This past weekend was great! I went to the Smokey Mountains with several of my girl friends from high school. It was so nice to reunite, several of them I hadn't seen in 10 and 2
0 years. We spent all weekend talking, singing karaoke, shopping and talking to the wee hours of the morning. It was really nice to get away with the girls, but I missed my husband and kids more than I thought I would.
Betsy and her mom Carol
It was so wonderful to have Carol, Betsy's mom come with us on the trip. She served more as the "group" mom when we were in high school. I always remembered her guiding us with such gentle words and in such a way that we always understood very clearly what was expected. During our stay, Carol shared some very private details of her life and break up from a 20 year relationship of dating the same man, that never married her. She went on to tell us girls about how, Jerry, her fiance had changed her life in so many ways. Jerry is a retired pastor and Carol said she was hungry her whole life to be with a man that could satisfy her spiritual need. Her message to each of us was very clear still even 20 years later.
I was so excited for the four hour trip home to get to church with Ben for our class. The weekend brought so many things in prospective and made me appreciate him even more. While I was gone, Ben took the kids to the cheer competition, took Hannah's phone to be fixed, took Emma to Abby's birthday party and got everybody rounded up for church. He is truly AMAZING and I just love him more and more daily.
We took some very good friends to the fireproof class with us, Joe and Courtney. They are struggling in their marriage and have just moved back together. They have committed to the 40 days of the love dare with us and we will be in constant prayer for their marriage.
Thank you Lord for blessing me with my husband.
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