I wasn't listening..

I talked out loud to myself, the whole way to school this morning. Abbi probably thought I was insane. A very specific detail registered this morning about a very simple event this last Monday.

Sunday evening an opportunity presented it's self to me. It wasn't till after I dropped of Abbi Monday morning that it hit me, "Why didn't I bring anything into class for them to eat?" It's SAT week at school and Abbi's teacher is bringing in breakfast for the class all week. All but Monday. I was already aware of this. So I left Monday thinking what a loser I was for not stepping up and bringing something in. Well that's not even the most important part about the opportunity I was given. It was that I didn't even THINK about the relation of it. That it was presented by GOD for me to BLESS a small group of children. Like, you walk around and every day you know the Lord is giving you chances to do something great, to glorify Him. And most the time we just do it. And a lot of the time we know that God has opened the door for us to do something and we immediately thank Him for the opportunity and you do it. Well I just COULD NOT get over it this morning when it registered that I didn't even REALIZE that it was TOTALLY an opportunity that GOD made for me that I didn't get, didn't do and I just felt so useless!!!

Does this ever happen to any one else? GOSH!!

Our flesh is weak, but He is strong.

Matthew 26:40 "Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.""

It is so vital for us to keep in the Word, to study it, memorize it, pray on it and to read it every day. We need to always be building up our relationship and knowledge of God to be stronger in our faith. To be ready when He comes back for us. Is it to much for us to spend quality time with our Father every day? I know that I can not stand firm with out his everyday encouragement and guidance. I may fail sometimes and not keep up my end of the relationship. But I know with out seeking his face every day, I will stumble and grow weak. I don't want to live with out Him. I can't live with out Him..

Love is a choice..

Men can be rather dirty, smelly at times and even prideful.
They can also be knowingly or secretly very gentle, emotional and very selfless.
They put their stinky socks on our bedroom floors.
They don't rinse off their dish when they're done with it (most of the time).
They're very careful money managers..
But, they also know just how to make you smile.
They know that a simple kiss on the cheek, a snug hug from behind and a whisper into your ear "I love you my beautiful", is so much more then just a simple act of affection.
They take the time to wipe your tears and hold you when you're crying over things like, not being able to get pizza hut, your nail snapped, the water is to warm to drink, they don't have my size, I miss my children that I have only been separated from for 20 minutes, I miss my family, you ate the last piece that I wanted...
We put up with a lot of things that our lovingly, some times ditzie Husbands do to.
But, they put up with all of our up and down emotions, opinions, change of minds, requests, demands, desires and needs.
They go to work what they can, even if it's 3 jobs just to make sure that we can be home with our babies and still have enough left over at the end of the week to go out for an ice cream together.
They don't complain.
They are proud and thankful to be our leaders.
To be our best friend.
To help us know our Father better.
To dry our tears.
To make us laugh.
To bring life into this world and raise them.
To love us.
Not because they feel they have to.
But because they want to..