Why Now?

​About 11 years ago in late winter, we attended an entrepreneurial conference at Fall Creek Falls in Tennessee. This event was one of the tools God used to expand our horizon of everything we thought we knew about Him, about us, about our life’s trajectory. The speakers covered a variety of topics, and the crowd was filled with energetic, joyful people who were striving to shed the world’s fears and stigmas so they could genuinely pursue their unique and righteous callings. Everything about this was convicting.  
 
One of the speakers said something about marriage that I’ll never forget. He said that often spouses are in pursuit of their own separate careers — one of the melodies of the American culture. As people build their own résumés, they either work to help their boss accomplish his or her goals or, as the boss, they have others working for them to help them accomplish theirs. In other words, spouses spend most of their good energy helping or receiving help from someone other than their spouse. Then, they come home at the end of the day exhausted, leaving their spouse (and family) with whatever energy is left. The majority of their life’s pursuit is done without their spouse, and we wonder why divorce is so prevalent, even for believers.

While this was a general statement, even if divorce isn’t the end result, it does have the potential to wear on marriages over time. If spouses don’t make a concerted effort to cultivate intimacy, their relationship will suffer to some degree. This is something I’ve wrestled with ever since that conference: If I intended to spend so much of my good time and energy away from my spouse, why did I get married in the first place?
 
So why now? Why the hiatus? Although we started Your Covenant Story back in 2017 and spent a couple years building its foundation, in 2020 God thought it necessary to take us on an adventure that seemed like a tangent. (But we know better.) I’ve spent the past five years receiving an on-the-job, small business education within the incredibly dynamic logistics industry, meanwhile being blessed with three vibrant children. Certainly, both contexts have matured us (and continue to) in ways we have yet to fully appreciate. That season is coming to a close and now we face an open canvas ahead - yet we strive to hold fast to God’s calling.
 
Storytelling is something we enjoy (sharing and receiving) and film provides an outlet that transcends content. But marriage, and the wedding in particular, are beautiful pictures – indeed, the ultimate one! – of God’s love. In fact, this divine institution was designed to serve as the primary metaphor throughout His story to help us understand His relationship with us. We received such an outpouring of love from others early on in our marriage, so we felt this venture offered a unique opportunity to use both our gifts and share that love with you.