Love = The Green "Clean" Light on the Dishwasher

I just have to say...

"I have the most thoughtful husband in the world!" 

He came home from work late last night. Everyone was in bed and asleep. He left this morning well before anyone was awake. When I went to get my coffee at 6:30 this morning I noticed things were "different". 

Come to find out he had emptied the dishwasher last night with stealth like skill ("silent like a ninja" in his words)...super quiet...one dish/utensil at a time! He said it took a LONG time!!!

I never even heard him and I usually hear everything! 

He even wiped around the stove and counter and made sure my sink was shiny!

To top it all off he purposefully didn't close the dishwasher all the way because

he didn't want the little green "clean" light to go off!  This way I wouldn't 

know it had been emptied until I went to take care of it myself. 

He sure knows how to speak to a woman's heart...well, my heart anyway! That was the most romantic thing he could have done for me!

Thank you, my love! I am so blessed to be your wife ♥

 

Father & Son

Praise

We are so blessed to announce that Mike received a call yesterday evening and he will be returning to work!!!

God is so amazing in providing for us while he was out of work. We were not worried for one minute of that time and that is a blessing in itself! However, that's exactly what God wants from us. To be totally dependent on Him knowing He will provide for our every need. We cannot rely on ourselves and our own actions. While we must do our part our trust cannot with us, but in God and God alone!

What an awesome period of time for us to be reminded of that. Praise God!

Mike was able to spend some time with us that he otherwise would not have had! While the first week was a bit of an adjustment it's kind of sad knowing he'll be going back to work so soon. I have to say I wouldn't mind having him here for another month or so!

So, I just wanted to share how God has provided for our family and how we were reminded to trust & be faithful with what we have.

God is awesome!

Don't you just love a good marathon?

It could be any type of marathon.

Your favorite TV show.

Laundry.

Blog reading.

House cleaning.

The Boston marathon.

OR

a GOLF marathon.

And it just so happens that my hubby will be playing in a 100 hole golf marathon. Yes, you heard me. 100 holes of golf, and it is to help support our local Young Life ministry.

Our church is an active supporter of Young Life and the ministry is has with teenagers and young people. Young Life brings Christian men and women into teenagers lives through events and circumstances that are already in place. They have the opportunity to go into schools and surrounding the community to interact with them in their own environment.

Through this interaction they become friends and develop special relationships and bonds with these teenagers. Then they are able to share the hope that only faith in Jesus offers.

This is a description from the the Young Life website:

"Young Life seeks to carry the message of Jesus Christ into that tumultuous tide and points teenagers toward life as they were created to live it. Since 1941, the dynamic that has characterized Young Life is its commitment to relationships — Young Life leaders meeting kids on their turf in the interest of friendship. As leaders get to know teenagers, they are able to share the love of Jesus Christ through platforms like Young Life club, Campaigners and trips to camp.

Whether kids are seeking answers or just acceptance, Young Life is there for them, armed with a desire for fun and the ultimate message of hope."

So, Mike has decided to join in on this 100 hole golf marathon. It will be held on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 6 am sharp! Bright and early...

We are hoping that you would be willing to help support Young Life and their ministry by sponsoring Mike
on a "by hole" basis or with a specific dollar amount donation.

Mike's personal goal is to raise $1500 for our local Young Life. Anything is appreciated and if he can raise more that would be amazing!

Please visit Young Life online, read their mission and vision statement and then prayerfully consider
donating to help this wonderful ministry reach teenagers not only in the US, but across the world.

You can donate through this post using the button below. I will also have one on my blog where you
can donate as well.

If you prefer to mail a check please make it out to "Young Life" with GOLF in the memo line. Then
email me and I will give you the address you can mail it to.
(In my "about me" click on "view my complete profile. Then click on the "email me" link and voila...)

(Young Life is a non-profit 501(c)3. All donations made are tax deductible!)

Hmmmm...

When I started this blog I thought I would be able to post a LOT more often! Posting once a month is not being a good blogger! In my defense I have to say that February was officially the worst month ever. Not only did I get really sick (which doesn't happen very often), but my son was sick and my hubby got pneumonia! So, three out of the 4 weeks in the very short month of February were spent with me confined to my home taking care of people. March has to be better!

At least I have some good news...Mike accepted a new job! Already I can see the difference in his attitude. He seems so much more relaxed! The only problem is that he went back to his second (night) job this week! So I enjoyed the "relaxed hubby" while I could! Now we just have to adjust to this new schedule and routine.

More good news is that my amazing best friend is back home from her short, but very exciting road trip. I can tell you that my week just wasn't the same with her gone! I'm so glad she went and was able to visit with her friend from college because it's so nice to catch up! However, a week without talking to her was excruciating! I have to say that she made up for it with the stories of her run in's! I haven't laughed that hard in an entire week!

I really don't have much more to say tonight. My pillow is calling my name and the alarm will be going off much to early in the morning! I'll do my best to be a better blogger, but I can't make any promises!