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"how's married life"?

after church on sunday, andy and i were joking that when asked the question "how's married life?", we should reply with "hao kwen nan!" instead of the usual "great!  so much fun!" 

after only 4 short (but fun filled!) months of marriage, i'm quickly learning that marriage takes intentional effort, compromise, patience, perseverance, and most of all, love...not just any ol' human love, but God's merciful, grace-filled, unfailing love. 

more and more lately, God's been using marriage to show me more of who He is, and His love for me.  i have to say that andy is a DAILY reminder to me, of God's love for me.  God's given me this wonderful man who sees me for...well, me!  his view of me is not tainted by my sins, my struggles, my warts and my farts, nor is it clouded by my ability to whip up a killer burger in 5 minutes.  :) 

i know (in my head) that we are not defined by our weaknesses, but it's hard for me to separate the 2 - my identity from my burdens.  but praise God, He's given andy this supernatural ability to see right through all the fuss and muss about me, straight to the core of who i am, and still love me more today than 3 yrs ago, when he professed his love for me outside of panera bread!   

i could be grumpy, snappy, selfish, moody, not to mention, sweaty, stinky, pimply and frizzy haired, and yet andy will inevitably tell me how beautiful i am today.  if that's not a love from above, i dunno what is.  :) 

so although marriage can be 'hao kwen nan' at times, even for newlyweds, it's ultimately an immense blessing, because through it, i'm given daily opportunities to experience God's love, grace, and acceptance.

ah yes, and to mah hubby, (since he reads this too, and often times gets jealous when i give shout outs to my students...)  you are my bestfriend, and often times i'm still in a state of shock at how God has brought us this far.  it sounds something like this:

"can you believe we're married!?!  can you believe we live together??  can you believe we're brushing our teeth together??"  actually that last sentence sounds more like "cran roo pereeve we ah vrushing ah theeth thethehther??"  hahaha...  

oh my gaw...how could i have forgotten?!  here's one more shout out to steph, one of the sweetest, most smiley students at Schor.  :)  btw your profile pic CRACKED ME UP!  you are too funny steph!  it looked a little like this, no? 

danielle - i was so...MOVED by your speech today.  really...good for you girl!  standin up for your rights and telling it like it is.  :)  i think you really reached the student body in a way that no other student council candidate has.  your speech really set you apart from everyone else.  you've got my vote, girly.  and my homeroom's vote. 

isser - thanks for the email and the adorable pictures!  you look so different!  mah little girl's all grown up!  =*(  will write you back soon.  :)  in the mean time, stay outta trouble. 

mel - looking forward to having lunch with you tomorrow. 

my students have been complaining that i never update this thing, so just wanted to send them a quick shout out.  :)

hi mel!  :)  you're the sweetest for always stopping by rm 22 for a visit each day, even though you've moved on to 7th grade.  seeing you always makes my day!  :)

hi ashley!  you should stop by more often...with mel. it'll be like period 9 reunion.  :)

hi nikki!  :)  i have to say it again, i love your new look!  :) 

hi danielle!  still playing the guitar and dancing away?  :)  you should let me know if you have any upcoming performances...i'd love to come see you some time!

isabel - miss you like crazy...hope that you're doing well in cali.  update me please!  i live vicariously through your californian adventures...=)

and to 2 of my non-students:

jubee & jinneh, welcome back!  can't wait to see ya'll tmw night.

peace ya'll.  or as my brother would say, piss piss.  kids...=P