Friday, July 13, 2018

Wired Differently

Well, the year as it stands has been pretty eventful.

I got a life-changing surgery called gastric sleeve. I basically got most of my stomach taken out, leaving me with 20% of what I normally could carry in my tummy. Recovery has been pretty painful, but I'm feeling thankful to finally be making headway.

Truthfully I didn't feel like I could really post about all this for such a long time because I didn't know if ANYBODY would support my decision if I talked about any downsides on here, but I'm so proud of myself, especially since I can post result pictures!



I'm just a pound away from getting under 200 lbs. I'm so excited to be down a few pant sizes too!

Just prior to flying out to Mexico for my surgery, I got to go through the Idaho Falls temple with my best friend. It feels so amazing to say that we are sealed together for time and all eternity. It also feels pretty good to be able to feel like you really belong in the married wards on campus, and to finally feel "more" accepted into our respective families.

I feel like I've learned a lot this year about marriage. Mainly about how as husband and wife, we are wired differently.

Let me rephrase.

Everyone is wired differently.

Just because something is right for someone, doesn't make it right for someone else.

I also learned that one of the biggest things that can heal a relationship is time. Not due to my marriage, but due to the relationships that I've had with friends and family over the years. It seems like with these kinds of relationships, you can hit a rough patch, and be really mad at each other for a long time, but if you're really true friends or good family, you will be able to move on with time and forgiveness.

Since we're wired differently the amount of time it takes to reach forgiveness can definitely vary from relationship to relationship. Christ teaches us that we should forgive our fellow man no matter what, and immediately. Since we're not perfect like he is this can be really hard, but with a lot of will power, faith, and strength of heart, it can be done.

I'm so thankful to be able to return to the blog and write out my feelings when times get hard. I feel that sometimes everyone needs a break, a time where they can just sit back, and take in life as it comes. I feel that my time away from the blog has given me that opportunity while so much was going on in my life.