The problem with taking long absences from blogging is not knowing where to pick up. I'll start by saying my baby girl turned one a couple weeks ago. CRAZY!! Next, my oldest baby girl starts kindergarten in a couple weeks. CRAZY!! That will make ya feel old.
Some of you may know that I went to Nashville this past weekend for the MOPS convention. I had never been before. This will be my first year in MOPS leadership. Really, I'm still not exactly sure how that happened or what I'm supposed to be doing. HA! The only thing I do know is that my heart SO longs for families in our community to know the power of Christ. Hearing about the students Jay works with and how the majority of them come from rough family situations breaks my heart. I have no idea how to help with this growing trend other than to start where I'm at. For me I am a mom. So what better place to start serving and telling people about "The Remedy" (as David Crowder so beautifully puts it) than MOPS.
I took away so many great things from convention. For one Jon Acuff is hilarious, but I think what stuck with me most from my time in Nashville was the simple fact that our marriages need to be nurtured. That sounds so simple, doesn't it. So why are so many marriages less than what they could be? For me the answer is selfishness. I've apologized to Jay several times for my blatant selfishness. But after this weekend I'm ready to do something about it rather than to only acknowledge it. The awesome thing is, that I really am married to the best man on the planet. Obviously no one is perfect but Jay never ceases to amaze me. I love him so much and I am so grateful that he chose me to journey through life with. I only hope that I can return to him the blessing that he is to me.
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