love in the light

last week, Kevin and I were house sitting for some dear friends. 

The minute I saw their window seat drenched heavily in the rays of sun,

I was mesmerized by the light. 

Light poured into this space all day, so inviting and pure. 

All I wanted to do was curl up, read a  book, and just soak myself in the light. 

So enraptured was I, that I even finagled my sweet husband to do a little shoot with me…lucky him (haha!) 

In the aftermath, as I sat looking at the pictures 

a phrase so powerful kept running through my mind…

that love in the light, is the best kind of love. 

love needs light. 

light that uncovers our darkest secrets so that they are out in the open and free to be dealt with. 

light that exposes our sin, and brings it to the forefront to be redeemed.

light that calls out our unhealthy thought patterns and forces them to be renewed. 

no relationship can thrive in the dark. 

when Kevin and I first started dating, we faced some serious storms at sea, 

where the darkness of our past had to be unearthed in order for our ship to keep sailing. 

we had to admit our failures. 

we had to own up to our past. 

and there were a lot of tears involved. a lot of hurt feelings. a suitcase full of disappointment. 

and yet, when we turned over the baggage of our darkness,

and let it sit in the light, all awkward, and bare and vulnerable, 

it soon became a thing of beauty as Kevin and I resolved to go forward together,

in a radiant step to live and love in the open. 

to be transparent, 

to be authentic,

to be real and honest and vulnerable. 

to be the secret keepers,

the lovers and pray-ers and guardians of one another.  

and where there is light, there can be no darkness at all. 

yes, i'm convinced love in the light is where the joy is at. 

Thank you Jesus, that you are the light of the world. 

and in you there is always enough light to cover us. 

Happy Valentines Day friends,

love Katie (& Kevin too!) 

{aaannnndddd, let's face it…most the time we look like this below…}