The Campbells: July 2010

We had a lot of fun last month at Port Royal! It was nice to get away and spend a few days swimming and looking at the beach. I say “looking” because it had been taken over by seaweed and was pretty much impossible to hang out on. Jason and I did manage to get some time boogie boarding so we got to enjoy the ocean for at least a little bit.

A couple days after we got back Jason had his toe surgery. I think I underestimated how indisposed he’d be. It took several days for him to recover from the anesthesia and getting used to crutches. He literally could not help out with Clara whatsoever for about three weeks! I don’t know how single moms do it. I confess I have not done a very good job in fulfilling the part in our vows that says “I will love you in sickness and in health.” Let’s just say I have done my share of grumbling and he has been very patient with me and my selfishness! This short time has definitely revealed my majorly self centered heart. I was reading through the 1 Corinthians 13 passage and did a little test I learned about. In the book “Crazy Love” I’m currently reading, the author suggests inserting your name in place of the word “love” or “it” throughout the passage to see how it sounds to you. So I went ahead and did it…..

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Cor 13:4-7

Hmmmmmmm…..I couldn’t help but laugh after doing this because I pretty much have been the opposite when it comes to serving and caring for my husband! Oh how I desperately need Christ to help me in these areas I so easily fail in! So I have learned quite a bit about myself over this last month to say the least.

Jason is recovering quickly and will be back and running in no time (figure of speech, not literally). As far as our sweet little girl, she is just 18 days from turning one! Over the past month she has started pointing at everything and telling us what it is (in her baby language), claps, waves her arms to songs, is off baby food, drinks through a straw, gives kisses and has figured out what vegetables are that she’s not too fond of them. She doesn’t seem super interested in learning to walk on her own, but definitely keeps us busy. Soon, we will be venturing onto toddlerdom. I’m not gonna lie, I’m a little nervous….