I had a wonderful weekend away with my family. We had lots of time to play together and enjoy each other’s company. We played Uno, we rode the rides at Dollywood together, my daughter and I raced in the pool and rode the water slides together and we all shopped together. It was just a great time.

I didn’t have as much time to pray and seek God as I wanted to, but I did have some time. One thing that really hit me over the weekend was that my life at home is too complicated. I was able to enjoy time with my family because at the hotel, things were simple. I didn’t have a bunch of “stuff” to deal with. I had six plates to wash, six cups to wash, three changes of clothes for everybody and a few simple things for the kids to play with. I had some time to pray on Sunday while the kids were at the pool with Joshua. During that time I felt like God was telling me to simplify my life. I think my family is about to get a whole lot busier and I need to be able to devote my time to the truly important things.

So, step one is that I am getting rid of everything that we don’t need. I probably gave away about 200 pounds of stuff yesterday and I am giving away more today.  Do you need anything? Name it. I might just have it to give away.

Tomorrow my husband is going to the Air National Guard base to turn in his application and to get his physical. We should hear back from them in a few weeks. My husband is very excited about joining up and getting to serve his country.

I’m working on another love dare. This time it involves listening to what my husband has to say. More on that later.