Thankful for the 13 cent dinner

I am thankful for the 13 cent dinner. You may be wondering what I mean by that, saying Orange guy, dinners don't cost 13 cents. Well let me explain. This last week my wife and I celebrated our anniversary and  to celebrate, we took a trip to California. This is where the true blessing came in. My brother and his wife have become wonderful at being hosts. I believe that God gave this gift of hospitality to my sister in law so that she may demonstrate how God loves us. My brother and his wife wanted us to stay in their house as a gift to us so that we didn't have to pay for hotels or stay with my parents for our anniversary. The trade off was that we would take care of their cats and water their plants. We knew going in, that this was the trade off plan. What we didn't know, and didn't ever expect was their above and beyond kindness they showed us. They had the room we were staying in completely furnished and  loaded up with gifts for us, which included gift cards, candy, snacks, sodas, Gatorade, a kite, and beach towels. This made it so that during our stay we didn't even have to pay for food. They gave us more than we needed and that what brings me to the 13 cent dinner. We are still being blessed by their generosity. I am so thankful for my brother and his wife. I never expected them to display God's grace to my wife and I in this way. Thank you brother and wife.

I pray that you strive to demonstrate kindness and bless others. If you haven't been blessed greatly in this way, know that God loves you and wants to show you grace. In his grace he offers you a free gift of salvation. If you accept Jesus as your Lord and savior, when your life ends all pain will be conquered. Sadness will be no more. injustice will all be taken care of. Salvation is free.

Thankful for my wife

I am thankful for my wife. Today is my 4th anniversary of the day we got married in Flagstaff Arizona. She is truly a gift from God. She is one of the best things that ever happened to me. So I wrote a poem for her, here it is. I hope that you enjoy it too.

Four years ago today, how happy I was 

to marry my beloved, my head all abuzz.

She is the love of my life,

so I made her my wife 

Wife is not what the world makes of it

She is not my property, it's her choice to submit

In submitting, she honors and gives me respect

My job is to guide, to lead, and reflect

We both love Jesus, so we make him our Lord 

and study his Word to life in one accord 

The Bible does guide in all that we do

So we live life to the fullest because it is true

The truth of the cross sets all us free

No longer a slave defines you and me

No one is more loving than God with your soul

If you come to him broken, he makes you whole

marriage is not about you or your spouse

It's not about riches, how big is your house

It's about loving each other by serving God that created

till he comes a second time, I wait with breath bated

If you don't know Jesus, I wish that you would

He is so perfect, so strong and so good

Pain will come, but whatever betide 

Let it always be said that my Lord will provide

What is before us now, we really can't say

But I do know that my love for her will grow everyday

Spending many more years loving God with my spouse

Especially now that we will have three in the house

Happy anniversary my lovely wife. You are my life and I plan to serve Jesus till the day we are separated by death. But we both really know that death is only a temporary separation. We will see each other in heaven, but remember, I am outliving you so that I can take care of you until your last breath is spent.