Five Facts About Me

My Amazing Husband and I

Hello! 

I don't intend this blog to be a place where I reflect on events in my life or post daily musings. Partly because I am a slow writer and partly because I don't think I would have enough subject matter!

My blog posts will never be very lengthy (except for this one) and will always consist of some type of list-- sometimes light-hearted, sometimes informative, and I hope always helpful to at least one person out there :)

 If you are interested in knowing a little bit about the "person behind the pen", here are 5 facts about me:

1. Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior- I am a committed follower of Christ and strive to walk in daily obedience to Him--not in a desperate attempt to earn His love, but because I am deeply compelled by His love. "He saved me, not because of righteous things I had done, but because of His mercy" Titus 3:5. A person does not become instantaneously holy the moment they become a Christian. Although they stand before the Lord forgiven and cleansed from their sins through Jesus, the Christian's life is a journey of sanctification- the process of being made more like Christ. We may stumble and fall along the way, but two things are always evident in the life of a true believer: repentance from sin (James 4:7-10) and fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:16-26). It is this journey that you will find me on today, by God's grace. 

2. I adore my husband- I married the most incredible man. He is godly, courageous, wise, diligent and my best friend. As you may have already guessed, there will be a list about him later:) We got married in November of 2011 after a whirlwind dating experience that began when we were thousands of miles apart.  Jared loves adventure and is very skilled at riding motorcycles and shooting guns, among many other things. He currently serves in the Army and recently completed Ranger School. Here is a picture of us on his graduation day. I was SO proud! He was so sleepy :)

Together again!

3. We are going to have a baby- Jared and I have been looking forward to starting a family since the day we got married. We are very excited to meet our little Decker munchkin (as Jared says) in March of 2014. Check out our surprise gender reveal here!

Munchkin!

4. I am the Logistics Manager for Apologia- I have been blessed with a job that allows me to work from home and invest in something that I am passionate about. Apologia is a ministry that supports home school families by providing biblical-based curriculum, encouraging resources, and a whole lot more. You can find more about them on their website. Since Jared and I were both home schooled, we look forward to continuing this method of education with our own children one day. 

5. I teach group fitness- Let me clear about one thing: I am not a Zumba instructor:) I started teaching classes my freshman year of college and enjoy teaching anything from Boot Camp to Kickboxing to Sculpt. No dance moves for me please, just good ole athletic conditioning. 

Thanks for stopping by, ya'll!
~Charity~