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Married at 21: Lessons that I have learned

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       Growing up a thoughtful boy in Ohio did me well. I was blessed with many caring people around me. I could not stand doing things alone and loved journeying through life with my friends. I often thought to myself about that one friend that would love me for who I was, and that I could do the same for her. I remember meeting Alexandria when we were both just trying to make it through high school. The first thing that stood out about her was how deeply she cared for others. Alexandria and I have been good friends throughout the years, and boy have we learned a lot. Our marriage is still young but I wanted to share some of the lessons I have learned in the last four years that have stood out for me.          1. The truth about "Happy Wife, Happy Life"         I know for a fact everyone is familiar with this phrase, but what if I told you that there was more to it. The first year of our m...
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Men: Where is our Courage?

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Men, we need to be leaders. Leaders and protectors to our family, women and children. To anyone in need. Where has our courage gone? We've lost sight of what it means to be a real man. With anything, it is always best to start with the root of the issue. You will have to dig deep and really examine yourself. Lets stop living as imposters and be real with ourselves. You need to be willing to expose yourself in order to heal yourself. (Honestly, this paragraph was a little bit of a rant. please excuse me.) If you think I am crazy just look at the "men" in our world today and the actions that they are taking. I see wounded "men" in fear of being exposed of their true self. Wounds will have different effects on a person based off of their emotions and who they are. Why else do we turn on the news and see "men" hurting women and children? We spend time trying to figure out why we are hurting each other but we fail to look under the surface a...
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Finding Strength in the Midst of Struggle and Weakness

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        Hey! Thank you for checking out my first blog post! To start I will share a little bit about myself and then I will move into a few thoughts I had throughout the day.         My name is Aaron. I'm 25 years old and Love living life with my amazing wife Alexandria in Ohio. I am a follower of Christ and I have a deep passion to care for people. I went to college for a few years but decided to pursue a career early before I finished. I left school and was hired on at Pepsi. I've been at Pepsi four years now and am currently a semi truck driver. I love to live life one day at a time and learn from its experiences. Now that I have told you a little about myself let me share some thoughts I had today at work.  Struggle. Pain. Hopelessness.         What odd topics to start off a blog with right? Chances are we have all experienced these feelings though. It is very common t...
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