Today is my 11th wedding anniversary. My wonderful husband, surprised me with a weekend away. He arranged childcare for the girls and whisked me away to a quaint hotel in downtown McKinney. There we had a delicious dinner, delightful conversation and a very yummy dessert. After dinner, we strolled around the square and enjoyed the evening. It was a wonderful evening. This morning, room service delivered breakfast to our room and then we went back down to the square and had a fun time looking at antiques in some of the shops. There was a big candy store on the square, we stopped in there and bought some candy for our sweet girls to share with their friends. It was a wonderful weekend! I feel so blessed in my marriage. I also feel a bit chagrined.......All this past week, I had been feeling sorry for myself. Thinking thoughts like, "he never does anything for our anniversary, and he never does anything for me, he only thinks about himself." It is usually in times like this, when I feel sorry for myself, that God chooses to show me how blessed I really am. Then I feel ashamed for the way I have been behaving, because, even when I feel like things are really unfair for me and I am feeling taken for granted, I have it so much easier than so many of my christian sisters through out the world. The ones who have lost their husbands, or who have husbands that mistreat them, the ones who are persecuted for their faith and the ones who have lost their children...these women have lived through struggles that I cannot even fathom, I feel so selfish and ungrateful to be feeling sorry for myself because I don't get my way or because things aren't going exactly like I want.

My prayer today is one of thankfulness and repentence. Thankfulness for God's providence in my life and the blessings of health and happiness that he has bestowed upon me and my family, thankfulness for my godly husband and for the oppurtunities that he has given us and repentence for my selfishness and rebellion. I also asked God to grant strength and grace to my christian sisters who may be struggling today, that they may be comforted in their circumstance.

I praise you God for all that you give us, the easy and the difficult.

Blessings,

Lisa