Crazy Week

To say this was a crazy week for my normal life makes sense.  I lead the life that is more than likely not blog worth.  I am not usually on a plane to a strange land.  Just in my suv on the way to the grocery store.  Ohhh but this week has been a hoot.  It started of with Girls Night Out with some real fun friends.  We played games and laughed until it hurt.  Stayed out until almost 1 a.m.  Which for me is out of character.  I also managed to leave the my house without my trusty sidekick, the cell phone.  So when my host received a phone call from my mom at close to midnight wondering where I was and if I was okay, I knew I was in trouble.  Husband, mom and brother were upset with me.  I had been having so much fun that I forgot to call and let them know I was still alive.  Of course that phone call only gave us girls something more to laugh at.  :-)  Sorry family, it wont happen again.   

Tuesday was a nice normal Lindsay day.  Nothing crazy,  I was in bed at a normal hour giving my family some ease for the night.

Wednesday however was something special.  We found out that we are having a precious little boy to add to our family.  The news was enough to send me right out shopping!  I have nothing for a little boy.  So let that nightmare begin for Cody.  An excuse for me to go buy things.  So while that information was soaking in I had to get ready for another late night out.  My parents gave me tickets to the Paul McCartney concert at the new Cowboys Stadium for my birthday. (which is next week...wink wink)  This for me is an amazing experience.  I have loved the Beatles my whole life.  I was raised on them and so will my children.  I have taken time through out our relationship to expose Cody to the greatness that is The Beatles.  I am a McCartney girl.  So to get yet another chance to watch him live is exciting.  My parents got us some great seat on the floor, 30th row.  So there he stood on stage right in front of me.  He was amazing and played for over 2 hours.  Joy Joy Joy!  There is another night out until almost 1 a.m.  

All of this is happening in a week where I have made a promise to be up and having study time with God by 6 a.m.  Two days out of the four I am sad to say that I have failed.  I did not make those times.  I did make time in my day to stop doing mommy chores and read in my bible and pray, so the thought behind the challenge did make a huge change in me this week.

I can say that I know late night stuff is not for me.  I pay for all day the next day.  I can also say that this will be a week that I will never forget.  I had amazing experiences with some great girls.  Got to see on a tv screen that God has blessed me and my family with a little boy.  Was able to share something with my husband that has been a big part of my musical history.  So all and all I can say it was a good week.

First 6 A.M. with God

I went to a new bible study yesterday and somewhere in the talk of life as a Martha vs Mary, we all discovered that we were a room full of Martha's.  It goes without saying that we all strive to be a Mary.  However finding that life as a mother, a wife and a friend can get in the way.  So my friend Nicole decides to throw down a challenge.  She boldly states that we should start getting up at 6 a.m. and spend sometime as a Mary. (For those of you who don't know what a Martha or Mary is check out Luke 10:38-42)  I was maybe the best way to put it "disturbed" at the thought of getting up at 5:50 a.m.  I have not been up that early on purpose in some time.  Upon getting up this morning it dawned on me (no pun intended) that I was already starting my day out with the wrong spirit.  So pouring my cup of yummy coffee I changed my attitude.  I found the experience of a quite house with nothing but the sounds of a humming refrigerator wonderful.  I read a portion of the bible study and continued reading in Matthew.  Spent some time praying for myself, my family and for some dear friends.  It is now 7 a.m. and I have more energy than I know what to do with.  Waiting to see how I feel around 2 ish this afternoon.  The point of all of this is to challenge yourself out of a small comfort zone to enrich your life with Jesus.  Spend sometime during your very busy day to put the priority on the one who makes all things possible in life.