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Five-Minute Friday: {Our Ordinary Love}

October 11, 2013
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Every Friday, a group of ladies spends 5 minutes writing on a new topic. This fun assignment – created by Lisa Jo Baker – helps us write freely & not worry about our imperfections or format. I love it! This was my first “Five-Minute Friday” and I hope not my last. A small confession: I may have ran a couple minutes over. Forgive me… & enjoy!

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Ordinary.

Waking up with the sunrise. Smelling coffee in the air. Cuddling up to my sweet husband in the early morning light. Attacking him with kisses.

This is our ordinary, every day, typical morning time together.

Three years ago, this was the furthest picture from my mind – a snapshot stolen from my far-out, wildest dreams.

When did THIS – life with him – become my ordinary?

And dare I ever get used to this kind of love, this kind of man, this kind of morning?

I hope with my whole heart I don’t begin to consider my “new ordinary” anything but extraordinary. I want to appreciate every moment, every sunrise (no matter how unwelcome!), every single day given to me with this amazing man I call my husband!

Today was his off day and a new ordinary… talking with an old friend, family time with pumpkin coffee & my in-laws, a run with our dog (& audio Bible), a fun hike around the ranch, deep conversation, and frisbees thrown in the field.

Is this really my life? God, I pray I never stop appreciating the daily gifts You’ve given me. I pray I never give into the restlessness that tries to threaten my contentment.

Thank You, Lord, for this sweet ordinary love.

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  1. Debbie G.

    October 11, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    Hi Summer,
    Stopping in from the FMF linky party. Thanks for sharing a snapshot of your blessed and “ordinary” life. 🙂 btw ~ I sometimes go over the five minutes by a smidge or do a really quick edit. So far the blog police haven’t stopped by my place in bloggy land. So I’m pretty sure you’re ok, too. Have a blessed weekend!

    1. Summer M

      October 11, 2013 at 7:34 pm

      Hah thank you Debbie! I appreciate it 🙂 I hope to read your posts as well. Feel free to share your link here!

  2. A Woman The World Deserves

    October 11, 2013 at 11:31 pm

    Hello Summer! What is soooo beautiful about your message is that everything you said was so real. At times I would look at certain aspects of my life and think them too good to be true, not realizing that each moment is as real as it comes. I look at my husband and am smitten and immediately thank God. It is such a great feeling to have a great life partner. I thank God when we wake up. It is extraordinary! Have a great weekend.. Hope you guys have great plans!

    1. Summer M

      October 12, 2013 at 6:17 pm

      Thank you Christy! I’m so happy to hear this message resonated with you. We are very blessed to have such good men in our lives, & I’m glad you appreciate it also. Great to have you here! I’m looking forward to more of your writings 🙂

  3. Sherry

    October 12, 2013 at 10:11 am

    Hi Summer what a beautiful post! Isn’t it amazing that when we think about it that ordinary does become extraordinary. We are Blessed by a wonderful God! Thanks for visiting My Journey. I am glad you lured me over I am going to follow you. Come back by and see me. Gotta check out your Pinterest I love pins! Have a wonderfully ordinary weekend.
    Blessing,
    Sherry
    btw I am a neighbor to the North in DFW!

    1. Summer M

      October 15, 2013 at 1:04 pm

      Thank you, Sherry! I’m glad you visited & enjoyed this message… & awesome that you’re a fellow Texan! We love DFW ~ we visited Gateway Church (Southlake) this summer & fell in love 🙂 Big fan of Robert Morris. You’re blessed to have him there!

      And yes I LOVE Pinterest, too ~ I’m such a sucker hehe! Thanks for stoppin by 🙂

  4. Lisa

    October 13, 2013 at 7:48 am

    This is such a lovely post. “I hope with my whole heart I don’t begin to consider my “new ordinary” anything but extraordinary”…what an awesome statement! My perspective on “ordinary” took a similar twist as I began to look on daily things with new eyes. You added a bit to my thoughts with your post. Thanks.

    1. Summer M

      October 15, 2013 at 1:05 pm

      Lisa, how wonderful to hear! Thanks so much for your kind words. This is why I love to write 🙂 I’m so glad it inspired new thoughts for you. God is also reframing things for me lately.

      Glad to have you here, & feel free to share your website if you have one!

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