Is Your Man On The Roof?

I've started reading Proverbs again and am reading one chapter a day to correspond with the date. So, today I read Proverbs 21. Each day I take a verse or two and meditate on the message. Today I was really challenged with my role as a wife.

vs 9 - "Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife."
vs 19 - "Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife."
vs 29 - "A wicked man puts up a bold front, but an upright man gives thought to his ways."

It's a well known fact that I like to stir the pot and have heated "discussions". I wonder, does Chris feel as though I'm a quarrelsome wife? I'm sure, at times, he feels like he'd like to climb up on the roof and take a break from our "discussions". So, I'll discuss this with him but also meditate on what kind of wife I'm being from moment to moment. I want to uplift my man and encourage him and surely not make him want to wander the desert alone!!

So ladies... How are you doing as an encourager of your husband? Is your man running to the desert or climbing onto the roof? Or, are you giving thought to your ways?

XO!

Heart Song...

It's funny that Rachel posted a Psalm today as I have been pondering the book of Psalms in the last 48 hours or so... I went to a Christian gospel concert Thursday night (great time!!!). So many of the songs referenced Psalms and I realized again their power and, again, the sense that they are such a clear reflection of the heart that God has called me to have for Him. My heart cries out and my spirit longs for more of Him.

So, here's my excerpt for the day:

Psalm 63:1-8

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.

I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.

Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.

I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.

My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

On my bed I remember you; I think of you in the watches of night.

Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.

My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.

Basic Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

...Not a great deal of variety this week... But, it's a small price we pay for a smaller grocery bill this week. ($30)

Dinner: (fewer dinners this week due to dinner dates)

• Beef Pot Pie (made w/ frozen leftovers from roast last week)
• Tortellini w/ Marinara and Steamed Veggies
• Mexican Green Chili Bake (impromptu recipe w/ leftovers and new garden peppers)
• Mac N Cheese and hot dogs
• Breakfast for Dinner

Lunch:

• Cottage Cheese and Fruit
• Mac N Cheese w/ Fruit
• PBJ's and Carrot Sticks/Fruit
• Yogurt and Fruit
• Grilled Cheese
• Whole Wheat Waffles (frozen from large batch earlier in month)

Snacks/Desserts:

• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• String Cheese
• Homemade Popsicles (w/ leftover canned fruit juice, yogurt and fruit puree)
• Rice Crispy Treats
• Popcorn
• Yogurt

Zucchini...

Hey all. As you may know, I planted a garden this year and I now have zucchini coming out of my ears!

Let me know if you'd like zucchini and I'll get some to you...

XO!!

Smokin' like it's 1995...

Last night I had the pleasure of spending time with some old friends (one from 2nd grade and another from 9th grade) and we had a blast into the past. Just as we did when we were in high school, we ate Taco Bell, smoked cigarettes and had a non-sensical good time. We are all in different places in life; one newly single, one newly married and one married, moldy, with kids. The night was so refreshing as I was constantly reminded of how friendship bridges all circumstances. Our differing circumstances, opinions, and pains made the experience all the richer and more rewarding. A sign of true friendship and blessing, I'm sure.