742 sq. ft.

As we packed up the final box and finished painting the final trim back to a shade of “I-couldn’t-be-more-dull” off white in our quaint 742 sq. ft. home, I realized that the inspiration for the name of this blogspot is being said goodbye to also. You see, between the kitchen, dining room, family room and bathroom, the only window to the outside world in our apartment was the sliding glass door in the family room. Throughout our first year of marriage, Marky and I have sat on our couch that faces that sliding glass door and had God-himself-only-knows-how-many conversations…about what to do for dinner, what movie to rent, how WE would deal with various world issues, what to do with the rest of our lives, our relationship with each other, our relationship with friends, our faith, what we want to name our children some day, our budget (stupid money), and on and on and on. In that room, in front of that door, so much of the friendship that will carry us through whatever life hands us, was continuing to be formed. And so we started this blog, as an opportunity for us to document for ourselves just a few of those thoughts, conversations, dreams, and anxieties that we have had.

That sliding glass door was the window to the huge ugly beautiful world beyond our own little 742 sq. ft. cocoon. But its more than a window you see…it’s a door. A window is used to look at the rest of the world. A door is opened, and gives you the opportunity to leave behind safety and venture into this journey known as “life”. It is a metaphor that I have come to adopt for Marky and my relationship. Within our relationship I desire contentment (its funny to desire contentment isn’t it?), encouragement, love, comfort, peace…but always aware of the world beyond “us” and never hesitating to enter it, to live in it, to live passionately. As we look forward to the new adventure that is before us as we move to CO in a month and a half, we are excited about the opportunities to meet and love new people. May you (the reader) and I live faithfully and with confidence as we live the calling of showing each other where to find perfect and rich hope and joy in this life.