Truth or Dare?

The newest self-help, 'try to be a better person', book that I have started reading is The Love Dare by Stephen and Alex Kendrick. It is the book that the character played by Kirk Cameron, in the movie Fireproof, gets from his father. Our new church is showing the movie this weekend, and I am really excited to see it with John. In the back of my mind, I have been thinking, "I can't wait till he sees it". The movie trailor talks about having romance, which is something that girls need a lot of because we want to live the fairytale. So I think, where can I get this book for him? I go pick it up, and start reading a little to see what the book is gonna tell him to work on, and guess what I find....

Dare #1 is be patient. Definately not my strong point. You are supposed to be quiet and say only nice things, even if something happens to make you want to snap or say something out of anger. Dare #2 is be kind. You are supposed to do an act of kindness for no good reason except to be nice, even if you don't feel like it. God is soooo funny!!! Those 2 dares are definately for me. So I decided to keep the book myself and work on me instead of worrying about John, and we will see how things turn out. Maybe John can get his own copy later. In all the recent turmoil and stress, it is easy to point the finger, instead of looking honestly into yourself to see what you can do to make things better. Broken hearts, pride, and anger are many times the obstacles that we let stand in our way. However, God calls us to love one another unconditionally, even when we don't feel like it very much.

"Now these 3 remain: Faith, Hope, and Love. But the greatest of these is Love."

I Corinthians 13:13

Happy Stinkin' New Year

So far the new year is got no where to go but up. Still trying to sell the house, and have recently been called off more than I have gotten to work. I know the Lord will take care of us, no matter what, but I get tired of worrying about finances sometimes. Just pray for our family, that we can cling to each other and support each other through these hard times.

On a lighter note though, I did get the new Chris Tomlin CD with my free music points from BMG. The songs, "You Lifted Me Out" and "God of this City" which talks about God lifting us up out of our circumstances and about greater things that are yet to come, are awesome reminders that God is always there with us. Hearing Caleb blast them out in the back seat while I was driving down the road, was the sweetest thing I've heard. Hearing your kids praise God, always makes it a brighter day.