So it’s been almost a year since my last post. Taking into account me being myself (not to mention what I revealed in my last post), this should come as no surprise to anyone.
Let’s begin with updates:
Little Miss Elliott (aka Bean, aka the most beautiful tiny human in existence) has joined the outside world, and has taken mine over. She was due in January of this year; however, being a Keebler, she decided January wasn’t good enough, and decided to come a bit early – here’s a shot of my darling “three days before Christmas baby” (brand-new at that point).
SO SQUISHY.
And here she is now, almost 9 months later… 
I wasn’t kidding… most beautiful tiny human ever. *sigh* ♥
So, there’s that. My husband is still doing the thing where he, figuratively or literally, pounces on me while I’m taking a selfie. In other words, he reminds me daily that life is not about me anymore. It’s about us. And I do the same to him, probably just as often. Since we got married a little older than a lot of couples we know, it’s been interesting to see how expectations, habits, and mindsets we’ve developed over the years – sometimes the decades – affect our day-to-day interactions. I won’t go into specifics, but suffice it to say… we had both developed VERY different ideas about what marriage would be like. We had very different upbringings, very different life experiences, and though we are one flesh we are still two extremely different people. Living life, day in and day out, with someone else with whom you are continually becoming more and more acquainted… there’s nothing quite like it. It’s messy, complicated, and beautiful. Once in a while I miss my single life – I didn’t think so at the time, but things really were so much simpler back then. If I felt called to pursue something, I did it. If there were plans to be made, I made them. But I wouldn’t trade this season, or him, or this beautiful tiny person we made together, for anything. It’s just more and more sanctification.
Note: I may be transitioning off of this blog soon and starting another one… I created this one to be more strictly discipleship-journey-focused, and the new one will most definitely include some of that. But I want to do a more whole-life thing with the next one, incorporating parenthood, discipleship, food (we’re going to go either paleo/whole30/some hybrid to see if it helps resolve hubby’s digestive issues – plus I just have some interesting thoughts on food and nutrition and self-care in general), exercise (we spend just about every afternoon at the gym), my entrepreneurial aspirations, and just the random everyday thoughts of me. All I have to do is come up with a name for the new platform… I’ve got a few ideas but nothing has really knocked me over yet. Until it does, I’ll keep posting here. Stay tuned!
Cheers for now.
Pertaining to Life and Godliness, etc. 