DARE - week 4, day 22

We missed our devotion last night.  Not sure what happened we were home and talked about it, but this morning I realized we had not done it.  So we did it this morning, before we finished getting ready for our soccer game, which we brought "the family project" to.
Flo was really tired by the end of the day, it was too hot for her.

This week's dare appears to be a difficult one for me, it is something I have been trying to work on, so hopefully this will help.  We are to demonstrate patience by saying nothing negative to your spouse. I have had problems with my husband when were dating of saying things to him like a mother not like a partner.  He has told me (and I'm sure every man will agree) that he likes to be asked to do things not told to.  So I personally will be working on this as well as my patience.
I have to say though, I think this week will be a big struggle with our list of thing to do before our party next weekend. We have a lot to get done and little time. Wish us luck!

Never had a dog that heeled

I don't plan to always talk about the devotion, b/c then what will I write about when the year is up?  Yes we still read every day but I don't really feel like it's been anything to write about.  I'm just going to talk about our family project, our dare for the week.
FLO, has been doing rather well lately, she actually heeled last night when we practiced. We had obedience class on Tuesday, and she kind of embarrassed me. We were apparently late, b/c they were already talking, but I thought 3 minutes before 7 was early. Anyway once Flo and I joined the circle about a minute later we began practicing our walk. (Not Flo's best subject). Of course she was excited, since it was only her second time at class and we just got there, and she pulled me the whole time. Once we stopped walking she was pretty much on point the rest of class. But one of the instructors told me the reason Flo does not heel is b/c of my treats. Hello! What dog doesn't like CHEESE?!? No she is bad at heeling b/c she wants to play with the other puppies in the class.
So we practiced last night around our loop and she did pretty well, we were both really proud. Tonight we will practice "come" around the house, that's the other thing she needs to work on.

DARE - week 3, day 15

We went to a new church today. We both kind of liked it. Exciting!

This week's dare is to work on a family project together and complete it. The devotion talked about how we can get things done faster and better when both of us work together on it. So our family project this week is to walk the dog. Teaching our puppy to walk beside us, not lead the way.
We do have several projects we are working on since we are still fixing up part of our house, but those don't seem to be "family projects." Sure we will be helping each other work on the house, but getting our puppy to become a good family member is more of a project.

I've gotta admit I am so proud of our commitment to do our daily devotions! <3

Meet Flo

Day 12 - Woman was made so Man would not be lonely. But I thought that's what our dog was for.
Well actually she is a Puppy.
I've decided to talk about our puppy since this was our thought after our lesson.
She is adorable!! except when she smells like pee.
This past Tuesday we went to obedience school with her. She's already pretty smart, and knows tricks, but she has some flaws. Like she doesn't always come when we call. She pulls on her leash when we try to walk her. And she also gets way too excited around people and other dogs. So hopefully classes help.

She is so cute though. We taught her to speak, and her bark is so funny and cute.
FLO is a great dog and friend!!

DARE - day 11

"It's romantic for a woman to see her strong husband humbling himself before God. It's inspiring for a man to see his wife living with deep conviction and passion. Walking with God is better than a thousand marriage books or counseling sessions."

Priorities in your marriage: My husband said doing the devotions. =)


Our dare this week again, is to prioritize a few minutes each day with God. We did this together yesterday, but I need to try and do more tomorrow.

DARE - week 2, day 8

Yes I know if you are looking at the date, it is actually day 9! We are not behind, I'm just posting today because sometimes we do the devotion really late at night.

The lesson for last night was about loving God with all your heart and putting him first. It put emphasis on loving God before your spouse, which was nice last night since I was a little upset with my husband last night. Our lesson in church yesterday was to ask God for the impossible. (Joshua 10:12-13) He asked the lord for the sun to stand still in the sky and it did for a full day so he could finish what God told him he would do. I think both of these lesson will be a good start for the week and I intend to start praying more.

So our dare this week is to take time every day to pray to God and read scripture. And since I was a little upset with my husband last night for playing video games for several hours, I dared him farther telling him to read scripture before he can play any games.

DARE - day 5

"Love is the business of Men"
That was the lesson of today in our devotion. My husband read this one, and he liked it because it applied to him. It talked of how Love makes Men out of boys. Basically once you find Love, you stop your childish ways, and you protect and take care of your family that you love and so forth. My husband put it as you do things because you want to not because you have to. He said he definitely notice this after he met me and fell in love. =)
I'm so glad I have a husband like that.
He then continued the conversation comparing us to Lions. Let me first give some background, we have not joined our bank accounts yet, and since I work in non-profit I make a lot less. So he pays the bills and I buy us food. Like I said, he says we are lions, the man protects and gets the home, the woman brings home the food. I love him!

DARE - day 2

I don't plan on posting every night, but something in tonight's devotion stood out to me.
After the daily read, there was a section that said "go deeper" so we read 1 Corinthians 13, the verses about love is patient, love is kind, etc.  The section then says to read verses 4-7, but where the words "love" and "it" are in the verses, replace them with our first names.  So we did.  We each said them to each other, and it really meant a lot to me.  It seemed more meaningful than our wedding vows, probably because you are saying that Stacy is patient and kind and so forth.  It really holds you accountable, and shows you what you need to do in order to unconditionally love your partner.  I guess I just never thought of that verse that way.

Well my husband and I actually just got our wedding video today!  SO we are watching it together.  =)

DARE - day 1

My husband and I got a devotional book for couples at our wedding.  That was three months ago, and I can't wait to eat the wedding cake again in 9 months!
Anyways the devotion book is for a year, I really hope we can do them everyday, because day one was nice.  It suggests keeping a journal of the love journey, and since I've been wanting to start a blog, I thought perfect.  So since we haven't found a church yet and we were late for the one we went to today, we came home and started The Love Dare.  After learning what it is about we decided our devotions will be at dinner or before.
This evening we finally got the porch table from my in-laws, that is our dining room table for now, and sat down to a Taco Bell dinner. (I had a craving).  Day one we read about love, well I think everyday we read about love.  Each week there is also a dare.  This week's dare is to pray daily asking God to teach us true love and help us practice it. (Something like that).  Which brings me to my point of day one's post.  I do not remember the exact dare of the week, but as I laid in bed next to my husband, who goes to bed early, he said it.  I said what I remember of it, and then he basically stated it word for word!

Thank you husband! And thanks for putting up our new fan today. (that doesn't work, sorry).