New Beginnings

It seems crazy to think that an entire year of marriage has come and gone already. I have heard from many people over the years that the first year of marriage is the hardest and it goes by the fastest. I don't know if I really understood or took that to heart until January of this New Year 2015.

With the start of 2015 and resolutions, what better time then to announce that for an entire year (hopefully), I will be writing from time to time in this new blog. Now, mind you, I have never done something like this before and I am still working out all the kinks. So, please feel free to ridicule and laughing hysterically over the silly mistakes and lack of creativity. I am learning.

With deciding it was time to share my marriage and life in the coming year on an internet page (blog...got to get used to saying that), I am reaching out to those all around me: friend, family, stranger, random clicker, to join me on this new adventure.

So here we go......

This past year I have learned so many incredible things about myself and what it means to be married. I had an idea of what marriage would be like from playing Barbies and watching numerous "Chick Flicks" throughout my life. However, those films and toys never truly prepared me for what I would undertake when I allowed a man to share my space and life.

There were many ups and downs of 2014, crying, laughter, joy, disappointment, and everything else you could possibly imagine in between. When Kevin's and my life merged together we had to attempt to balance ourselves with the other in mind. I had to learn to share (which I am not very good at) and he had to learn to live with all of my weird and quirky habits. I won't speak directly for Kevin but I know that he has learned so much from becoming a husband. He is learning to listen, to express emotions, and to live with someone as crazy and strange as ME!

I think though the biggest moment of 2014 that Kevin and I have done is decide that we would like to begin expanding our family. After settling in the small town of Siletz, Oregon with fewer than 1,200 people and starting our jobs teaching at the small charter school in town, we moved into a four bedroom home and began to build our life.

After many talks, prayers, frustrations, and prayers again; We believed God was telling us that it was time to expand our family and begin trying for a baby. We had simply run out of excuses. We have great jobs in town, we have supportive families, we have a home we can afford and grow into, and we have local daycare less than 10 minutes away. I remember telling Kevin that I was ready to start making and family and I remember him looking at me and simply replying: "Sounds Great!" I was nervous at first wondering if this is something Kevin truly wanted but after seeing him spend more and more time with little ones in school and in our own lives, I knew his heart was feeling the same as mine. We have truly been blessed in 2014 and God had filled our hearts with each other. This year we believe He is asking us to take our love and fill the heart(s) of a new baby and/or little ones.

So, to leave this first blog post short and to the point; As the Denton's begin 2015 we are truly looking forward to the coming year and all the new blessings it will bring. As this new year begins, we ask all of you to keep us in your prayers.

---Jess