August 5, 2010

DATE NIGHT!

Haircut at 2:00pm.  Ran errands with Chris.  Went to dinner.  Walked three miles together tonight.  It was great to be with my dear husband!  We enjoyed talking and walking and just being together.  The kids were back home doing chores and spending time together.  I’d say today was another gift from God.

I am drenched in sweat now, and starting to dream about me in my bed!  LOL

My biggest prayer need is “discipline”.  I have never gone all the way with anything.  I am going all the way with my marriage now though!

I want to go all the way with my physical fitness…which seems entirely daunting at the moment.  We almost ruined our date night by strolling through Bed, Bath and Beyond.  We came to all the digital scales and I could not resist stepping on a couple of them.  ALL SCALES ARE LIARS! I am throwing mine out tonight.  A word to you men out there:  Never let your wife weigh herself on her date night.  Grrrrrr…..

I want to go all the way with the LORD…which seems like a lot of discipline.  I still don’t get up every morning at 5:00 or 5:30.  I am only an “every other morning” kind of gal, which sums up as half-hearted, half equipped, just half.  I know this is the biggest key to keeping depression away, and keeping me on task at home, and keeping me situated for home school.  I know HE is the one Rock Solid answer in my life, but I do not give Him my ALL.  Chris quotes scripture, “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”  Thank heavens scripture speaks to all of us.  I have one friend who has faithfully opened her bible every day since becoming a Christian years ago.  She is one of my inspirations.

I want to go all the way with my attitude.  How quickly I lose focus and get frustrated.  How quickly I begin to be critical and dissatisfied with simple things.  LORD JESUS:  I believe You can heal me of my short fuse, and my impatience, and my high expectations.  Give me such a love for others that they truly do become more important than myself.  Help me go ALL THE WAY with my attitude.  Amen.

Chris says we are making progress in all these areas.  He is right.  He is so good for me.  He reminds me that God is working in us, despite us, for us, always.  Hallelujah!

I must be signing off.  I came straight in to tuck Charles in after my walk.  I did not even break stride.  I came straight to him and said, “Lay down so I can tuck you in.”  He said “No.”  Even though he is doing better with outbursts and tantrums, he is still wanting to be in control and direct all of us to his will.  I kindly said good night and turned around and left the room.  He is fake crying from his room, to a rude roar, and needs to be “disciplined.”  (How fitting, after my confession of “lack of discipline” in my own life!)  (There is God and His sense of humor again!)

There are piles of dirty laundry on the kitchen floor.  And peanut butter and jelly spilled near the garbage can.  There is a two-inch sticker someone carelessly stuck to the living room floor from their Icebreaker Sours container.  And there are clean clothes thrown on the end of my bed.  Nonetheless, I feel fantastic!

God be glorified in this home!  (And could someone please take care of the sticker and the PBJ mess?  I have the laundry on my bed covered!)

Amen and Amen.

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