Religion!

So a few weeks ago I asked on ig stories about topics you guys wanted me to address. One of the things I got was a question on religion and what that looks like in our lives. I've written and rewritten this post several times, trying to figure out the best way to go about it!

So the two specific questions regarding religion were:
Were you raised to be religious or did you and Drex embrace it as adults?
How are you raising David and Eden to be religious? 

So I grew up in your pretty stereotypical Christian home. My parents took my sister and I to church every Sunday, we did all the church kid things, and I attended a small private Christian school from 7th to 12th grade. It's there that I met Drex. I really don't want to go into too much detail about that schooling but long story short, it was a fairly legalistic school and ultimately was part of what pushed both Drex and I away from the church. I don't blame the school but it certainly didn't help pull us back towards Jesus.

It wasn't until after we were married that both of us felt like we needed to go back to church. We were lucky enough to find the most amazing community in Corvallis, a community that pushed us and loved us and showed us the love of Jesus practically and personally. The following year I experienced a miscarriage and that was really hard. That really shook and challenged my faith unlike anything had before. It was really through that experience that I had to decide one of two things, to make the decision to draw near to Jesus or to make the decision to pull away entirely. I have seen Jesus do incredible and amazing things in my life, Drex's life, and the lives of those around me. There are so many things I do not understand, but at the end of the day, I believe God is good, loving, and real. I don't have all the answers but I choose to trust in His goodness.

As for David and Eden, we are doing our best to raise them up as passionate Jesus followers. To love Jesus and others and the world well. To help take the brokenness that is so prevalent in our suburb, city, state, country, and world and to make it into something beautiful.