Like Wine & Cheese It Was Meant To Be

When we started on our marriage journey together three and half years ago I would have never dreamed it would have led us here. To a food blogging conference, together, across the country, away from our home and away from our two beautiful children. We have always shared a love for food, we have always been “techy” in our own rites, we have both been ambitious and driven; these things come as no surprise.

When I met Ben and his family there was one thing that stood out among all the others. Food. Good food. Long drawn out meals. Afternoons centered solely around the coming together at the dinner table. Food has always been a process not a destination. I was amazed, in awe and intimidated. How was I ever going to be a woman that would be of life-long interest to this man? So I began my journey in the kitchen more wholeheartedly as I ventured to win over the true source of a man’s heart, his stomach. Thankfully it came naturally and didn’t take long for me to find a natural rhythm and place among the highly esteemed culinary wizards in his life.

And technology, it is a thorn and sail all at the same time. Ben is a programmer by education, a dabbler by inclination and an early adopter by birth-rite. I have always counted myself as a forward thinker but meeting Ben drove my knowledge and curiosity to a whole new level. He amazes me, challenges me and educates me regularly.

This website wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for his encouragement and pushing me into the arena of blogging. Those of you who blog but have husbands and family members that don’t “get it” truly understand the gem of a life that I am living with someone that not only “gets it” but encourages it. We feed off each other. Building features, content, and formulating ideas. So many ideas that there isn’t nearly enough time in this life to put them to good use!

Yes this world is crazy busy and likely doesn’t need another dynamic duo of doers but that is exactly who we are. We rarely sit still and relaxing is hard to come by in our household. Don’t feel sorry or sad for us, this is how we love experiencing life; one adventure at a time. All. The. Time. We don’t have cable because frankly, we aren’t sitting still long enough to watch it. A movie on our Apple TV, yes! A show or series, not likely. And that drive and determination is only accentuated when we are together. Which now is forever.

So being here in Seattle at a blogging conference on food and technology has just plain made me nostalgic, contemplative, appreciative, giddy, grateful and humbled. To know that God pushed, prodded and dragged me out of my own plans in life to plant me in the soil with this man, perfect in so many ways for me, is just so incredibly overwhelming. We are spending our mornings, afternoons and evenings seeing the sites, exploring the city, talking about the vastness of the internet, exploring new ideas, planning marketing strategies, designing new features, chatting about our children and lavishing in the fact that God knew best so many years ago.

We had no idea. No way of knowing. Yet here we are. It warms my heart and makes me so excited for the future. What will it bring? What does God have in store? How else will our interests and talents continue to weave together as one throughout our life together?

What about you? If you are married do you see the way that God has weaved together your story in ways that you never could have imagined? If you aren’t married, are you aware that He is weaving that story as we speak and that it may not be blogs, technology, food and children but it is something that will blow your mind in unimaginable ways? Because I promise it will.

So when you wonder how I do it, get it all done, raise my kids, promote my blog, write my content, attend conferences, etc, etc. The answer is it is because it is a natural outpouring of who God has created me to be. It is a function of my life with my spouse. It is something that we build and mold together. It is an interest, a job and a hobby all in one. It is NOT a detriment or a replacement to our family, it is an enhancement to it all. It is something that we are engaged in together. And something that our children will inherit in the end.

And who can argue with endowing your family with lifelong memories around the dinner table? Embracing the future of technology and living life and adventures as a family? Experiencing life one meal at a time? One day at a time? And who can argue with children being raised by two people who love and care for each other in such a way that they find ways to meld their collective interests into one beautiful creation? Yes, I personally feel that our children will be all the richer for these experiences, at least that is my hope and daily prayer.

So thank you for reading, supporting this blog and supporting our marriage journey indirectly. It has been a joy and a pleasure. And I hope that this blog continues to bless your family into the future.

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