Last week sum up! Go on a DATE with ur husband!

Last week we had a great conversation about dating.....our husbands that is : )  The chapter we read from our book was about making sure that we spent time as a couple just "dating".  Literally.  Take some time away from the kids, and just be with each other....alone.

I loved hearing all the great ideas and rules everyone had.  Some thoughts we shared...

• never talk about the kids while out....  and if you do, make a fun game out of it...like whoever brings up the kids 1st has to buy the other an icecream, fav candy bar or something else fun...prize would obviously differ with the couple.
• Don't worry about what you do on your date so much as who you are with.  Dates don't have to be elaborate or expensive.  A nice stroll on a walking trail or garden area, window shopping at the mall, icecream.....
• Be intentional - if you have kids this comes without saying....PLAN....call a sitter, whether it be a relative or a responsible childcare worker from the Church or a responsible friend.  
• Don't be afraid of a day date!  Sometimes we think the only time we can date is for dinner.  Not so!  Go out to breakfast or hang out all afternoon and enjoy some sunshine together.  One of the ladies in our group put this into action the very next day and surprised her man with a day date!  Way to go!
• Dream together.....talk about those things you can't wait to do, places you want to go, dreams you want to see made reality...etc

The point is just take time for one another.  Plan it.  I know it's hard.  It's definitely hard for me and my husband.  But we must take this time to ourselves to grow our marriages.  And our children will grow up with a healthier outlook on what marriage is and with more security knowing that mommy and daddy love one another and take time to be with one another.  Because that is security for them.  Knowing and seeing mommy and daddy not only love them but each other.  We are showing our kids, whether we realize it or not, what marriage looks like.  What love looks like.

So go out, and date your spouse already!

See you ladies tomorrow! SKIA @1pm

This week

Hey ladies!

Just a quick note to let you know that we will be meeting this week...Wednesday at SKIA 1pm as usual.  So if you are staying here for Spring Break come on over!

Last week was we had the author (Berkli Binns) of the book (A Minute For Mommy) that we are reading out of each week come and visit with us.  She read one of the devotionals and spoke to us about her heart as a Mom!  It was definitely a great time!   

I can't wait to see what this week holds for us all!

See you ladies tomorrow!

be blessed!

And more were added....

We gained 2 ladies yesterday!  How awesome is that?  To say the least we are excited!

And after yesterday, surely each lady knows that this group is a safe place, that none of us are perfect or come from perfect backgrounds...to say the least, that we aren't going to hide it but we are going to let God use it for His kingdom and purpose.  We are real.  We are His daughters.  I pray that each person feels His love working though us in a tangible way.  I so enjoyed listening to everyone's heart yesterday.  Literally each woman in our group is using what we have been through as children, teens, and growing adults to minister.  It really made my heart smile.

He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me- Psalm 18:19

We each talked about how we view God as our "Daddy".  And the important role that a daddy holds.  Most of us, including myself didn't really or didn't at all grow up with a worldly father figure, or at least not one worth getting a good example from.  And a few without very nurturing Mothers either.  And it just delights my heart to see how God is using each person to reach out and touch others for His kingdom, despite.   Each of us is filled with this crazy love for others.  To reach them with Christ's love. To touch, and heal their hearts and minds. 

Just some examples of ways that ministry is happening within our group:

• Addoption
• Being that nurturing mommy we never had to our children
• Lifting up our husbands for being such great daddy's to our son's and daughter's
• Friendships
• Community outreaches - Laundry Love, Samaritan Shop

I love how through our lack of love we may have received or were shown, we learn from the ultimate Love Giver just how to love. 

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. - Genesis 50:20


A pretty emotional and deep discussion for our 2nd meeting.  But it was so good. God's kingdom grows when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable with one another. 


"Never cease to be vulnerable" - Tom Davis @ Idea Camp last weekend

"Your life will only be as great as the impact it makes on the lives of others. And the measure of the impact you make will only be as great as the level to which you understand and embrace the truth that it’s not about you." - Pastor Steven Furtick

A pic of our growing group!