Investing in your Marriage

Me again with a hearty recommendation for you to take your spouse to Family Life's Weekend to Remember conference this year and make a very big, very worthy, very important investment in your marriage.

It doesn't matter if ya'll are swinging at a perfect 10 or struggling to find kind words for one another, --if you're like us, you're probably somewhere in the middle of that assessment, and may fluctuate greatly between the two all in one day!-- but the point on this conference is to realign your marriage to God's principles and plan for the gift He's given you in each other.

Take a weekend to get away, just the two of you - it's hard, but very, very fun. Did I mention there's a planned date night on Saturday night?

If you're in Orlando, the dates are March 18-20 and April 1-3, both in Lake Mary. Right now, you can score a BOGO registration offer by entering the keycode BOB at checkout.

Do it! It's so very, very worth it! I promise you won't regret it.

Another idea? Bless a newly married couple with this precious time. Thank you Danny & Suzanne for doing that for us!

Here's to a long, healthy marriage for the sake of His Kingdom! ~~~

One Thousand Gifts

Well, my friends, it's 2011!

I'm excited and ready to....
--Get my book in the mail and start reading!
--Join the Bloom Book Club with my sister-in-law!
--Start recording my one thousand gifts+!

Happy Monday! ....Here we go:

1. A job. Hard days remind me I need to be thankful for work, as God created.
2. A very great treasure of a husband with endless grace.
3. Fun friends visiting our house this week! Close friends who 'get' you are hard to find.
4. A toddler to play with 24-7. We love you, Elias!
5. My nephew, Jacob. Happy Birthday big boy! Love hearing you say you're two. :)
6. My niece, Katie-girl, who was dedicated to the Lord yesterday by her parents.
7. My SIL, Ashlee, celebrating her birthday this week. You are an answer to many, many prayers, the sister I never had, and one of my best friends!
8. A very heart-full day with my family yesterday celebrating God's gifts to us.
6. The love of the Father - a love I don't know I'll ever fully understand. It amazes me everyday.