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Business Time
by Kelly Lambert Cakes, Mustard Seeds and Laughter
My husband and I had the opportunity to go on a marriage retreat last weekend
in Flat Rock. We had a great time learning from His word about communication,
conflict, and laughter in marriage. We learned about true intimacy, the kind that
happens as we spend life together, as we remember the times we've had the the
dreams of what is yet to come. We had such a great group there and had a
GREAT place to stay! If you and your special one need to get away, this place
will set you up! I'll include a link to their site so you can check it out. Mountain
Lodge
I think every couple needs a refresher course in love every once in a while. We
all get so bogged down with kids, work, money, tax season, laundry, keeping the
house clean, and just life in general, not to mention those specific things that
each couple deals with uniquely. Sometimes we have to just get away from it all
and relax, laugh, and remember why we started this journey in the first place.
We were lucky enough, along with another couple, to be able to stay an extra
night. We needed it. They needed it. We had a blast just walking around
Hendersonville (though the guys would disagree, I'm sure), eating some great
pizza, and just spending time together. We also had an awesome planning
session for the impending zombie uprising (more to follow another day). That's
the mountaintop.
Then you come home. You walk in the house and the mad rush you were in to
leave two days ago has left reminders all over your house. The load of laundry
you had to do in order to pack now has remainders all over the living room. The
dishes you so desperately wanted to get done BEFORE you left are now waiting
for you, with two days of rest waiting on them. The litter box stinks. The toys
that were rifled through in the selection process for Grandma's house are right
where you left them. Why, oh why, didn't the Retreat Fairy come and clean
while you were gone so you can hold on to that blissful feeling just a little
longer? Slowly the lovey-dovey feeling begins to give way to the realities of
parenthood as the kids come home and are cranky because the grandparents
have spoiled them ALL weekend. Dinner has to be fixed. Baths must be done.
Bedtime is a nightmare. Luckily I escaped a lot of this because I had Bible
Study. Thanks, honey! And bills must be paid because the tax refund is here,
and what else do you do with it when you're poor?
So the week begins and I'm ready. I am ready to tackle the medical bills that
have been looming over our heads for too long. I have my debit card,
checkbook, magnifying glass, a stack of bills, and the phone. And I'm off. And
as the next four hours go by I become more and more disgusted with thee bils
that I DIDN't know about. More money to them, less to us. Grrr. I want to go
back to Flat Rock, back to the Mountain Lodge with its indoor pool and
fireplaces and suite that magically gets tidied up with fresh towels every day.
Sigh.
So I get back on the old computer that is SOOO slow that will now definitely NOT
be replaced this year with tax refund money because Lexington Medical Center
needs a new wing and we have been voted the ones to fund it, and someone
has posted a video. This video was played at the retreat, after a warning by our
leader (yep, our pastor) about its "sensitive" content. It brings a smile back to my
face and reminds me that God gives us everything we need, and in my case that
includes a wonderful supportive husband. I click "Play" and laugh again at the
song. It gives me the perspective I need to dig in and finish what I need to do,
because I know that one day soon, maybe even Wednesday, it will once again
be "Business Time." :)
by Kelly Lambert Cakes, Mustard Seeds and Laughter
My husband and I had the opportunity to go on a marriage retreat last weekend
in Flat Rock. We had a great time learning from His word about communication,
conflict, and laughter in marriage. We learned about true intimacy, the kind that
happens as we spend life together, as we remember the times we've had the the
dreams of what is yet to come. We had such a great group there and had a
GREAT place to stay! If you and your special one need to get away, this place
will set you up! I'll include a link to their site so you can check it out. Mountain
Lodge
I think every couple needs a refresher course in love every once in a while. We
all get so bogged down with kids, work, money, tax season, laundry, keeping the
house clean, and just life in general, not to mention those specific things that
each couple deals with uniquely. Sometimes we have to just get away from it all
and relax, laugh, and remember why we started this journey in the first place.
We were lucky enough, along with another couple, to be able to stay an extra
night. We needed it. They needed it. We had a blast just walking around
Hendersonville (though the guys would disagree, I'm sure), eating some great
pizza, and just spending time together. We also had an awesome planning
session for the impending zombie uprising (more to follow another day). That's
the mountaintop.
Then you come home. You walk in the house and the mad rush you were in to
leave two days ago has left reminders all over your house. The load of laundry
you had to do in order to pack now has remainders all over the living room. The
dishes you so desperately wanted to get done BEFORE you left are now waiting
for you, with two days of rest waiting on them. The litter box stinks. The toys
that were rifled through in the selection process for Grandma's house are right
where you left them. Why, oh why, didn't the Retreat Fairy come and clean
while you were gone so you can hold on to that blissful feeling just a little
longer? Slowly the lovey-dovey feeling begins to give way to the realities of
parenthood as the kids come home and are cranky because the grandparents
have spoiled them ALL weekend. Dinner has to be fixed. Baths must be done.
Bedtime is a nightmare. Luckily I escaped a lot of this because I had Bible
Study. Thanks, honey! And bills must be paid because the tax refund is here,
and what else do you do with it when you're poor?
So the week begins and I'm ready. I am ready to tackle the medical bills that
have been looming over our heads for too long. I have my debit card,
checkbook, magnifying glass, a stack of bills, and the phone. And I'm off. And
as the next four hours go by I become more and more disgusted with thee bils
that I DIDN't know about. More money to them, less to us. Grrr. I want to go
back to Flat Rock, back to the Mountain Lodge with its indoor pool and
fireplaces and suite that magically gets tidied up with fresh towels every day.
Sigh.
So I get back on the old computer that is SOOO slow that will now definitely NOT
be replaced this year with tax refund money because Lexington Medical Center
needs a new wing and we have been voted the ones to fund it, and someone
has posted a video. This video was played at the retreat, after a warning by our
leader (yep, our pastor) about its "sensitive" content. It brings a smile back to my
face and reminds me that God gives us everything we need, and in my case that
includes a wonderful supportive husband. I click "Play" and laugh again at the
song. It gives me the perspective I need to dig in and finish what I need to do,
because I know that one day soon, maybe even Wednesday, it will once again
be "Business Time." :)