I See More with You

It is cliche, but it is true.

I saw it in the simplest way on our honeymoon. The majority of our time was spent driving. We drove down to Kentucky to see the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter. We then drove down to a little cabin in northern Georgia - a ten hour drive.

When driving by myself, I tend to zone out and think about everything and anything. I like to listen to things - talk show hosts, Adventures in Odyssey, hymns on Pandora.... but sometimes I don't listen to anything and find myself often in another world thinking about whatever. I do notice seasons changing - leaves turning golden, the sun melting the snow and reflecting in millions of sparkles, the plush green grass, or the new buds on trees. I like to look at homes, fallen or meticulously kept up. That is driving by myself.

When dirivng with TJ - he sees the big factories, the semi trucks and the large loads being carried. He notices the planes in the sky and the farms along the highway. He speculates what the purposes are, how much weight they're carrying, what crop is growing. He shows me the irrigation lines, the material type on a construction site and the shade of yellow on an excavator.

Driving became more interesting as the land scape changed and there were new things to point out to each other. "Did you see that billboard? Chick-fil-a is clever!" "Take a look at those wheels! Must be used for a Caterpillar dump truck."

I could tell that he was rubbing off on me and that I was seeing so much more around me because he saw it too. I immediately thought about the tidbit of marriage that is often shared - your perspective grows in life. Well it had begun and in a practical way that I hadn't anticipated. I didn't think that I had changed his view much until one day he pointed out a line of trees with red buds. The other day I told him that the trees budding was indicated by a hazy color on the tips of the branches. He could see it now too and pointed it out to me.

I hope to see more through life and continue learning. :)