Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
So the daddy tomato stepped on the baby tomato and said..."CATCHUP"
So things have gotten a little out of control since our last post. Sue us.
Kidding. Please don't. But between finishing up my second semester of Seminary, moving to a new apartment (yet again), Cody getting into the swing of his real job (aka one that actually kind of matters), and Howie still running our lives...blogging has fallen to the wayside. And for that, we are eternally sorry.
Tons has been going on! In the last month, Cody has officially turned one year older, we moved toward the ghetto and out of luxury, I had two weeks off for Thanksgiving and wasted every second of them, we celebrated my 24th birthday (for which my sister took me to get an extra hole in my nose and Cody promised me some permanent ink...pretty hardcore), visited our besties in North Carolina, traveled to California to get the stomach flu, and today is our two year wedding anniversary! It's hard to believe that two years ago today, Cody and I were getting ready to tie the knot...walk down the aisle...say 'I do'...never turn back! What a crazy ride it's been already...and I sincerely love it. *sappy "marriage rocks" feel*
Now I will make another faulty vow to blog more regularly, and I'm sure I will fall short. But I promise the desire is there...that's what counts, right? Anyways, Happy Thanksgiving from the Monty's at Cowboy Stadium!
Kidding. Please don't. But between finishing up my second semester of Seminary, moving to a new apartment (yet again), Cody getting into the swing of his real job (aka one that actually kind of matters), and Howie still running our lives...blogging has fallen to the wayside. And for that, we are eternally sorry.
Tons has been going on! In the last month, Cody has officially turned one year older, we moved toward the ghetto and out of luxury, I had two weeks off for Thanksgiving and wasted every second of them, we celebrated my 24th birthday (for which my sister took me to get an extra hole in my nose and Cody promised me some permanent ink...pretty hardcore), visited our besties in North Carolina, traveled to California to get the stomach flu, and today is our two year wedding anniversary! It's hard to believe that two years ago today, Cody and I were getting ready to tie the knot...walk down the aisle...say 'I do'...never turn back! What a crazy ride it's been already...and I sincerely love it. *sappy "marriage rocks" feel*
Now I will make another faulty vow to blog more regularly, and I'm sure I will fall short. But I promise the desire is there...that's what counts, right? Anyways, Happy Thanksgiving from the Monty's at Cowboy Stadium!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
To Howie, Love Dad
Howie is our little Australian Silky Terrier. He is a stud. I really regret 'fixing' him. Why did I do it? Yeah he would of humped my leg every day and every night. Yeah he would of probably marked his territory around the house. Yeah he probably would have impregnated many young female hounds around the metroplex (He does have a way with the ladies). I can only imagine little Howie puppies running around our 660 square foot apartment. How great would that have been? Man, can you imagine someone doing that to you as a little tyke? Not only the serious pain (ouch!) but also every time you go to the rest room, you are reminded that things are not as they are meant to be. Here's to Howie and all dogs that have to endure the pain and suffering of getting fixed!
-Cody
-Cody
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Summer's End
HOW IS IT AUGUST 18?!? The summer has quite literally FLOWN by...yet somehow we feel like it's been over 100 degrees for an eternity. Texas has that strange way of working things out like that.
Monday will mark the first day of my second semester as a Seminary student. I know, I know, it's impressive. (sarcasm) I feel like my first overwhelming semester just ended as Cody took a HUGE sigh of relief that he would no longer have to hear me read my papers aloud to him, or watch me sweat as I try to crank out a project last minute (it's true...I am the world's worst procrastinator. Don't believe me? Check out this post from those first semester days...) But here we are...getting my school supplies ready to run the race again! And from what I hear, this semester will be far worse than the first. The "big leagues" of Seminary, if you will, begin NOW!
Not to mention that this summer, Cody was given the incredible opportunity to make a change in his job situation. He is now officially the one and only: Director of Wellness at Senior Care Centers (applause are welcome). And, praise the Lord, he is doing so great there! Our faithful Savior is definitely providing for us in HUGE ways through this opportunity for Cody.
