Praying for your marriage

My Aunt, Jennifer White is the author of the blog Prayerfully Speaking as well as the book Prayers for New Brides. 

Through her website, I receive a weekly email with specific prayers and corresponding scripture to pray for my husband and my marriage. It's been such an encouragement to me, especially since it's hard to know what to pray for at times! 

I'll let her tell you more about it...

"Marriage Armor for the #PrayingBride offers you a simple, one-sentence prayer based on God’s Word to pray over your marriage. It is available in a daily email or a weekly digest.

Here is a glimpse of both options.

(daily)

(weekly)

You can use this link to subscribe----> 

http://bit.ly/MarriageArmorSubscribe

My hope is to help wives of every age and stage of marriage to simply rely on God to supply all we need and more than we can imagine. 

Prayer is simple and God is faithful. His Word always accomplishes His plan.

I believe He is waiting to pour out His unlimited love, power and resources on us. All we have to do is ask and believe.

Imagine our marriages a year from now and five years from now brimming with more of the fruits of His spirit than we comprehend. I believe He will use us to display faith, hope, and love to those we influence. I envision us as cities on a hill where people see God!

If you would like to have these prayer prompts delivered to your inbox, just subscribe. You can easily unsubscribe at any time. I promise not to sell or distribute your email address to anyone under any circumstances."

My favorite pastor says "I believe there are more answers in heaven than there are prayers on earth." 

68 years of sweetness

I had the joy of witnessing the sweetest moment this last weekend at home... 

I mentioned my Grandaddy had been in the hospital (for 6 days.) My grandmother waited eagerly at home for her hubby of 68 years. 

On the day of his discharge from the hospital, he told my mom NOT to tell my grandmother. He wanted to surprise her. 

So I distracted her at home when all of a sudden we heard a knock on the door. She unknowingly opened the door to find my Grandaddy, and then she melted. She hugged him and squealed like a little girl. 

It was so precious. It brought tears to my eyes. It made me thank God for the example of marriage they are. And it made me pray I'll get to enjoy 68 years with my man too. 

1st anniversary!

Today was our 1-year wedding anniversary...

And what a day it turned out to be. 

It all started with breakfast at home. I asked Billie not to get me anything. No tricks or reverse psychology there. Billie is a master gift-buyer and surpriser. I need the rest of our lives to catch up with all the things he has done for me! (Buying our house as a surprise, 12 days of Christmas gifts, the list goes on and on.)

Going along with the traditional "paper" gift for the 1st year, I framed lyrics to the song "that's all" by Michael Buble, which was accidentally stuck on repeat at The Cottage in Ruston, where we spent our wedding night. I loved the lyrics, and they stuck with me. 

I also bought Billie a fancy pair of brown boots from Dillard's. You know, to outfit him for our next year together. 

After church, we went to brunch downtown at Blackhorse pub. We celebrated in true Webb style... With food. 

After lunch, we discovered a loud, slow whistling sound from the back left tire of my car. Turns out we ran over a spark plug. 

So we drove a full circle around town, 3 different stores, before finding one that was open. 

They couldn't patch the hole, but they could put on our spare and order a new tire...In an hour and a half. 

How did we make lemonade out of lemons?? We walked half a mile down the service road to the mall! 

I soon regretted wearing heels to church. But we did some shopping and finally made it home around 4:30. 

We don't have the top of our actual wedding cake. (It's still frozen at my parents house.) So I picked up a small Italian creme cake from the bakery section of Publix, which made for a perfect second-best. 

At the end of the day, there is no one else I would have wanted to be with today... running around town, with a flat tire. Billie makes me laugh in every situation. I'm so incredibly thankful to be his wife!  

12 Days of Christmas...

Since this is mine and Billie's first Christmas together as a married couple, Billie said he wanted to do something special this year. 

That something is "12 days of Christmas." 

I have received 6 gifts so far, and will receive 6 more leading to Christmas Day. How fun?? 

I was most impressed that Billie thought of this many gifts! He has always given great, thoughtful gifts, but I can't even think of 12 things I would want for myself!! 

He has blown me away. Here are my first 6. 

1 white coat from Francesca

2 Nike thermal running gloves

3 Armor All wipes (I love keeping my car clean!) 

4 things associated with yoga (strap, yoga pants, block, and towel) 

5 things from Thymes: perfume and soap (in my favorite scent, "Kimono Rose") + 3 lotion samples

6 "coupons" redeemable with my husband. I will forever smile thinking about Billie walking the aisles of hobby lobby looking for stickers!! :)