some things will be lost or stolen (over a career, not just this move), and some things you'll wonder why you kept them at all. On the heart side, I think all women struggle with their reception (and perception) of how their husbands love them. We just each struggle over different aspects of that love. But you are right. God loves us in a way more completely and more fully than our spouses ever can. And if we allow HIM to fill us, we see so much more of the love our spouses show us. I struggle with this too. It's a daily walk. Keep on keeping on!
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ReplyDeleteI love you to death! Oh all the ladies I come across you remind me the most of the ones I'd like to spend more time with than maybe the ones I actually spend time with. LOL! Of course I love my crazy, single, troublemaking ladies but the "want to grow up" side of me needs more Jen Collins around! Good luck moving to JAX. I will continue to miss you and hope that our paths will cross again. Dont sweat the move although it can cause some anxiety unknowingly. Good luck with the other stuff, but I also think you guys are great together and have things a lot more figured out than you give yourself credit for!
MUAH!
Thanks you guys soooo Much!
ReplyDeleteAubs...Love you!
AMy- you have to stay in my facebook/blog "life" You have such a great way of encouraging me and saying just the right thing and I appreciate you and wished we could have gotten to know each other better!
KEELING! You are AMAIZING! I say that to BRandon all the time...I wished we could have hung out and gotten to know each other way better. I appreciate your kind words and I hope great things for you and Jason as you start your married life together and have your Navy careers to tend to as well. We HAVE to keep in touch...my fellow Cincinnatian!! Love you to pieces! Take care and much luck in Flight school!
I love this, Jen!
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