Even though, to the average eye, it may have appeared as though my summer was spent sleeping until 1:00 and watching DVRed shows until Cody came home from work at 6 (...so?), I am so thankful for the time that I was able to rest and allow the Lord to rejuvenate my mind, body and spirit. I pray that this semester will be glorifying to Him and food for my soul. Along with that...I pray that I will be able to keep up.
Monday will mark the first day of my second semester as a Seminary student. I know, I know, it's impressive. (sarcasm) I feel like my first overwhelming semester just ended as Cody took a HUGE sigh of relief that he would no longer have to hear me read my papers aloud to him, or watch me sweat as I try to crank out a project last minute (it's true...I am the world's worst procrastinator. Don't believe me? Check out this post from those first semester days...) But here we are...getting my school supplies ready to run the race again! And from what I hear, this semester will be far worse than the first. The "big leagues" of Seminary, if you will, begin NOW!
Not to mention that this summer, Cody was given the incredible opportunity to make a change in his job situation. He is now officially the one and only: Director of Wellness at Senior Care Centers (applause are welcome). And, praise the Lord, he is doing so great there! Our faithful Savior is definitely providing for us in HUGE ways through this opportunity for Cody.
Even though, to the average eye, it may have appeared as though my summer was spent sleeping until 1:00 and watching DVRed shows until Cody came home from work at 6 (...so?), I am so thankful for the time that I was able to rest and allow the Lord to rejuvenate my mind, body and spirit. I pray that this semester will be glorifying to Him and food for my soul. Along with that...I pray that I will be able to keep up.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Life and Death
I write this from my aunt's office in sunny San Diego, California. Unfortunately, my trip out here has yet to be so sunny.
Last Thursday, 7/15/2010, my grandmother passed away into the arms of our loving Savior. What mixed emotions that has stirred within me. I have been so blessed this far in my life to have never lost a loved one...until now. These are all completely new feelings of lonliness and surrender that I've never understood or expected when dealing with death. Since she has been battling with dimensia for over four years, there is complete relief in knowing that she is no longer battling...no longer struggling...no longer hurting. And my grandpa no longer needs to worry about her...to take care of her...to be burdened by her constant pain and struggle for life. But of course, with that relief comes that pain and sadness that she is gone from us. And there is such a presence missing in our family now that can never be replaced.
A memorial service for my dear FarMor (our family name for my grandma; our grandpa we call FarFar) will be held in just two days, and on Sunday, our immediate family will charter a boat to scatter her ashes at sea. Oh, how she will be missed, but how grateful I am that our family gets to bid her farewell together, arm-in-arm, crying and rejoicing at the same time. She is whole and complete now. She is in no pain. Praise the Lord for his saving grace, and for the fact that we will see her again someday!
Last Thursday, 7/15/2010, my grandmother passed away into the arms of our loving Savior. What mixed emotions that has stirred within me. I have been so blessed this far in my life to have never lost a loved one...until now. These are all completely new feelings of lonliness and surrender that I've never understood or expected when dealing with death. Since she has been battling with dimensia for over four years, there is complete relief in knowing that she is no longer battling...no longer struggling...no longer hurting. And my grandpa no longer needs to worry about her...to take care of her...to be burdened by her constant pain and struggle for life. But of course, with that relief comes that pain and sadness that she is gone from us. And there is such a presence missing in our family now that can never be replaced.
A memorial service for my dear FarMor (our family name for my grandma; our grandpa we call FarFar) will be held in just two days, and on Sunday, our immediate family will charter a boat to scatter her ashes at sea. Oh, how she will be missed, but how grateful I am that our family gets to bid her farewell together, arm-in-arm, crying and rejoicing at the same time. She is whole and complete now. She is in no pain. Praise the Lord for his saving grace, and for the fact that we will see her again someday!
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Grown-up Life
Learning to live like a grown-up is hard.
Even when I have my much older, (should be) much more life-experienced husband to help guide me, I feel like life's lessons are sometimes ones that just need to be learned. Examples:
1. In the past year, my parents have had to put down both of our family dogs. This is something that I (fortunately enough) didn't really have to deal with when I was growing up, and...it's hard. It's hard to face the death of someone you love head on and face it with grace. (Yes, we love our dogs that much. Get over it.)
