Becoming a first responder
Tonight Chris and I were laying down on our bed after putting the kids to bed-I kept asking him, "So what do YOU want to do tonight?" We joked and I said, "Take a nap? Sex? Do you wanna play cards? What about Monopoly?" He laughed and answered back, "Do we even have Monopoly?!" laughter-laughter-laughter-SILENCE... We've both been feeling the weight of the world and our LIFE on our backs. Three kids, work, school, never enough money it felt like...just the normal stuff. We don't break down often, we are actually quite positive about it all, but tonight it was me to cry and plead with God to HELP US in our journey, we are working so hard and I still often feel like we aren't going anywhere. Well I decided to say a prayer so laying there on the bed next to Chris I prayed. I prayed for everything. Our kids, our finances, keeping up with our household chores, etc etc. And in a still small voice, the first thought in my head after I said "amen...