Worth the Wait

I started out thinking that I would be blogging about our new expanded family every single day because I was so excited. I am learning one lesson with a newborn: Even if you thought you were gonna get it done, chances are you won't actually get it done. I knew that babies were time consuming and I knew that parents didn't sleep as much, but I didn't know it would go to this extent.

Don't get me wrong, as exhausted as I am, I am loving every moment of this. I am taking pictures like crazy (at least one every day) because of how fast he's growing and changing. And I'm savoring every moment of every day because I know that it will go by fast and that everything will get here soon enough.

I have a onesie that John will eventually wear that says "worth the wait". It is so true. He was worth the wait. It was a long and hard (almost) 9 years. Scott and I went through a lot before we got to where we are today. In fact, I was telling him just the other day that we could almost take our lives together and write a book. If I was really going to do that, I would want to share the bad, but most of all have the hope and our faith shine through.

Ok, how did I get from John to our life together. I think it's because I've been thinking about the things that I've been through in life and how it brought me to where I am and also made me who I am. My struggles started long before I married my true love, and didn't end once we had our wedding day and thought we were gonna have a "happily ever after."

It might sound crazy, but looking back, I am grateful for the struggles that I/we have had. They were tough at the time, but I wouldn't have grown without them. I am thinking that I would like to share my story (piece by piece) on my blog. Doesn't mean that I will post everyday, and not even every single post. But it's always been my hearts desire for my struggles to give hope to others facing similar things that I faced. I want people to share in some the sorrow, so that they can truly see the hope that shines in every situation.