2. Taxes. I hate taxes. Last year, taxes were our friend. Our very good friend who got us a new T.V. when all was said and done. And this year? Well, suffice it to say, we are no longer friends. We are now enemies.
3. Cody and I have been trying to figure out over the last few weeks where we want to call our church home. We are at a weird turning point in our lives both individually and together, and we are really trusting the Lord to lead us to a new church family and a solid example of the body of Christ. But while we wait and search...it's kind of exhausting.
4. The future. Right now, instead of typing this incredibly insightful blog post, I should be writing a paper on God's calling and guidance for our life-long vocation. Ironic? I think so. Because instead of writing said paper which is supposed to be written as a tool for young adult readers, I am wondering how we really can be sure of and confident in the will of God for our future. It's always been relatively easy for me to personally trust God with the now...but how do we trust Him with our next steps? How do we know which ones to take? We are in such a fun and exciting stage of life because, in reality, a year from now, our lives could look nothing like they look now. We might be living in a different state, in different jobs, with different plans and different mindsets, undergoing different life lessons. I guess the lesson in all of it is to be confident because God has yet to let me down or lead me astray. Why should we start worrying now??
The good news is...in all of it, Cody and I get to share these trials and lessons together. And we are so unbelievably blessed to have the guiding hand of our loving Savior walking alongside us.
Even when I have my much older, (should be) much more life-experienced husband to help guide me, I feel like life's lessons are sometimes ones that just need to be learned. Examples:
1. In the past year, my parents have had to put down both of our family dogs. This is something that I (fortunately enough) didn't really have to deal with when I was growing up, and...it's hard. It's hard to face the death of someone you love head on and face it with grace. (Yes, we love our dogs that much. Get over it.)
2. Taxes. I hate taxes. Last year, taxes were our friend. Our very good friend who got us a new T.V. when all was said and done. And this year? Well, suffice it to say, we are no longer friends. We are now enemies.
3. Cody and I have been trying to figure out over the last few weeks where we want to call our church home. We are at a weird turning point in our lives both individually and together, and we are really trusting the Lord to lead us to a new church family and a solid example of the body of Christ. But while we wait and search...it's kind of exhausting.
4. The future. Right now, instead of typing this incredibly insightful blog post, I should be writing a paper on God's calling and guidance for our life-long vocation. Ironic? I think so. Because instead of writing said paper which is supposed to be written as a tool for young adult readers, I am wondering how we really can be sure of and confident in the will of God for our future. It's always been relatively easy for me to personally trust God with the now...but how do we trust Him with our next steps? How do we know which ones to take? We are in such a fun and exciting stage of life because, in reality, a year from now, our lives could look nothing like they look now. We might be living in a different state, in different jobs, with different plans and different mindsets, undergoing different life lessons. I guess the lesson in all of it is to be confident because God has yet to let me down or lead me astray. Why should we start worrying now??
The good news is...in all of it, Cody and I get to share these trials and lessons together. And we are so unbelievably blessed to have the guiding hand of our loving Savior walking alongside us.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
And the dog said, "whine..."
Our dog, Howie (formally Howard Robert Montgomery...aka Howie, Howie Bob, How Bo, HRM, little spoiled one...whatev) has developed a new habit in our lovely home. He has started hiding his bones under the couch where only he knows they are. He then will sit at our feet and whine for us to find them. When we ignore him, he takes matters into his own hands, attempting to stick his head under the couch so that his booty is in the air, tail wagging...whining. Now, Cody and I would discipline him for this...were it not so dang cute. So instead, we laugh silently as to not interrupt his cute-ness. When push comes to shove, either Cody or myself is forced to get down on our hands and knees to retrieve said bone, or move the entire couch away from the wall, depending on how good of a job little Howie did that time at "hiding" his toys. I guess God is just using His mysterious ways to prepare us for parenting. So one day, when our little son or daughter hides his/her toys under the couch and cries for us to get them, we can be confident that if we just wait, eventually they'll put their little head down, whine with the best of them, and wag their cute little tail.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Procrastination Station
I would place big money on the bet that I am one of the top ten worst procrastinators in the world. I always get all my work done...but it's usually late at night or early in the morning. How does it always happen that right when I need to get something done for school (i.e. read a whole book, write ten papers, study for a midterm, etc., etc.), I remember the 10 million other things I needed to get done (i.e. laundry, dinner, grocery shopping...posting on the blog...etc. etc.)??
