Can you believe it?!?

I'M READING!

I know! It is CRAZY. For those of you that know me well....I hate reading. Seriously. I think, in my lifetime, I have read maybe 4 books. In school, I would do ANYTHING I could to NOT read books for class.

I remember, in 9th grade English, our teacher would give us a quiz each Friday over the chapter we were supposed to read the week before. However, he loved the it when "students" would get enraptured in a book, so he could talk about it for hours. So, every Friday I would somehow ask a question about one of the characters that I "just didn't understand". He would begin a discussion about the chapter we were on and why that character was doing what he/she was doing. By the end of each discussion, I would have almost enough information to make at least a "B", if not an "A" on each quiz. By "test time", our "study guide" was our quizes! I made an "A" in the class - without ever picking up a book!

However, now I am getting older (hopefully wiser) and realizing a couple things:

1. I want my children to love reading. How can I instill that in them, if I don't read joyfully?

2. I want to become the kind of wife and mom that honors God, but I definitely have no idea where to begin. I know I am in for some heavy reading, prayer and mentoring...

So, after many suggestions from wives I look up to, I bought the book "The Excellent Wife". I have not even had this book for a week and am already on chapter 10!!! I am captivated, humbled, inspired and excited!

Marriage, in two months, has already taught me that I am definitely all about ME. I love serving Scotty. I love making him lunch, dinner, making the bed, doing laundry....all those things. However, the moment I feel like one of my "needs" are not being met, something in me just wants to make everything I do shut down. I want to say, "WAIT! I did all "this" and you can't see that I need "that"???" Then I'm done.

Sad.

That is NOT God's plan for marriage. That is NOT God honoring.

If you are a wife, and have not yet read this book, GET IT. It will revolutionize the way you think about your life, your purpose and your husband.

....more to come..........