Day 5

I pray that Aaron and I both will strive to remember our wedding vows daily. Help us to see our marriage as the covenant it is. I pray that he will desire to cultivate our relationship to honor his marriage and show Christ's love and commitment through our marriage. Proverbs 20:6 asks, "Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable?" I pray I can trust Aaron and rely on him as a best friend and Husband. I pray we would both desire to be transparent with one another, thus growing our relationship into a solid bond through Christ. Genesis 2:24 states, "This explains why man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united as one." I pray our actions would communicate oneness in our marriage. I pray we will continue working together effectively as a team, meeting each others needs instead of our own first.

Day 4

I pray Aaron will grow in his leadership skills for our marriage. I pray he always has a desire to protect me and provide for me. I pray God will be glorified in our marriage by Aaron's desire to love me sacrificially and lead me wisely. Ephesians 5:25-29 "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. This will make her holy and clean...For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself." Colossians 3:19 "Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly." I pray Aaron will be patient and loving and guide his family with a gentle heart.

Day 3

Lord, I pray Aaron will be humble. I pray he will be quick to agree with God's voice and be tender to listening with an open mind. Micah 6:8 "the Lord has told you what is good. He has told you what is required of you. Do what is right. Love mercy. Walk humbly." I pray Aaron will have the integrity to do what is right. I pray he is thankful for God's mercy and grace. I pray most of all for his humility and for him to be humble.

Preschool Halloween party

Trick or treating at the hospital

Halloween 2012

Brooklyn wanted to be a parrot and for us to be pirates. We gathered up some random clothes and made it happen for our costumes. Aaron's mom, "Gabba" made Brooklyn's beautiful costume. She did an amazing job. We had lots of fun at downtown Van buren trick or treating. Then, the Minnick family was so kind to include us in their Halloween fun. Brooklyn loved playing with all the kids and especially love spending some time with Luci!

Day 2

I pray that Aaron would have wisdom and understanding, fearing The Lord. I pray Gods word would become more evident in his every day life. Proverbs 3:6 "Seek his will in ALL you do, and he will show you which path to take." Proverbs 9:10 "Fear of The Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgement." I pray that Aaron's relationship with Christ would be shown with learned good judgement. I pray that he would learn to naturally have better judgement and be confident in his decisions.
Psalm 112:1 says, "How joyful are those who fear The Lord and delight in obeying his commands." I pray Aaron would seek God daily for his decisions for himself and for our family.

Praying for my Husband

Life is crazy. Life is busy. I get so busy living day to day that I forget life's purpose. I forget what makes life sweeter. I was rushing around trying to pick up the house after we had a terrible morning (and its only 9am). Everything went wrong today: Aaron forgot to set an alarm, Brooklyn wouldn't eat and wouldn't listen at all, our house got trashed trying to get ready like crazy people, we forgot to set out the trash and remembered right as they drove by of course. Our car had problems and we had to take it to the dealership. Paying for car problems is a whole different sob story... Aaron was going to discipline Brooklyn for bad behavior right as she fell into the corner of a table at the dealership and has a bad scrape and large bruise on her face...she needed an ice pack immediately as her face began to swell-and they didn't have one so we drove Aaron to school and now we are home. I'm listening to Christian music and trying to not let my crappy morning make for a crappy Friday. Aaron asked me to pray for him and his leadership today. I realized I rarely pray for him. He is the leader of our home, our rock, he should be our security. I pray for Brooklyn, babies at work, friends, myself-but I rarely pray for my own Husband. Back to cleaning my room...I saw my bible under the edge of my bed, pulled it out and it was literally covered in a sheet of dust...to me it was a symbol of my relationship with Christ. I haven't blogged in a while and I haven't been dedicated to bible reading in a long while-so, I'm "dusting" that aside and starting a 31 day journey today. Why? Because I found a 31 days of praying for your Husband list and its at least pointing me in the right direction for now. I'm blogging about it because I feel that holds me accountable. Day 1: I pray that Aaron will grow spiritually. I pray he will be accountable before not only his family and peers but before The Lord. I pray that his heart will be guarded by his spiritual disciplines. I pray that he will learn how to cope and fight against anything that is dishonorable. I pray that he would have (and I would have) a more natural desire to read the bible, have quiet time for self reflection and for building a strong relationship with Christ. I pray Aaron would be confident in who he is and have integrity in all situations. Nancy DeMoss that wrote this 31 day list states that Satan desires to destroy your relationship by targeting your Husbands role of leadership. Another target for your Husband is for his character to be destroyed. Just think of most TV shows...who is the "idiot" or the one who always makes mistakes? Who surrenders to the woman? The man, Husband, Father is always the "laughable" character. Do I think all men are this way? No. I think a lot of men are respectable but a lot of society leans toward the enticement of men's stupidity. I don't want that for my home. I want to respect my Husband. I want to trust his decision is best, even if he is taking a risk. I pray Aaron would take risks-I pray they are guided by The Lord. I trust those risky things will work together for our good. 2 Peter 3:18 states, "You must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord." How will I ever grow if I'm putting off my relationship with God as something I will do when I have extra time? Proverbs 31:11-12 states, "Her Husband can trust her. She will greatly enrich his life. She brings him good, not harm." I am dedicating these next 31 days to pray for my Husband.