and we're rolling...

so as i sit here in the public library, the walhalla branch (where we now reside), taking refuge in the only place with free wi-fi, i'm grabbing a moment to sit back and reflect on the past couple of weeks...i'm married...(pause for weightiness)...yep, i'm married. the hopeless romantic/uber-cynic is now an old married man. ;-)

the wedding was nothing short of amazing. beautiful weather, family and friends. a radiant and totally sexy bride. fellowship. fun. so much "stuff" on and in our get-away car. it was sweet. a few days in Helen, Ga, thanks to my brother and his connections. all in all, amazing.

so this finds us back in real life. i have done more moving of boxes and assorted things in the last few days than i ever did in my time around Clemson. i'm sick of the smell of cardboard and the pain of splinters. and i realized even more why i don't own many earthly possessions. i am always tempted to leave it all behind and start fresh. Keri does not share these same ideas. go figure.

but the house is becoming more livable day-by-day, one room at a time. somewhere between the boxes and bags, and the puppies. we find a few minutes each day for us. its a sweet time, mixed with the sounds of a dishwasher and a clothes dryer, dogs scurrying about, and the occasional creak and moan of the ole house. i love it. i truly do.

this season will be a great time of learning. it already is. i'm learning the depths of my selfishness, and of my grace. i'm learning to let go, and hold on. i'm learning to embrace keri rose's beauty even more. she is wonderful. i'm learning again and again how God takes care of his own.

"Give me a fruitful error any time, full of seeds, bursting with its own corrections. You can keep your sterile truth for yourself." ~Vilfredo Pareto