Take for example right now. Cody left me two hours ago with the words, "Get all your homework done while I'm gone so we can have a relaxing night together when I get home." That sounds great, right? But...have I done my homework? Absolutely not. Will Cody be home in ten minutes? Absolutely so.
For some reason, God has given me this incredible gift of working best under pressure...but there's got to be another way, right...? Meh, I'll figure it out tomorrow.
Take for example right now. Cody left me two hours ago with the words, "Get all your homework done while I'm gone so we can have a relaxing night together when I get home." That sounds great, right? But...have I done my homework? Absolutely not. Will Cody be home in ten minutes? Absolutely so.
For some reason, God has given me this incredible gift of working best under pressure...but there's got to be another way, right...? Meh, I'll figure it out tomorrow.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
We are watching the super bowl and I have to say that I am not very in to it this year. I used to get very excited about it but this year I don't know what it is. Maybe the teams or maybe it is simply that I don't care and I would rather spend my time doing something different like hang out with the wife and play with the dog. Anyways, I want to just inform you that on a scale of 1 to 10 of excitement, I would be a 3 at best.
Life has been very busy for us. We are adjusting to the new living situation well here in downtown Dallas. I never ever thought that I would be living in Dallas, TX of all places. It is funny to think about how the Lord has brought us here. Brittany is in her first semester of seminary at DTS and my work is about 8 minutes away from here. So it works out perfect. We are not the cultured type (I know we need to be), but we are working on it. I know that we have some incredible friends here and have recently began a homegroup with them. Our first 10 months or so of our marriage we were looking for some people to 'do life with.' The Lord has definitely given us that now and I look forward to every Tuesday night now! I do miss Colorado though and my family. Hopefully we can get up there for Brittany's spring break or early summer.
I am excited about our life together and our future. I don't know where and what that entails but we definitely have interests in the global church and really enjoy other cultures (hence Brittany's degree-MA in Cross-Cultural Ministries). Brittany and I would really love to hear how you guys are doing and would ask for your prayers. Life is always interesting but we love it!
Life has been very busy for us. We are adjusting to the new living situation well here in downtown Dallas. I never ever thought that I would be living in Dallas, TX of all places. It is funny to think about how the Lord has brought us here. Brittany is in her first semester of seminary at DTS and my work is about 8 minutes away from here. So it works out perfect. We are not the cultured type (I know we need to be), but we are working on it. I know that we have some incredible friends here and have recently began a homegroup with them. Our first 10 months or so of our marriage we were looking for some people to 'do life with.' The Lord has definitely given us that now and I look forward to every Tuesday night now! I do miss Colorado though and my family. Hopefully we can get up there for Brittany's spring break or early summer.
I am excited about our life together and our future. I don't know where and what that entails but we definitely have interests in the global church and really enjoy other cultures (hence Brittany's degree-MA in Cross-Cultural Ministries). Brittany and I would really love to hear how you guys are doing and would ask for your prayers. Life is always interesting but we love it!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
A Fresh Start!
Welcome to the Montgomery blog! We have been talking about starting this for awhile, and the time has finally arrived! Basically, we want to use this space to keep in touch with friends and family who are far, but also to just share our hearts and thoughts with anyone who wants to read them! We have been so fortunate to see the Lord's hand working so mightily throughout our lives, both separately and now together, and we would love it if He could use our lives to better His kingdom!
We have been married just over a year (November 29) and we absolutely love love LOVE being married!! (hopefully Cody would say the same!) So this is our jumping off point. Thank you, Lord, for a place where we can write and reflect on your mercies in our lives. May it be glorifying to who You are!
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