I'm Aliiiiiiive!

Today I finally feel like I have rejoined the land of the living after being sick all week. Yesterday I managed to make it in to work, but felt like I was going to fall over dead any minute. One of the deputies took one look at me and jokingly asked if he needed to call an ambulance. It was that bad. But, thank the Lord, today I'm much better.

THE WEEKEND

And just in time for an exciting weekend coming up. Saturday Olivia (my daughter) has two birthday parties to attend for two different girls turning two. This will be my first time to take her to a birthday party for anyone outside the family, and we have two in one day. It should prove to be interesting.

Then on Sunday evening (our church has only one service on Sundays) we are having an introductory meeting for our new HomeBuilders marriage enrichment group. We're starting off with a small number of couples, and I'm so excited to see what God does with the group. It's so easy to put your relationship with your spouse to the side with everything else that's on your plate, but successful marriages require you to put them second only to God on your piority list.

It's especially hard for me as a mother not to put my child in front of my husband, especially during these early years when she needs so much from me. But the truth is she will be emotionally healthier and more stable throughout the rest of her life if she's raised in a home where a great marriage is modeled in front of her.

OK, can you tell I'm preaching to myself now? To be completely transparent, as excited as I am about the group starting, it's hard for me to commit to leaving Olivia with a babysitter every other Saturday night so we can not only be apart of this group, but lead it. So every once in a while I have to pep myself up. But I really am excited about it and I'll keep you posted as things progress.