It's not a vacation. It's just not. Adapting to life in a new country is not easy. You have to learn a whole new way of life. Even if it's little adjustments you still have to make little adjustments in every aspect of life. That's not to say that it hasn't been great. It has. But that's life: there are ups and downs. There are unexpected surprises both good and bad. However, we are learning to trust the process and trust God through it. It seems so easy but it's very challenging. Life is crazy.

We've been having a lot of conversation about marriage lately so we decided to continue that conversation in front of you. We recently went to a marriage retreat so it has sparked a lot of interesting conversation between us. Why do marriages fail or succeed? What are the little details of the relationship that add up to a lot over time? This is a direction we are thinking of taking a more focused approach with. We want to speak with other couples about how they successfully navigate marriage and life. Marriage is not something anyone tries to teach you how to do. You get married and everyone just says good luck. Maybe we can change all that.

Jenna had a bout with depression a few years ago which led her to the doctor which, in turn, led to a Hashimoto's diagnosis. Unknowingly, many, many women suffer from Hashimoto's disease. It's a thyroid disorder. We talk about how it all happened. It affected our family which we'll discuss. Jenna is thankfully on the other side of it now and she will talk about handling that as well.