The Simple Life...

So I've decided to start a blog. I had one years ago, but then when myspace and facebook became the world's addiction, I let it go. I've realized lately that I just don't use my brain quite as much as I should, which is pretty bad, seeing how I help educate kids for a living... I read constantly, but usually novels, and I read so dang fast that I barely take in the small nuances of what I'm reading - just get the big picture. Since we don't have cable or whatever, Nick and I sometimes don't realize what's happening in the world around us. Yes, I know I can watch anything I want on the internet, including every episode of Everybody Loves Raymond and CSI, but if you lived by space heater and your computer was in the coldest room of the house, I bet you wouldn't spend too much time browsing for videos either. =)

So I get this blog thing rolling, and Nick and I are trying to come up with a title, something that "defines" us... and we settled on "Life Made Simple". Ever since we tied the knot this summer, we've been really trying to settle down and get our heads on straight. Our lives were so busy, at least it seemed that way, and we were stressed to the max. Now that I look back on it, I can't really figure out why things were so crazy... Yeah, we had some commitments that we've since let go, but a large part of it, I believe, was the pressure we were putting on ourselves to perform, to live up to expectations. When we finally decided what was really important, what we wanted from life (of course we don't have that totally nailed down yet - we've only been married 8 months!), we both felt a huge weight lifted. And now we're both happier and more peaceful that we've ever been. Yes, we still love Jesus, and no, we haven't turned into total heathens, but we have found true freedom and love in the life that Jesus told us to lead - love Him, and love people. That's the true simple life...

"A pretentious, showy life is an empty life;

a plain and simple life is a full life." Proverbs 13:7

- Carly