Today's Dare: Choose today to react to tough circumstances in your marriage in loving ways instead of with irritation. Begin by making a list below of areas where you need to add margin to your schedule. Then list any wrong motivations that you need to release from your life.
God's Word says: He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. Proverbs 16:32
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I looked Chris in the face last night and lied. :( He asked if I was getting the "3 things" from somewhere and I said no. ugh!!! I don't think I'll be able to do Day 6 or 7 this weekend. I think they will be a great start for the week Monday morning when Chris leaves for work. This is probably my only alone time and it is just because he's in the shower. :)
ReplyDeleteLove you all and will be praying that you have time to write things out and prioritize. Mom's study ladies, this goes right in line with this week's study!!! :)
can i just say how UNFAIR and frankly, IRRITATING that this dare has to be on a day when we are in houston with my inlaws and when gage is being very much a TWO year old boy?!!? (sorry, i'm sure that isn't encouraging, is it?)
ReplyDeleteI felt like I cheated on this one because I left at 8am and was gone all day! But he did ask me at 7:40 if he had time to drive up to McDonalds to get b-fast for him and the kids. I normally would have said, "Really, do you really think you can do that in 20 min, because I HAVE to leave at 8am.
ReplyDeleteBUT i said "sure babe, just please try and be bacl by 8."
Well, I'm right there with Stashia!
ReplyDeleteHer and I were at a Young Life Leaders retreat so we technically did not get to experience the "tough circumstances" with our husbands. With that being said I STILL FAILED this Dare. I failed it because I was being selfish.
How you ask? Well, before leaving for the retreat I was loading up my things in the suburban and when doing so I got irritated with Ben and NO it was not because he was still in bed sleeping but because he told me that he was going to vacuum out the suburban for me. So when I was loading up my thing I noticed that it had not been vacuumed.
Now ladies I don't know about you. But MY suburban is ALWAYS dirty ESPECIALLY from the inside. Nothing like having 2 week old french fries to pick up and capri sun straws/wrappers,candy wrappers,kids books,cars,etc. Anyways, I caught myself being upset with him because he didn't do what he told me he was going to do. Not only that I had to take Sophia's car seat out and that turned into a JOB in itself. (I was being needy,pouty,SELFISH)
So before I left, what happened was everyone had woke up and I gave goodbye hugs and kisses to the kids and only said bye to Ben.
My attitude was terrible because I LET myself get irritated for something so minor and not only that HE OFFERED I did not ASK him to vacuum out my vehicle but I EXPECTED it to be done. :(
Later that day I emailed Ben and apologized to him. (I don't think he really knew what I was apologizing for because when I left the house for the retreat he knew I needed to leave and he was busy trying to get the kids breakfast) but he forgave me anyway.
I have come to the realization (with the HELP of Stashia to see the light) is that I AM too hard on myself. It's okay if my suburban is not vacuumed out when people are going to be in it because they are going to trash it anyway. LOL
(Just kidding about the trashing bit)
Thing's won't always go as planned or the way we want them but I/we don't need to LET it become irritable because in turn it will effect the not only us but our husbands,our children and our relationships with others.
Thank you Stashia!
So, I went to Lufkin with the kids on Friday and didn't come home until Sunday, today I didn't see Richard all day and only spoke to him a couple of times. Nothing in length or about anything that would cause irritation. I guess that is a praise b/c I know there are some that can never speak without irritation being involved!
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