We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

It seems I'm married. It is simultaneously a simple change and an enormous addition. It barely seems my life has changed, and yet it's so profound. My mind says simply "Of course I'm married, what else would I have done?" and yet there's so much more. No one told me it was so pleasant to wake up with her there beside me. My mind is simultaneously serene and chaotic. It's a sort of blissful dream I'm in, and I hope to never awake.

However, a trip back to Russia awaits us at the end of the week, and shortly thereafter "real life" renews. I'm excited, but also a bit disappointed. The honeymoon was/is great (technically I say we're still not in Russia, so we're on our honeymoon), and it's kind of disappointing to leave it behind. Yet God has called us on. We've rejoiced in the newness of one another, and we'll continue to rejoice in it. But there is work to be done. He has called us to do His work, and we're not about to get in His way. In fact it is the honor of serving him that inspires us, that is the central part that has made our relationship work so far. It is God and his provision that has taken us to the seemingly impossible point of being Husband and Wife. So how can we not serve the One who has brought us so far?