Fireproof

Mike and I went to see the movie "Fireproof" on Friday night. It is trapping season, so anyone who knows Mike knows that he doesn't go anywhere during trapping season!!! But I told him I'd heard it was really good, and it was on the five buck club list!!! I fixed supper at home so I promised him it would be a cheap date. So we "hired" Jenna to babysit Landon (I don't know why I put hired in quotations, we DID pay her!!!) and we took off! I am one who simply CANNOT watch a movie at the theater without popcorn, so while I made a pitstop at the bathroom, Mike was in charge of getting a SMALL popcorn andSMALL soda for us to share!! When I came out of the bathroom I noticed Mike standing to the side of the concessions with no popcorn or soda. There was no line, so I couldn't figure out what he was waiting for. It didn't take me long to find out!! He fell for the "For only a quarter more, you can get the jumbo size everything!!" So we ended up with 14.50 worth of popcorn and soda!! So much for a cheap date!!

The movie was amazing! I hate to admit, but I am sometimes afraid to go see movies that are touted as being "Christian". I fear that they will come across as cheesy and simply unrealistic. I didn't feel this was true at all about this one!! I already was familiar with "Facing The Giants", a movie put out by the same church group. They do a wonderful job; God has really blessed them with a vision for reaching people! I cried like a baby (but to be truthful, I cried just as hard at the National Guard commercial before the movie...) But Fireproof really made me think about my marriage and the role I play in making it a happy one. I think we tend to blame our spouse when things aren't going well, without taking any responsibility of our own. This movie really deals with that subject. Mike and I have a very happy marriage, I am pleased to say, but no marriage, or any relationship for that matter, is without room for improvement. I came out of the theater with a real desire to be a better wife to Mike. To be the kind of wife that GOD wants me to be.

I wanted to come up with a "couthy" title for my blog (couthy is Kayla's favorite "word")!! It seems like it fit since I'm a stay-at-h0me mom!!! I hope to update it at least once a week, because so many changes will be happening in my family in the next 6 months to a year. Kayla will go away to college after graduating from Rend Lake College in May; Jenna will get her driver's license in February; Landon will go to kindergarten next fall!! So I decided I want to have all of my emotions and concerns in writing for my own memories. Hope you enjoy hearing the roller-coaster of my life and I'm always open to helpful hints!!!

Alicia