kim kardashian's sad divorce

Today is a very sad day.

After 72 days, Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from Kris Humphries. My friend texted me, and it's all over the internet. This is her second marriage.

Y'all I am so sad that I really want to cry, and I actually did.

In a lot of way's, I can't relate to Kim Kardashian.
I can't relate to balancing like 12 different jobs:
 *perfume's
 *a clothing line (I'm wearing my lace leopard KK number today...love)
 *books,
 *tv show's
 *weight loss stuff

And...

Her extravagant lifestyle.
Her 10 million dollar wedding.
Her beautiful home.
Her amazing shoes, clothes, make-up (I'd KILL for her lash's)
That perfect hair.

GAH!

It looks like she's got it all...

And in some way's...I can relate. After all, she's human. She's not exempt from hurt.

I'm so broken to see how disposal the covenant of marriage has become today. It literally rips my heart out. A promise is no longer a promise. A vow is no longer a vow. For better or worse...do we only promise better? Sickness and health...do you truly mean that? Life begins to chip away at you until you decide to "throw in the towel." Look out for me! Your not happy...leave!
Marriage is tough, and it takes daily work, and dying of yourself. It takes love, and respect...and those two don't always go hand in hand. It's not a fairy tail, and life isn't always shiny, and pretty after, "I Do." Hello? You married people feel me? "Love is not a place to come and go as we please. It's a house we enter in, and commit not to leave." Oh how I love me some Warren Barfield :)

Precious friends, please hear me...yes, there are grounds for divorce: abuse, and habitual unfaithfulness are not to be overlooked. Get out! I have friends in my life that are going through this terrible time right now, so I am choosing my words carefully.

Married friends, I'm begging you, fight for, and believe your marriages...DON'T give up! Your mate will disappoint you, and they will let you down, but that's no reason to leave, even though we all want to sometimes. One of my favorite songs is "God Gave Me You" by Dave Barnes

God gave me you for the ups and downs

God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you

On my own I’m only
Half of what I could be
I can’t do without you
We are stitched together
And what love has tethered
I can never undo

Love is not a fight, but's it's something worth fighting for.
I love y'all,
K

one sweet day

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Nick and I are sitting in the "solace" room located in the cancer institute at St. Joseph's Hospital. We're eating Chipotle, and watching the Tenessee football game. Let me first clarify something...

NICK DOESN'T HAVE CANCER!

Squirrel note: patients are moved from the ER to this floor due to over-flow. Apparantly there were a shortage of beds at the main hospital, so this is where we ended up. I will say, the little transporter girl could have let us know this tid bit of valuable info as she was taking us from our original room 521 to F313. Poor nurses had a heck of a time getting me to calm down, and assuring me that Nick's a non cancer patient on a cancer floor. Period.

Moving on...

In between taking bites of my chicken taco, I asked him, "Do you know what today is?"
He thought for a moment, smiled and said, "The day I proposed to you?" It was more of a question kind of answer...never the less...he remembered.

Impressive kid!

Rewind 6 years ago.

I remember like it was yesterday. Nick told me he was taking me to look at hunting property. This idea didn't thrill me in the least, but figured I could atleast get a nice dinner out of it, so I agreed. After almost 2 hours of driving, I ask if we're getting close...I'm not a good long distance traverler. I kind of revert back into a impatient child, and can get really annoying. "Almost," he says, "I think your going to like it."

We end up parking at a beautiful spot on the beach at Amelia Island, and there was a lady with three horses waiting on us.

Like an airhead, I still haven't the slightest clue what's going on. Sunset, beach, horses, boyfriend, decoy... really, Kristin?

Really.

So off we go, and I'm not going to lie, I'm feeling like a actress in a movie as my horse trots softly in the sand, and surf. The sun was begining to set, and it was a beautiful night. Perfection.

Nick stops, gets off his horse, and walks over to me. I'm trying to figure out how to get down off the saddle, and he stops me. He said, "I kinda thought I would do this differently, but I want you to stay on your horse."

I don't remember every word after that...but I do remember the best part.

"Will you make me the happiest man alive, and spend the rest of your life with me?"

Y'all, I'm not one to brag, but I do think I have one of the BEST proposal's around.

Oh, and the best part, besides me saying "YES," we have some pretty great pictures...thanks to our sweet horse lady. Somehow Nick slipped her his camera, and she captured the moments that always make me smile.

And here we are...6 years later, eating chips, and salsa, sitting in the hospital, and remembering the day our lives changed forever.

Life is good.

Love,
K

washington

Happy Fall, y'all!

That's exactly what my fall welcome mat says, and for some reason...I smile every time I see it.

Gosh, I have so much to catch you up on...so much on my mind, and oddly...I don't even know where to begin?!?! Ha, that's a first!

Well, I've been fighting a little cold/flu bug thing since my flight home from Washington last Tuesday. Dang that recycled air, and coughing people on planes. Ug, gross! But seeing my sweet brother, Chance now as a father, and meeting my new nephew was so very worth it! Ezra looks just like him :)

Washington is unlike any place I have ever seen, or been to before in my life. It's unbelievable! There are mountains everwhere, and I LOVE this b\c I live in one of the flattest states ever. I felt like a little kid with my head tilted straight back looking up at the sky high evergreens. Talk about perfect Christmas trees! I love that people walk, and bike everywhere, and that fresh food is at your finger tips. There are markets, co-op's, and gardens galore! Chance has one of the biggest, and most plentiful gardens I had ever seen! Tomato's, pears, eggplant, pumpkins, corn, red bell peppers, black berries...you name it, he grows it. *Envy* Life is more slow paced, and people take their time going places. Everything is so green, partly b\c it rains non-stop, and the leaves are all fabulous shades of yellow, red, and orange. I ADORE this! The Pacific Ocean is incredible, and I was just in awe of Jesus everywhere I looked. What a beautiful gift we are given.

I loved holding Ezra, and telling him all about the wonderful things in store for him in this life. I am totally obsessed with him, his sweet baby smell, his little sounds as he sleeps, and how he just stares at you with his beautiful blue eyes. Yeah, I got it bad.

Rose is such an incredible mother, and just seeing her so attentive to Ezra's needs just melted my heart. They make one beautiful family.

I treasure the times I get to spend with my family, and no matter where we are, what state we live in, or what's going on in our lifes, we make it happen. I know what I have been given is a gift, and I savor every minute!

Happy Monday, sweet friends.

Love,
K