Deep Breaths

First breath

Three days ago, I arrived here in Cyprus and have finally been reunited with Leia. We have been having a wonderful time as she shows me around and helps me get acclimated to our new home. It is very exciting and a bit bewildering and disorienting all at once... very strange, but very cool.

On the plane flight over, I read an interesting quote in a book I brought with me. It said something to this effect: "True faith is not marked by the absence of doubt, but by the presence of action." It really rang true to me somehow, and seemed particularly appropriate for this time in our lives. We certainly have plenty of doubts and questions about what exactly the future holds, but we are acting on our faith and clinging to each other, and we both have a sense that God has surprising and exciting things in store for us. It's nice to feel those occasional quiet assurances of His presence.

Today Leia and I drove down to Larnaca, which is where Cyprus' major airport is located (and which is also a seaside city). We sat by the beach and had coffee and tea and then had lunch at a fish tavern overlooking the sea. Then we went to the airport to pick up her parents, who had been staying with relatives in Greece. So now we are all together here at home for the first time, and are slowly learning to be a family.

We are currently trying to wrap up a lot of loose ends concerning the plans for our upcoming wedding (June 17.. send cash). I brought over Leia's wedding dress with me, along with her bridesmaids' dresses and our wedding rings, and she has been drooling over them like Gollum. :) Our invitations are going out soon, so keep a close eye on your mailboxes... and start planning your outfits.

So yeah... that's the news for now. We'll see how this goes. We're both new to the whole blogging experience, but pretty excited about having this medium for expressing our semi-incoherent thoughts and musings and keeping everyone up-to-date on the happenings in our lives. We love you all very much. Stay tuned...

posted by John and Leia @ 10:44 AM