My Week Thus Far...

This has been an interesting week.

Poor Johnny was sick Monday and Tuesday. Thankfully though, on Wednesday he was doing much better. Even when he was sick he continues to be so determined with his running. I really admire his committment to it and to himself. He ran on Monday night and again on Wednesday.

I am going to try to start working out at the Intramural center so maybe i can run with him someday. Even if it's in cycle's where I run with him, he runs circles around me and while I walk to recover, and then run with him again. I am hoping to figure something out like that.

Anyways, Maggie has become even more spoiled this week than she already was. (Believe me... it is possible). Since Johnny has been home, Maggie has been able to stay inside and keep Johnny company. She was upset when she had to go outside yesterday.

Tonight, Johnny and I will be going to our couple's lifegroup. I am teaching the chapter tonight on Tending your Career out of the book we are currently studying called A Wife After God's Own Heart. I am interested to see how the conversation goes.

To be honest, this study kinda hit me hard. I have always known that my priorities should always be: God first, Johnny second, our children third and our house fourth, but when I studied the book, it said that even after those things and serving God's people is your job. I had always assumed that your job just kinda falls where your situation allows.

For example, since we don't have kids, my priorities should be God, Johnny and then my job. I had always thought that my house and serving fit in as time allowed, not that they should be of more importance. Boy was a wrong!

Looking back I can see how God has been working on my heart trying to align my priorities the way the should be. Johnny and I have discussed this several times and I know that our ultimate goal is for me to be a good wife, to stay home and raise our children and to serve at the church, I just never realized that those same goals where exactly what God wants us to do.

I know that for a while things will remain the same. I will still be working, which by the way, I really do enjoy. But, as our life changes I will be happy to step back away from my "career" to pursue my "career" as a wife after God's own heart and in the meantime, I will try to remember that everyday I need to make sure to keep my priorities in order to the best of my ability and that when I am at home, all of my energy and my being is there. Not thinking about work, what I have to do next week or what's going on. Just enjoying my family and the time I have to spend with them.

On that note: I am looking forward to Saturday. Finally a day to relax, spend some time with Johnny and Maggie. Who knows, maybe we will have a movie fest and stay on the couch all weekend or if the weather lets up go to the park and teach Maggie to fetch a frisbee. Either way, time with my family: Johnny & Maggie would be great.