We near the end of june, and the end of 10 months of marriage. Good times.

Talk about progress... honestly we look back sometimes and have no clue where the first few months went. We have adjusted a ton.

I tell my buddies a motto I heard once along the way, its likely sports related, but I apply it to almost everything, because it holds so true. It sounds kinda cheesy, but its honestly and sincerely legitimately applied to almost everything.

Champions Adjust.

There you have it. When your cute little schedule doesn't fall in line exactly how you'd like it, or you have some expectations that are unmet... adjust. Be a champ, don't be a whiny little chump, bitchin' about everything that comes along, or doesn't go your way.

Also, beware of isolation. Jenny and I were talking about that - seeing friends who isolate themselves fairly intensely. The interesting thing about isolators, is that they have the most 'legitimate' excuses. How on earth did our parents live without cell phones, and DIY blogs and BravoTV? I don't know how they did it, and maintained decent relationships, raised decent kids.

Isolation sucks so much. It hurts others who are NOT living in isolation. Isolation is the opposite of community.

Community is not a suggestion, sincere, great community is a must. Community is not just 1 or 2 friends who are close, who you allow to hang out with you at your convenience. Community is championship like adjusting and allowing your little schedule of anxiety to be thrown off a little bit.

I'm so proud of my wife for being such an adjusting champion. First and foremost to me and my off-center ways of living. She's calmed an incredible amount of my spirit, and allowed me to focus down on legitimate leadership, biblical stewardship and caring, and focused community. Gosh I'm so proud of her. She's adjusted herself to understanding that her routines and preferences for a clean house and organized everything might not be available all the time... especially as we pour ourselves into community. Weekly cleaning routines might be thrown off a little bit, if it means we're going to meet up with people we love and want to share life with. We still get to clean, and organize and be calm and restful, but it requires adjustment. Champions adjust.