DARE - Week 47

We are getting close to finishing our year of devotions. And the best part about it is I feel like I continue to find new things about my husband.
We went to dinner Saturday night and I am seeing how close my husband is growing with God. Not that he wasn't before, but surrounding yourself with church and devotions has helped us both grow deeper with each other and God. During dinner we also talked about family and how we will raise our children. My husband mentioned how we will be consistent church goers and more. I smiled wiped a tear from my eye, and completed this week's dare without knowing.
This week's dare is to find a specific, recent example when your spouse demonstrated Christian character in a noticable way and commend them for it.
I will still look and think of other examples, but I have been so proud of my husband lately. :)

Going to bed early.

Last night my husband did part of our dare by buying me flowers and laying rose petals to bed, where I got a massage after working another 10 hour day!!
Today I got much done and hung out with my Little Sister.

After I dropeed her off I went grocery shopping.  I spent a little less than $55 and saved $40.  It's nice to start saving again. =)
Still behind on getting coupons, but shouldn't take long to catch up.

DARE

This week's dare is about intimacy.  ..... enough said.

Church is adding devotion.

Great sermon today, we are starting a new series focusing on the way the Lord's blessings are seen. How they mean something more and different than we would assume at first. To be more specific we are going over Matthew 5. The one verse I can quote from this section is "blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled."
So our pastor said at the end of the service that they will be posting questions to go over with your family on Wednesday for the next few weeks. www.access.tv/blessed. :)

By the way last night was our double date with my parents. It was quite nice and helpful. My parents are such great people, they really do want what is best for our marriage. I almost cried when they said things about how proud they are and so on.
We also saw went to the movies and saw Larry Crowne. It was suprisingly good and funny.

DARE - Week 44

We are in the 300 days of our Love Dare.
And I really like this week's dare, which is to go out on a double date with your parents.  And the book has a section in the back for questions to ask about marriage while out on your double date.

We may not go out on the date this week as we spent a lot of morning on our fourth of July weekend at the beach, but we can plan it out.  Would have also been helpful if we read this dare a few days before so we could have done it with my husband's parents before our weekend was over.  Especially when we were out on the boat watching the fireworks, that would have been a good time.  (oh well)