Setting the Stage...Part One
I thought I should take some time to walk you through some of my personal history as it relates to the subjects addressed in this blog. Since this is a road I've been walking already for nearly 12 years, and I have very little of it documented in print, I want to start at the beginning. In 2006, Luke and I were married. The fact that he was in the military at the time brought a certain level of uncertainty to our immediate future (i.e. moves, deployments, jobs, supports), so we made the decision to wait to start a family. I was 26 years old when we wed, and was already feeling the pressure of time in my heart. Waiting for children after marriage was very difficult for me. 2007 marked the end of Luke's military service, and the beginning of a new freedom for the two of us. Luke began pursuing what his professional future would become, we went on a long-awaited honeymoon, and we spent several months living in the town where we met enjoying the company of our close web of fri