I've always been a big fan of blogs. It's such a convenient way to keep up with people that you usually don't see or only get to catch up with briefly. With blogs, you can hear all (or at least quite a bit) about a person's life and still feel connected. Some may think they're too impersonal, but not me. I think they can be as personal or impersonal as you want them to be. And hey, they're efficient as heck, and we Allen's are all about efficiency! (Okay...one of us is all about efficiency. The other is learning how to be more efficient. Rome wasn't built in a day, alright?) But seriously, it's such a great way to know that you're updating multiple people at once instead of having the same conversations over and over again. Not that it's a bad thing to have these conversations in person, but it does make it easier to get to deeper matters and have more intentional (yes, intentional, the most over used word in the American Christian language, but sometimes it's the only word that fits) conversations with a good friend without having to catch up on the basics.
So here we are.
A blog on the lives of Josh and Chandler Allen. We both have friends all over the nation (and some parts of the world), and wanted to be able to give you a peek into our life together. I'm not an avid blogger and am still learning the basic's of "the how-to's" in the blogging world, so bear with me as we get this thing started up. More than anything this is just going to be a little insight into the things we're doing, where we're going, and what we're learning.
How to put this briefly...
An attempt at a quick update on the last couple of months. (Key word: Attempt.)
We spent the 3 months before our wedding working at K7 again. Yes, we might have been crazy. But neither of us would change that time for the world. You'll probably notice that I use the word sanctifying a lot, and that's because as believer's we go through daily sanctification, so be prepared, it's a common term around the Allen house. All that to say, our time at K7 before the wedding was probably the best sanctification we could have gone through before entering into marriage. Learning how to balance full time jobs, ministry, and a soon-to-be marriage was rough to say the least. But it brought us both to our knees every day, and the somewhat-bitter-but-oh-so-sweet realization that relationships are nothing without Jesus was exactly what we needed. We could not be more thankful for our time at Kamp.
And then...the wedding.
I hope every girl's wedding is as wonderful for her as mine was for me. It was so beautifully imperfect (the cake almost fell over and in the madness of set up we forgot forks) and we wouldn't have dreamed it to be any other way. The imperfection of the day made it absolutely perfect. Josh and I are not extravagant, lavish, "have it all together" type people, and so the little bumps in the road through out the day made it even more "us". But the greatest part of the whole day was that when it was all over, we had just made a covenant with our Lord to do this thing for His glory, and we had so many incredible people around us as we made that promise. We were both overwhelmed by how loyal and loving our friends were to us during that time, and made us so appreciative of the relationships that God has blessed us with to challenge and sharpen us throughout the years.
And then...we danced.
And boy did we. I have never had so much fun at a party or event in my entire life. We absolutely tore up that dance floor for a good couple of hours. It was the best celebration and I'll never forget it.
So there's a brief (not too shabby, right?) update on this summer. I'll post more about school, jobs (or lack thereof...prayer please!), our house, church, and other fun shenanigans later. But for now, I leave you with one of our favorite pictures from the wedding day. It truly captures the joy and celebration that filled the atmosphere.
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