So, on a more serious note, I wonder what my wandering has been producing for the Kingdom of Christ…if anything. Ok, first I’ll divulge a bit about the title.

As of late, my wife and I have been seemingly trapped in our tedious yet bearable cycle of Ashley, Seattle meeting, Ashley, Crown, Ashley, friends, Ashley, sleep, Ashley, fight, Ashley, forgive, Ashley, pay bills, Ashley….Sounds mad fun, right? Well, it feels to me like we are wandering through a black abyss of trials and suffering and lessons. I mean, the lessons are necessary, the subject matter is all based on firsthand experiences we have the privelege of undertaking, and the teacher is He who teaches.

 I rejoice that we are learning financial discipline from our involvement in Crown Financial. It is freeing to know that we have an attainable, Godly goal of debt freedom, and it is refreshing to battle the evil one in a new and exciting way (i.e. what to spend, what to save, etc.). However, the Scripture memorization, while a required and beneficial slice of the proverbially delicious Crown pie, is NO Substitute for true, one-on-one intimacy with Jesus Christ.

This is where we are. Wandering. Battling. Refusing to waver in our thankfulness, our persistence to spread the Gospel of Christ in the darkest place EVER, and our growing love for one another. Sadly, we are stubborn and inexperienced enough at this marriage thing that we have no Bible time, and no knowledge of how to lovingly encourage each other to just get UNlazy and get reading.

Please pray for Kari and I. This is our plea: That the living word of the Lord would become more desirable than the finest cuisine, more enjoyable than the most exciting medieval trilogy ever, and more enrapturing/captivating than even we are to each other.