it's a beautiful saturday morning. the morning sun is pouring through the windows, the french press coffee is brewing, the peanut butter banana pancakes are cooking, and the smells are filling this little apartment with a wonderful morning breakfast aroma. 

i sit here in the kitchen...and listen. the laundry machine whirs quietly, shane and shane plays softly in the background, and i hear my husband sleeping peacefully in the other room after a longer-than-usual work week.

i'm thankful. i'm thankful to be the wife of such an amazing man. he has one of the biggest hearts i have ever known. and i have absolutely no doubt in my mind that if and when that time comes, he is going to make the best daddy ever. 

i'm thankful and humbled that i was given the opportunity of marriage at such a young age. i knew at a young age that ultimately i wanted to serve Jesus as a wife and mother, but never in my wildest dreams would i'd of guessed that it would have come so soon. and yet, even now, it still feels so surreal. 

it's hard to believe that i am peter chapa's wife and companion. we're in an interesting stage of life right now where i only see him on the weekends due to work. it doesn't get easier...we dread saying those goodbyes every monday morning, but we're thankful for the work he has been blessed with. and it's testing and teaching me to choose joy and thankfulness. every.single.day. 

yes, somedays i absolutely fail in this area, but Jesus is so faithful in always bringing me back to Him. reminding me of His goodness, His faithfulness, and my constant need to trust Him through it all. 

"Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?  But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.  And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.  And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." - Romans 8

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so today, i am thankful for Jesus. i'm thankful for peter and that i get to be his wife. and i'm thankful for these different seasons of life that we are given to grow our faith deeper and stronger.