Weekend To Remember {November 9, 2009}

Podcast I'm Listening to: Tim Lucas (Liquid Church) - Sex & the Bible
Current Music: Rodney Adkins - Watching You
Current Mood: Excited

I haven't written in a long time, I think it's about time to make it a regular thing

I got married to my best friend, Michael about 6 weeks ago. We had a 10 lb, 10 oz, 24 inch baby boy on May 22nd, 2009 and we named him Lucas Myles. Never in my life did I ever imagine being so happy. My worse days are still some of my best days compared to the rest of my life. We are growing as a family in love, and with the love of God.

Tomorrow we are being handed the keys to our new home, a house on the SW side of town. So exciting!!! This one bedroom apartment is getting costly and too small for us now. it was great for just the two of us. Mike is more excited than I am, he now has a 3 stall garage and much space to put things and a higher tolerance for video game volume! He is now waiting in line for a video game.

I quit my day job and began to stay home to raise Lucas. One of the best decisions I've ever made. I'm so thankful to have found a man that takes that so seriously and believes it's the right thing for our children. Both of our mothers stayed home with us.

Recently we went to a marriage retreat where we left Lucas with Granny (my mom) and we spent time together and learned what it will take to make our marriage work. A few highlights was to do my part, to love in an order, respect and sex, and growing our family in God.

• They taught us to love and respect each other, no matter what. Doesn't matter what season we are in life, good or bad, that we both need to do our part. And when he's in a season when he's not the best man, or husband, I still need to love and respect him and encourage him through it. That's something I know I'll need to work on.
• Loving in an order. First comes love and obedience from God. Second I am to love Michael. And third I am to love my children. I'm sure I can get deeper into my understanding of that later... but that makes so much sense to me and I know I'll need to work at this at times since I'm staying at home.
• Sex. After having Lucas I haven't felt the same when it comes to an issue of sex. Funny how that works. Have sex, get a baby. Have the baby, no sex. But what the conference made me realize is that my husband needs to feel that physical intimacy to feel he's wanted and needed by me. My needs are for romance, words and communication. So different women and men are. But despite my postpartum, I need to not reject the act - despite my need to complain about that 'headache' and to give in to him and make his day.
• Growing in God not only individually but as a family. Mike and I really haven't prayed one on one together. Maybe once, when we found out I was pregnant... but until this weekend we never actually prayed together. I'm not sure why things are stirring in my head of how to treat him better but I'd say it was the praying - the closeness in my heart to want to do good by Mike, by us, and by our family. I not only want to grow in my own spiritually life but to also take time out of our day to spend time with the Lord together and to raise Lucas in it. Very important for me, and I'm sure for Mike.

So this weekend got me thinking a lot... And I'm not sure who I'm going to share this blog with but for the most part I will try to keep it family safe, but I am married now and I'm just about old enough to drink (less than two weeks) and I'm sure you see worse things in movies. So please forgive me if I don't "land the plane" to figure out all these thoughts in my head. it happens with us women.