I've missed a lot of blogging opportunities lately so I'm going to call this a catch-up blog.....
Lately, I've found that it is easy to get caught up in comparison. In your 20's there are naturally a lot of life changes that you and your friends go through. It seems that "Everyone else has a great career" "Everyone else is getting married." "Everyone else is having kids." "Everyone else is buying a house." (Of course for a girl, it doesn't stop there-comparison can be an evil thing, but we won't get into all that. )We seem to always be looking to move our status forward in life, achieving that next step-career, marriage, house, kids...whatever that may be. I would venture to say that as you get older, it doesn't really change. There's always going to be something or someone you are envious of, something ahead that you just haven't quite got to yet, plans that you haven't achieved and others around you have. Sometimes, especially for us "planners" it's easy to get too caught up in hitting your next goal, and dreaming towards what it next. This is necessary and healthy to some extent, but you can't let that stop you from enjoying the place you are at right now.I'm not saying you shouldn't have drive or dreams or passion for the future. You should. But when you line your dreams and goals up to what others have and become fixated on reaching this status, it becomes unhealthy. So I've made a new goal to "live in the moment" more. To spend time enjoying my journey and God's timing in my life. With doing that, I can be truly happy for others and let go of the jealousy that clings to us so easily and causes destruction in our lives.
"For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice." James 3:16
Going along with that, Kyle and I have talked a lot about when to start our family and what we would like our family to look like. For now we have decided to take every one's advice and enjoy being married for a while before we have kids. So we are trying to make the most out of that by sleeping in, catching movies, saving money, going on dates, spending time with our friends, and hopefully more vacations and camping adventures within the next year or two!
To continue catching everyone up to speed on the Evansville Campbells, I"ll just post a few pictures of our summer so far......
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| Kyle graduated from Police Academy |
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| He received the Top Gun Award of his class . (Does this mean I need to start a wall of police plaques next to his army wall?) |
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| Lola and Marshall finally became friends. Hopefully they can play more this summer. |
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| We spent the night in STL, caught a game, and went shopping with the Vaughans. This was our mini-vacation before Kyle started his shifts with the EPD. Note: Dollar General Kids Spray Sunblock 50 is the best! I was sitting in the sun for hours and did not get burnt at all. I don't think that has ever happened. |
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| Our cat, Frankie had four kittens. We have three left after Lola mistook one for a chew toy. They are still up for grabs if anyone would like a kitten. |
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| Our yard may look dead, but my little garden is growing. I have been trying to keep it watered. My broccoli did great, and my zucchini is just now starting to go crazy. Can't wait for the rest of my veggies to be ready! |
