Dare 1

I don't want to plagiarize so I'll be putting these dares into my own words. This week we are to demonstrate patience by saying nothing negative to your spouse (or friend, parent, sibling, etc) AT ALL. Words often reflect the condition of our heart. If you are tempted to say something negative, choose to say nothing at all.

A much needed post

I hate it (not in the real sense of the word hate, but you know what I mean) when I don't keep up with posting on here. One day I want to print our blog and put it in an album for Emma to have. It's fun to look back at pictures and videos of her on here, as well as the stories we've written. Anyway, in an effort to be more faithful to our blog I found something that will require me to write on here at least once a week.

Troy started teaching a Sunday School class series on The Love Dare today. My husband always pulls something out of left field to surprise and this morning was no exception. Not that I doubted his ability to teach, but he really impressed me, and I'm looking forward not only to learning from him, but learning more about him from this unique perspective as he teaches our class.

I gave Troy the book as a gift a few months ago after he and I watched the movie - he had expressed interest in wanting it, and he has really taken to it. He told me a few weeks ago that he wanted to teach a Sunday school class using the book, and today was day one. For those of you who haven't heard of the book it was the story line for the movie "Fire Proof" and is a 40 day love dare (challenge) mainly meant for spouses to impact marriages, but Troy says it's applicable to all relationships. Since we meet weekly Troy has made this a 40 week journey and each week he presents us with a challenge. I'm going to post them here for any of you who want to follow along.

Look for my next post for this week's challenge.