The Beginning
Hi! Hello! And Welcome!
What a joy it is to welcome you to… well, whatever this is going to become.
Let me start by saying: you are so loved and cherished by the Creator of the universe. He sees you, He hears you, and He reminds us constantly just how good He truly is.
My name is Emily, and I wear a lot of hats—newlywed, recent college graduate, daughter, employee, friend, new-to-townie, and more. I'm originally from a small town in Texas, where there were maybe three stoplights total. I graduated with the same people I went to kindergarten with and was involved in just about every club, sport, and organization you can think of.
After high school, I decided to head north and leave my little town behind—though, truthfully, I didn’t get too far. I attended Oklahoma State University to study Animal Science and Agricultural Communications. It was there, at OSU, that I met the love of my life... who just so happened to be my next-door neighbor in the dorm. The Lord really has a sense of humor, doesn’t He? But that’s a story for another day.
Living in Stillwater for those four years was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Sure, meeting my husband was a major highlight, but outside of that, I made lifelong friends, faced some tough decisions, and learned a lot about myself—and about my relationship with the Lord.
Fast forward to now: I got married about four months ago, and we’ve since moved just outside of Kansas City, to my husband’s hometown. I’ve landed even further north—farther from home and in a place where I didn’t know a single person. I started working at a landscape center, and my husband is applying to law schools while also coaching a junior high football team.
Life started moving fast. And I’ve really struggled to keep up.
This transition has been tough—mentally, emotionally, spiritually. I’ve found it hard to pour into my husband, to stay grounded, and to see the Lord in the everyday hustle and busyness.
But don’t get me wrong—life is good.
I’m married to my biggest blessing. I have a job. Our dog is still cute. And I get the opportunity to wake up every day.
Life on the outside is good.
Life on the inside feels like turmoil.
Questions like:
“Lord, what’s next?”
“What if something happens to my family and I can’t get to them?”
“What if something happens to my husband?”
“What if something happens to me?”
“Lord, are You even listening?”
“Lord, where is my peace?”
...circle in my mind constantly. Sometimes to the point of spiraling into a deep and dark place.
This blog—this space—is going to be about the good, because there is so much of it, and I promise you that.
But it will also be about the hard.
The everyday struggles.
The challenge of finding true peace rooted in a relationship with the Lord.
The honest parts of marriage, after the rose-colored glasses come off.
All of it—every post, every word—will point back to what we know to be good: Christ.
