Posts Tagged ‘Marriage’
I can’t believe its already been a year. It’s been a great year–the best year of my life.
Thank you, Laura, for your love and your patience and just plain wonderful-ness! You make my life brighter and better. Most importantly, you help to make me more like Jesus. I am looking forward to dozens more days [...]
Today, at the coffee shop where I was studying, a late-60’s-aged (or so) couple walked in, the man leading the lady by the hand. He moved toward a rectangular table and seated the lady into a chair, maneuvering her somewhat stubborn body with a gentle firmness. She protested with a barely comprehensible groan, but he [...]
Two years ago yesterday I sat across from Laura at an eccentric local restaurant and repeatedly stabbed a syrup-soaked pancake with my fork.
We were having a late breakfast together and discussing me meeting her parents later that week. It was the “define the relationship” talk and I was not suave or smooth. Mostly, I stabbed [...]
These are not the same thing.
Contentment is being satisfied in God and his provision and portion at a given time.
Complacency is being satisfied in myself and apathetic toward the future.
I frequently confuse these, and assume complacency is contentment, or that desire for movement is discontentment. That is, I tend to do nothing and think I’m [...]
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