Monday, June 28, 2010

Completing Him Summer Challenge - Week #4



June 28 - Ask your husband every morning how you can pray for him that day. Bonus: Fast and pray for him one day this week.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Completing Him - Summer Challenge Week #3



June 21 - Remember Your Vows - post pictures of your wedding day. We will review the sacredness of this day.



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ahhh the memories . . . :) To hear/see more about our wedding day, click here!

Have a fabulous Monday!

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Book Review: Prague Counterpoint by Bodie Thoene

Prague Counterpoint (Zion Covenant, Book 2)


Okay, so I am LOVING this series, and I'm bummed that I had to leave it back in Iowa :S I think the fact that I read both Prague Counterpoint (Zion Covenant, Book 2) and Vienna Prelude (Zion Covenant, Book 1) in less than a week should indicate how great these books are! (And it was a busy week at that, lol!)

This installment in the Zion Covenant series covers the period of history right after the Anschluss of Germany and Austria and before the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Although this is a dramatic and compelling time of history in and of itself, Prague Counterpoint (Zion Covenant, Book 2) kept me turning pages into the wee hours of the morning! Again, Thoene weaves an intricate and engrossing plot in the midst of fascinating and accurate historic, political drama!

The book itself belonged to the church library, so it had to be left in Iowa, so I do not have any "favorite quotes" for this review, but there were many!

I am so excited to keep going with this series, and I'm thrilled that the third book in the series, Munich Signature (Zion Covenant), is available for the Kindle, so I'll be able to read it on the road! :)

What's on your summer reading list?

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Completing Him Summer Challenge - Week #1

I found this idea via Mommy Melback (who I found via toddler awesome), and I think it's a phenomenal idea! Actually, 10 weeks of phenomenal ideas! And I am excited to join in! I copied the prompts for every week, but definitely click on the button below to watch Courtney's vlog about the challenge! I hope you decide to join us!


Have a great day!


June 7 - announce to your readers you are participating by posting the button on your site and leaving your link below. Optional: Embed the HTML from this video in your blog post!

June 14 – Post Pictures from your dating days (or tell us all about it!). Think about one thing you used to do or have as a couple that you have lost in the shuffle of life. How can you regain it?

June 21 - Remember Your Vows - post pictures of your wedding day. We will review the sacredness of this day.

June 28 - Ask your husband every morning how you can pray for him that day. Bonus: Fast and pray for him one day this week.

July 5 - Admire Your Husband. Write this post and then show it to him! He will smile!

July 12 - Make a list of 5 things you currently do and ask him to prioritize them for you of what is important to him. For example - a clean home, home cooked dinner, coupon clipping, service at church, having friends over for dinner, watching/doing sports with him, etc.

July 19 - Make him a priority. Ask him what his favorite dinner, dessert and drink are. Be sure to serve him all three one night this week. Bonus: cook his favorite dishes all week long!

July 26 - Support his vision. Discuss his vision for your family. Where does he see your family in 1 year, 5 years, and 10 years. Share with us how you let your husband lead.

August 2 - R-E-S-P-E-C-T! No complaining, criticizing, rolling your eyes, nagging, or giving him any friction this week. Enjoy a week of peace in your home!

August 9 - Kiss Him Like You Mean It (and be sure the door is locked!)

Friday, June 4, 2010

~ My Husband Rocks! ~ Good at . . . . well, everything!

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Seriously, you know those people. In high school they were the ones who effortlessly scored straight A+'s, starred in the school play, started for the football team, led worship for youth group, volunteered at the homeless shelter and the nursing home, and worked 7 days a week! You remember those people?

I'm married to one of those people! Honestly, there are days when that absolutely drives me up a wall because I am not one of those people - not even close!

But Austin is good - he excels - at whatever he sets his mind to.

This week we are in Colorado, where my family lives, and they just so happened to be offering a FREE lifeguarding/CPR/first aid course in which my dad offered to let us participate.

First day of the class, Austin completes his distance swim and his swim/dive for weight/swim some more tests without even breaking a sweat! (Okay, it did require some effort on his part - a lot of effort considering it was also our first full day at altitude, but come on!) He also breezed through our first written test, and if our study session last night was any indication, the final testing that we do today will be a piece of cake for him!

Now me, on the other hand, I'll be thrilled to death if I can stagger to the finish line on my distance swim today - which I attempted on the first day, but decided that I choose life, lol!

Anyway, that's just one small way that my husband has rocked my world this week :)


Love you, Baby!

How did your hubby rock this week? Link up here to join the fun!


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Hope you all have a fantastic Friday, and a wonderful weekend!