Investing In Us
It sure is easy to put all of my time and energy into just one of my loves! Our daughter!
Over the last 15 months, I have come to learn that when Dan and I are not on the same page, there is a lot that seems like it’s not on the same page either. I used to feel guilty having to find someone to watch Mazy, but thanks to dear friends, they have taught me that we need that time away.
After our 10 year anniversary trip to Islamorada, God again reminded me of the blessing of marriage and how investing in that marriage is one of the healthiest things we can do for Mazy. I want her to walk out of our home one day, knowing what a healthy marriage looks like. What a godly marriage looks like. The thing is, that isn’t going to happen on it’s own. We have to model and ACT on that. I know she is only 15 months old, but already, she is picking up on cues. She knows what “big hugs” are. She knows how to give kisses. She knows what the “family sandwich” is (and she giggles every time we do it).
That is why we decided it was time to invest again. I must admit we don’t do it enough, but when we do, we feel the blessings that come out of it are 10 fold. We decided to go fishing together last week, which has been our “thing” since we have gotten married, but had yet to do this year. So, we hitched the boat up and headed out to Point Lake. It was such a beautiful night! We both caught good-sized fish, had great conversations, topped the night off the Dairy Queen, and came home to a sleeping baby who slept through the night that night (thanks to Karisa).
So here’s a few pics from the night last week:
I was a little worried I wasn’t going to catch anything, so indeed, I took a picture of the first fish I caught, even though it’s the size of a dime.
Could not be more thankful for this man!
The lake was glass!
Okay, so I did end up catching a bigger fish – this sunny was almost bigger than my hand. If we were keeping ’em, I would have definitely filleted this one.
Of course Dan had to out-fish me
Felt so good to just sit, relax, kick up the feet, and soak in God’s beautiful creation!
And of course, Dan’s huge lunker – an 18 in bass (which weighed more than it probably was lengthwise). When Dan says “get the net”, I typically get nervous b/c I don’t want to screw up and lose the fish, but this was definitely a netter. And yes, it made it safely in the boat.
