Friday, January 22, 2010

It's amazing how much the gospel anchors your life. This is something I thought I knew, but I'm realizing I had no idea. I'm sure I still have a lot of life to live to come to a complete understanding.

So here we are. Our little family living in Boise: Makay going to school full time; currently no income, though we are working our rear-ends off; most of our savings are spent from our waiting-for-dental-school fiasco; and we have baby. We've finally reached the 'newly-wed' stage. I knew it was coming, and I knew it was gong to be hard; I just didn't realize how great it was going to be. Theoretically speaking, this is supposed to be the toughest time we've gone through. Don't get me wrong, it is. It's difficult not seeing my husband all day; it's difficult having zero money; it's difficult being with the baby all day with no relief; it's difficult!

But, it's so great. Really, for the first time in our 3-year marriage we've had to completely rely on each other. We have absolutely no family, no money and no friends here. [Okay, so we've made some friends along the way, but I needed three 'no' statements for dramatic effect]. We've come to find that we have one more thing beyond each other - the gospel. If you look at the books, we should be squirming with fear right about now, but we've never felt so at peace. I've never been so sure in my life that this is where we're supposed to be at this moment in time. I know there will be some stretching pains we're going to have to go through [as a couple and as a family], but I look forward to life. Faith looks forward, and we can take it. Together, with the gospel, we can take whatever life has to throw at us because we will make it. I have no doubt. Heavenly Father is watching over us. We've already decided where we stand as a family and with that decision comes victory. We will make it! So bring it on life! There's no stopping me. I know where I am. I know who I am, and I'm standing.

bring.it.on

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After 13 minutes of screaming, he finally realized he was tired. Thank goodness. The combination of Christmas vacation and moving has not done good things for his schedule. Thankfully, he's starting to fall back into one.

Our little guy is starting to crawl.


His favorite toys = any sort of container.


His legs just keep getting chunkier and chunkier.




8 comments:

Unknown said...

hey alli!
i just love seeing pictures of your little one! he is so cute! i can totally relate to moving away from everyone in your family, i had a hard time with it for a while. one thing that helped me is that i really tried developing my talents, since you have so much time on your hands now. it gives you a sense of fulfillment, along with taking care of a baby. i hope you are doing great.

Elyse said...

k totally loved this! Heavenly Father definitely works in mysterious ways! we have come to find this out also...sometimes we forget and hit a "rough" patch and life is put back into prospective again. the Gospel is great!
on a side note..Maddux is absoutely goregous! i wish you guys lived closer...ahlyssa and maddux could be bff!
miss you!

Anonymous said...

Great post sweetie....Mom and I are very proud of you and Makay....I Loved the "bring it on" part.....BUT, as a loving father who is a little farther down the road let me just say....be careful what you ask for...you usually get it!!

Lacey said...

I love you. Plain and simple. You are amazing. Your family is Beautiful. I want to be just like you when I grow up. I love you baby sis.

ohiolanges said...

You are way ahead of the game (this test called life) with your faith and knowledge of what this is all about!

You are wonderful!

Rach said...

Alli-

oh sister, I have been/am in your shoes.

having a husband in grad school is just plane hard. I mean, we all know its worth it blah blah blah but its hard. My friends and I call ourselves grad-school-widdows. These are great years, but they are not easy. Chad is usually gone 8am-9pm 5 or 6 days a week and sundays he is gone 8-5. so I FEEL YA!

my advice?
-be social. Its free. have friends come over,make some salsa/cookies/italian sodas and just do it, or meet up with someone and grocery shop together. or with nasty weather meet a friend at costco and chase your kids around for an hour. it REALLY makes a difference when you can talk to someone...that can speak:)

-Get out of the house. even if its taking the mister for a walk in the back pack round the parking lot for an hour, get out.

-read your scriptures. brings peace/sanity and helps you know the need of you bebe.

those are just a few things that have made these past two years a little better for me...but I am still learning. Im no pro, I still get frustrated and cry when the house is a mess, both babies are crying and i have hours until chad gets home. but on hard days I go to bed and verbally say "tomorrow is a new day!" It helps.

Good luck, Im here for ya!

Grandma Vicki said...

Alli....you are truly amazing. You always have known the right way to look at things, you have that gift. I am so proud of you and I know that the Lord love you and is just as proud of you as I am. Keep up the good and faithful work.
Maddux is adorable!

Kristin said...

Alli- you teach me something new everytime I read this! I hope when the time comes when I'm in your shoes I can learn what I need to as well! You guys are amazing, and I'm glad you know you're in the right place, but know you're missed here as well! Kimball keeps kicking me as I write this and so I'll take that as he wants me to tell you he loves you also! Haha, but Jacob and I are grateful for you and your family's friendship and example! Good luck with everything!