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For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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Is god in the wind

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i have spent the first year of marriage trying to create a new life for, a happier world for ian. we’ve tried to learn to love god more, we’ve surrounded ourselves with beautiful friends, ive worked to decorate our home with loveliness, have spent countless hours with our loving families. we live in a great house that right now is covered by a beautiful breeze and is surrounded by green trees and grass. and it feels right and full and good. but at the end of the day, the home that i want to create for ian is an impossible task. the life that we want to have, free of disabilities and therapy and deficiencies is not up to us at all. and the One who could change it, hasn’t.

so i’m left with a great task. to keep digging for contentment, digging, digging and digging.

and as i share my heart with my wonderful husband, his words are “i’m so glad that god gave me a wife.” such simple gratefulness. maybe i’ll catch up with him someday.

thanks for praying

laris

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spending a week at the lake with our lovely family!

when we return home, ian will be starting therapy at a new hospital with new therapists. we’re excited to have new eyes and new ideas, and also his new doctor will now be able to oversee his therapy. ian had been in the same therapy routine for four years, so i’m praying that this change will bring great things for him.
it’s so easy to get discouraged when ian has sleepy days or days with less communication. being at the lake brings back sad memories of when ian and steve were healthy, but also reminds us of how far that ian has come since his accident. i still have so much to learn about being a good wife to ian and a best friend to him. one of the greatest thoughts that needs to rule in my heart is that god is the author of our marriage, not man, and that god will see us through to the end.
so thankful for vacations and escapes from some of the realities of life. have a happy weekend.
i&l

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only great friends like this could pull a western party together in two days and look this good

just a glimpse of our summer. fun.
i&l

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WOW have i been awful at writing on here! life has been crazy, including a few days of filming at our house for a small project that we’re part of, plus the usual and fun summer activities and sunburns. thank you all who are still praying for and following us. i hope to post something more meaningful soon

i&l

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My very dear child, What shall I say! A holy and good God has covered us with a dark cloud. O that we may kiss the rod, and lay our hands upon our mouths! The Lord has done it. He has made me adore his goodness, that we had [your father] so long. But my God lives; and he has my heart. O what a legacy my husband, and your father, has left us! We are all given to God; and there I am, and love to be. Your affectionate mother, Sarah Edwards. (Marriage to a Difficult Man, by Elizabeth Dodds, p. 196)

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Our dads

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happy father’s day to the two best dad’s in the universe, one of which we miss dearly. no one could love us better than you two.

we’re headed to the mountains for a few days. enjoy the summer warmth.
i&l

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