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the end of a teenage era

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So Adam and I have been together forever. Well, since before we could drive which kind of gives you an idea of how long. For his 16th birthday I gave him two things (no, not naughty things~geesh!). I gave him a necklace and my class ring. That man has kept that necklace and ring around his neck since that very day, removing it only once to have it repaired when our nephew David accidentally grabbed it when rough-housing around and breaking it.

He’s been worried lately though that they are thinning. Not only are there several areas on the necklace that are thinning to the point that he is concerned could give way but on the inside of my ring where it hangs 24/7 is VERY VERY thin. You can see in the picture how thin it has gotten over the past 17 years (yikes~hated to type that number!).

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So he took it off for now. We are on the quest for a new necklace and I am going to see if a jeweler can beef up the inside of my ring a bit…hopefully fairly quickly as he says he feels naked without it. Plus, it stakes my claim to him!

She’s soooo right

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Under one of my recent posts a friend commented on how a house-remodel is one of the truest tests of a marriage and I just need to say she is right on. In the know. Correcto. Hit it on the head. That’s all I have to say about that.

We have a friend that recently got married and he is apparently going to do a house remodel and all I wanted to write in the card we gave them was: quick, run for the hills! Don’t do it! Buy a house! Adam didn’t think it would be appropriate for me to write that so I didn’t…yet another marriage will be going through the whole “re-model nightmare”.

I love it, though how Adam says…no, no, no…I think it has just made us stronger. I respond by saying, real nice, dear, real nice…you just keep telling yourself that! Whatever floats his boat!

If you want to feel old…

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My baby brother is getting married. To a great girl~his high school sweetheart (in keeping with the trend in our family as we all did that). They are getting married this summer and I am very excited for them but it is bittersweet too, as it means he is truly grown up which is hard for me to accept. They will be living in Montana which is heartbreaking as it is soooo far away but somewhat comforting too as we hope to someday end up there (it may be in our retirement years but hey!). For those of you that REALLY know me you understand how special Jesse is to me.

They had their engagement pictures taken in Glacier National Park, literally the most beautiful place you will ever see, at least here in the U.S. on the mainland. Glacier is right where I grew up and is gorgeous! Take a peak and feel old (and a little proud)…like I did when looking at their amazing pictures.

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Husbands/Fathers

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This is a thought-provoking email Adam received from his cousin…

Gentlemen,
I am sending this email because this is a topic that I have studied and prayed about recently. This doesn’t have to go any further than this email, but I thought I should share.
Guys, as husbands/fathers, we are meant to be the head of our households. In Ephesians (5:22 – 6:4), Paul lays out the hierarchy of the believers household, placing us as the spiritual head or leader. In other words, as we go, so goes our home and families (spiritually speaking). This is evidenced by the saved philippian jailer who held Paul and Silas (acts 16:25 – 34). He was saved, and because of this, his family was too. Its almost like if we decided just to quit work, it would affect our whole family, not just us. Guys, if we decide to live our lives like hell, then we can expect our family life to mirror that. If however we take the path less traveled, our family will be better for it. Its our choice.
The word also tells us that when a man and a woman are married, the two become one flesh (mark 10:6 – 9). This means that your salvation guys also covers your wife. In the story of Job, satan attacked Job physically, took all he owned, and killed his children and servants. His wife survived because she was covered by Jobs faith, and his children lived on their own, so they were to work out their own salvation (philippians 2:9 – 13).
What I am getting at here guys is that the responsibility of our families spiritual life (which translates into all parts of life) lies squarely on our shoulders. I have been praying that I will have the strength to bare that cross with joy. I pray the same thing for you. So, what makes a real man? I think that its when our day comes to answer to the Lord, that we can say “as for me and my house, we have served you”. Gentlemen, I believe that is the greatest achievment that we can accomplish as men.

Afterthought: if you aren’t familiar with the above mentioned scripture, or if you are, I wish you would look at it for yourself and see what the word tells you. Don’t just take my word for it.

Rob Taylor
Loan Officer
Land Bank of North MS