3 & 1

On May 23, Joel & I will have owned our house for 1 year & on May 29, we will celebrate our 3rd anniversary! It has been a major year of changes and is sure to be another year of change to come.

As the school year wraps up and we celebrate many things in the next few weeks, (both of our birthdays, Mother's & Father's Day, anniversary, etc...) it seemed like a good time to reflect. Many things have changed in the last year...we now own a house & all the housework that comes with it! We own a dog--how great that has been. It's been a new year for us at work--me learning to work at school without Joel and Joel wrestling his way though the year at a new school. Now, we look forward to some stability--we're keeping our same jobs, we're living in the same house, we're not planning on getting any more pets....

One major change that will begin this summer is that Joel has been accepted into Graduate School & will start his classes on June 11. He will work on his Master of Arts in Liberal Studies at University of Denver at their University College. He hopes to graduate at the end of the summer of 2009 with an emphasis in Creative Writing.

Another major change is that I will only be working 4 days a week next year (32 hours instead of 40+++) each week! I am so excited and feel that God has really blessed me with the opportunity to do this. I essentially get to keep my same job, but just delegate some of the work to others.

I think the other major change that has occurred over the last year & I hope will continue into the next is our spiritual development. We found a church we love with many friends. We love our crazy small group & we have found that fellowship with other great believers is such a blessing.

As we close out this first year of owning a home & as the end of our 3rd year of marriage arrives, I couldn't help but to think about the numbers 3 & 1 again. It's been amazing how I've come to understand (a little better) the mystery that is the Trinity--God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit. It is really amazing how Paul talks about all 3 throughout the book of Romans. And, it's really amazing to me how each part of the Trinity has a special place and position and job. The three parts of the Trinity all encompass the ONE mighty work that God did on the cross through Jesus Christ. Without one of the Trinity, the work would not be complete and we would not be saved. How AMAZING our God is to have such a perfect plan!

So, as we celebrate our 3 & 1 anniversary this year, I hope you will be blessed by the 3 & 1 of the bible today!