My Man...

Tonight, I am looking forward to riding in the car, ALONE with my dear husband.
We are going on a date, to the movies with some awesome friends! I can't wait.
It's not often, hardly ever, that JC and I get to be alone, other than when we're in our beds sleeping. ha! I am thankful for this blessed time that God allowed for us to be just be together....ALONE! I emphasize the word "ALONE", as most parents can totally relate to that word: they either A. alone w/ their kids or B. alone with NO KIDS! That will be us this evening! ahhhh! NOT that I don't adore & treasure my kids....I do think for any parent w/ kids, being alone with your best friend can really be amazing. Even if it's just riding in the car, talking or not talking.

JC is my best friend. He is someone I know I can trust, cry with, be utterly transparent with & know, that no matter what the day looks like, he's ALWAYS there.

I am so thankful to God for bringing me such an amazing man in my life. A man who God can trust. A man who loves Jesus more than life itself. Even me! :-) I'd prefer that. A man who works hard, puts his family first & comes home with a smile on his face, despite what the bank acct. says, or how many piles of mulch he plowed in 100 degree weather that day. I love his warm heart, tender smile & the love that he always blesses me with.

Next week will be our 5 year wedding anniversary & what an amazing 5 years it's been. It's been hard work, trials, babies, crying, financial strains, love, love & more love & pressing through all the muck & mire & we're still going strong. Love & marriage is more than just a commitment we made in front of dear friends & family & God. It's a covenant of become one flesh. Of honoring one another, cherishing eachother, being there through the "storms" & the "sunny" days!

I love my life with my man! He makes my tummy funny just looking at his blue eyes! I know, cheesy, but its that kind of stuff that makes it sooooooooooooooooo good.

Thank you Father for blessing me with JC!

More to come next week as we celebrate 5 beautiful years!!!!

Thoughts...

Thoughts...
I have alot of things running through my brain today....I guess every mother does, but one thought that keeps coming up or should I say, 'revelation', that I keep having is to write a 'love letter' of forgiveness to someone close to me. I don't have any idea where to begin, but I know this is something God put on my heart to do. I'm praying it through, thinking it through (obviously, which is why it's such a HUGE thought) & letting it rest in the hands of the almighty father of mine. What I mean by 'love letter'...is b/c I could choose to get angry & upset about some pain this person has caused, OR, I could choose to just love them, regardless of circumstances, past issues, etc.

I do pray, that over time, God the father, would give me HIS words, HIS heart, HIS ears to hear & HIS eyes to see, ALL that He desires of me, as His child, in order to do something like this.

Writing is much easier for me....& not talking over the phone would really work, plus they don't live here locally.

So for now, my "thoughts" are to love, honor, cherish & bless this person in all I say and do, no matter how painful it really is. That is what I desire to do. I"m not going to "strive" to do it, just simply do, as my heavenly father would do if He were in this situation.

More thoughts on that later...

For now, I am thankful, blessed, trusting, loving & worthy!

Here is an e-devotional that I pray encourages any of you who may be reading today:

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- May 1, 2009:

Let your heart be still and your mind be clear. There is much to accomplish in this season, and your work needs to be established by raising the standard of purity with clarity of vision and purpose. Refuse to allow the enemy to derail you through distractions. Maintain eternal perspective and righteous focus. This time will produce good fruit if your will rise up in the Spirit, overcome the works of the flesh, and be about your Father's business. The devil is your enemy; go to war against everything that is carnal and ungodly, says the Lord. Victory is assured!

Romans 8:7 "Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be."