Monday, May 18, 2009

confessions of a newlywed who surrived "extended singleness" #3

Sometimes I find myself thinking "I'm married!  I am married.  i AM married.  Me--i am MARRIED!"

It actually catches me by surprise, but it does make me smile.

May 18, 2009 6:23:00 AM | confessions of a newlywed, my inner me

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southeastcountrywife

haha, can totally relate to those type of feelings. :)

Posted by: southeastcountrywife | Monday, May 18, 2009 at 11:08 AM

Lisa Holl Chang

Yeah, for me I can never quite get totally used to somebody sleeping beside me every night - in a good way :)

Posted by: Lisa Holl Chang | Monday, May 18, 2009 at 02:38 PM

amanda p. wu

That actually hasn't been something difficult to get used to for me. . . .
except for when he hogs the blankets. :)

Posted by: amanda p. wu | Monday, May 18, 2009 at 02:57 PM

joyce

yay! me too, I too survived extended singleness. =) Praise God for ending that. Loving being married and I see you are too! =)

your fellow August 2008 bride ;o)

Posted by: joyce | Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 12:59 PM

Yvonne

Amanda,
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences about being single and the sweetness of falling in love when the time is right. It has been incredibly encouraging for me to read about the abundant provision of a loving God. For now, I'm still at the 'bittersweet' stage that you described, but I know God is in control.

This is also such a fun blog to read! it makes me want to visit Taiwan.

Thanks again.

Posted by: Yvonne | Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 06:45 PM

amanda p. wu

Thanks, Yvonne for the very sweet words. I'm gland to know that my writing
about my journey could encourage someone else!! :) Have faith! God is
kind. He knows what He is doing. You can trust him.

Posted by: amanda p. wu | Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 02:13 PM

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