Transparency

He had written a letter for me. He told me I couldn’t read it...

Tue, 23 Aug 2016 16:07:15 -0400

He had written a letter for me. He told me I couldn’t read it until we got married.

In the letter were his vows to me.

And he didn’t write them right before the wedding – turns out he wrote them a month after we started dating.

Two years ago at this time I was thinking of all the letters I had written him and the letter he had written me and I knew this had to be a very important letter. The most important one I would ever write – my vows to my husband.

Those two letters now sit on our nightstands. His letter to me on mine and my letter to him on his. Our bed, our room is surrounded by our vows. Our promises to God. Our promises to each other.

Marriage is saying I do over and over again.

It’s saying I do choose to love you at your worst. I do choose to make you a priority. It’s a life long process of continued I Dos.

I Do and I Still Do. Forever. No matter what.

https://hawkandher.wordpress.com/2016/08/23/saying-i-do/

Waiting for the Rain – Hawk & Her

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 08:04:46 -0400

Waiting for the Rain – Hawk & Her

The Good Struggle | A Journal Entry

Sat, 20 Feb 2016 16:49:28 -0500

The Good Struggle | A Journal Entry

I Am An Army Wife | Wrestling with Fear & Faith – Hawk & Her

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:41:21 -0500

I Am An Army Wife | Wrestling with Fear & Faith – Hawk & Her:

This definitely makes the list for one of the hardest and most transparent posts I’ve written.

When I see a yellow ribbon that says “Support our Troops” on a vehicle, my heart immediately empathizes with those who lovingly placed that ribbon on their car. An unseen, unspoken connection is made, because I am an Army wife.

And I, too, have had a yellow ribbon on my car.

The Letters | Hawk & Her

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:03:02 -0500

The Letters | Hawk & Her:

When you write something deeply personal it is hard to hit the share button. But I also believe that if you feel like God has called you to share something it’s for a reason. So here it is - part of my story and part of my heart.

https://hawkandher.wordpress.com/2015/10/24/a-passion-most-pure/

Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:52:42 -0400

https://hawkandher.wordpress.com/2015/10/24/a-passion-most-pure/

“She Has Chosen What is Better” | Hawk & Her

Tue, 20 Oct 2015 19:55:19 -0400

“She Has Chosen What is Better” | Hawk & Her

My journal is proof of God’s faithfulness....

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 21:35:14 -0400

My journal is proof of God’s faithfulness.

https://hawkandher.wordpress.com/2015/10/12/the-journal-of-two-love-stories/

A Rendered Heart | Hawk & Her

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:27:56 -0400

A Rendered Heart | Hawk & Her:

Because how can we truly love anyone else, if we don’t learn to love the Giver of Love first and foremost?

The Wanderer's Returning

Sun, 27 Sep 2015 20:25:57 -0400

The Wanderer's Returning:

I haven’t blogged in a while. But sometimes you have something shut up in your bones that needs to be expressed - this is it.

2014 has been an incredible year! By far one of my most full and...

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 10:24:28 -0500

2014 has been an incredible year! By far one of my most full and favorite years - I was finally reunited with my love, I was asked to be his wife in a surprise airport proposal, we had many “catchup” dating adventures, I had so many wonderful wedding showers, we took dancing lessons, got married 7 months after getting engaged, and had a dream honeymoon in Jamaica. We’ve been to Disney, NC, Savannah, and have made so many family memories with our loved ones. We’ve moved into our first home and celebrated our first birthdays as a married couple and Christmas. 2014 has been a year for the books and I’m almost sad to see it end - but I’m also excited for all the memories 2015 will have for us as we continue this beautiful journey called life together!

"Someday, someone is going to look at you with a light in their eyes you’ve never seen, they’ll look..."

Sat, 02 Aug 2014 09:08:07 -0400

“Someday, someone is going to look at you with a light in their eyes you’ve never seen, they’ll look at you like you’re everything they’ve been looking for their entire lives. Wait for it.”

- (via bl-ossomed)

Reflection - Deployment, Homecoming, Proposal, Marriage

Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:16:09 -0400

Reflection - Deployment, Homecoming, Proposal, Marriage:

Two years ago on July 3rd, Hawk told me he was deploying. And that was the beginning of it all. The beginning of me realizing that even though I swore I’d never fall for an Army dude, I was quickly on my way to falling in love with one and couldn’t imagine my life without him in it. And now that Army dude who told me he was leaving for a year, that Army dude who waited for my reaction before he officially asked me out, that Army dude who I fell madly and deeply in love with will become my husband in 58 days.

Welcome Home Hawk! | Hawk & Her

Sat, 01 Feb 2014 09:29:29 -0500

Welcome Home Hawk! | Hawk & Her:

Here’s a look at what happened this week! Hint: Hawk is home and I’m going to be Mrs. Hawk ;)

Week 30: London Recap Day 3

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:21:43 -0400

Week 30: London Recap Day 3:

Seven months. It’s been seven months since Hawk left. And I can’t help but reflect on London and our time together there. Those 4 ½ days were really what we needed to help see us through to the e…

Week 29: London Recap Day 2

Sat, 12 Oct 2013 20:12:12 -0400

Week 29: London Recap Day 2:

After our long awaited airport reunion, we experienced our first venture on the Tube, and located the flat in Islington, London we were sharing with another soldier family. We talked and I kept rea…

Week 29: The Birthday Box

Sun, 06 Oct 2013 17:11:48 -0400

Week 29: The Birthday Box:

I wanted to make Hawk’s birthday as special as it possibly could be with him being 5,550 miles away from his favorite places, his favorite things, Â and his favorite people. After brainstorming a bi…

Week 26: London Recap Day 1

Thu, 19 Sep 2013 21:13:45 -0400

Week 26: London Recap Day 1:

Hawk has officially been gone for six months. I almost shake my head with amazement because I can’t believe I still functioned after Day One, and here, six months later we are thriving. It’s still …

Week 22: Packing & Proof

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 20:43:00 -0400

Week 22: Packing & Proof:

In one short week I will finally be on my way to London to be reunited with my best friend! It is so surreal. Hawk and I have been counting down for this trip, this precious time together, for so l…

"Marry your best friend. I do not say that lightly. Really, truly find the strongest, happiest..."

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 14:42:03 -0400

““Marry your best friend. I do not say that lightly. Really, truly find the strongest, happiest friendship in the person you fall in love with. Someone who speaks highly of you. Someone you can laugh with. The kind of laughs that make your belly ache, and your nose snort. The embarrassing, earnest, healing kind of laughs. Wit is important. Life is too short not to love someone who lets you be a fool with them. Make sure they are somebody who lets you cry, too. Despair will come. Find someone that you want to be there with you through those times. Most importantly, marry the one that makes passion, love, and madness combine and course through you. A love that will never dilute - even when the waters get deep, and dark.””

- N’tima (via mariaarroyo)