Reflections from Royse City

I have been meaning to write down this post (which has been floating around in my head) for the past few weeks. At the end of each season I like to remember what I learned and how I was transformed as I transition into a new season. So here are the 5 Reflections from Royse City.

5. 280 Traffic you will cause me to sin no more. I love Dallas. I wish we would have lived in Dallas. I wish we would have spent more time in Dallas. BUT Dallas traffic is hell. If I ever live in a big city again it will be one with descent public transportation. 280 you own me no more.

4. REAL Mexican food is DELISH! Glorias and Joe T's you will be missed. Thank you Chuy's for following me home!

3. The Simple Life is more. It took 15 minutes to get to a descent restaurant or movie, 40 to a descent mall. We went to 2 movies and the mall maybe 4 times. We barely ate out. Only Mexican. I wasn't up to date on the latest fashion, didn't flit money away on food, and my social life was a bare minimum. My life was much fuller. I pray I don't get sucked back into the more is more life, here in Birmingham.

2. My relationship with the Lord is more personal and intimate. Community is good, but sometimes community gets enmeshed. Before you realize it you aren't sure you are doing the things you do because you want to or because everyone else is doing them. In RC I learned I am doing what I do because I love the Lord. We had to self feed. My only accountability was my husband. And I had to rely on God for more things in my life than ever before. The result: me more in love with him.

1. My marriage grew more than I can describe. In fact I think all newly married couples should be dumped out in the "country" away from community and family and restruants and movies and malls. I can't really even articulate the changes in our marriage, but I can tell you I value my husband, his leadership in our family, and spending time with him more than I ever did before. I am much more in love with him today than I was when I drove to TX with him. My prayer is that God guards the intimacy he has given to us and we learn to guard the intimacy he has given to us in the midst of all things that lure and entice here in Birmingham.