Books

I have started to read Uncle Tom’s Cabin and it is very entertaining. Since it was written in 1855 the language is different and hard to navigate. Just when I thought I got used to the writing, she throws in some old language slave slang and now I am really stumped. I can figure out most of what they are saying but sentences like these: “Mother’s bar’ls is like dat ar widder’s, Mas’r George was reading ’bout in de good book,-dey never fails” are beyond me. Oh well…

Harriet, the author, describes the black culture at the time, and it is interesting to compare it to the black culture today…they are very different. She also ponders if, and how, slavery will end. Reading the book 150 years later, I know their future and all the answers to the questions she asks. I wish I could say to the charaters, “Be patient and wait because freedom is coming soon.” I guess I know what God feels when we ask Him questions about the future.  

p.s. My husband hit a home run at the softball game last night. I am so proud of him!

Fireproof

Scott and I saw the movie Fireproof this weekend and it was actually really good (even Scott enjoyed it). To be honest I was a little apprehensive to go because I thought it was going to be one of those SUPER cheesy christian movies where you are embarrassed for the actors, however the quality of this movie surprised me. There were a few cheesy lines and you could tell that there were some novice actors, but the whole movie was made with thousands of volunteers. I recommend that everyone see it because it is life changing. 

Also, check out their website here because there is a ton of useful marriage tools. They have everything from a 911 marriage hot line and pornography facts to creative date ideas. You could spend hours browsing all the marriage material and it is all extremely use full.

Fill Your Soul

Ponder this quote:

Personal worship is an absolute necessity for a strong marriage. It comes down to this: If I stop receiving from God, I start demanding from others. 

This could manafeist itself in the small things like how we treat our server at a restaurant or in the big things like always focusing on your spouse’s shortcomings. The less I receive from God the more I demand from Scott and the more I receive from God the more I can give to him. 

What I am trying to say is fill your soul with God because marriage is limited. It is not able to replace God so don’t ask it to.

Do You Have What It Takes To Become A Citizen?

I stumbled across an interesting article today and thought I would share it with you. When immigrants want to become an American citizen they have to take a test civics test. MSNBS had compiled some of the hardest questions from the test and you can test your knowledge here. I am ashamed to say that I took it and answered only 60% of the questions right. Apparently I would not be able to become an American citizen because you have to have 80% or higher to pass. If you are brave enough to take the test post your scores in the comments and lets see who is smarter. Ready…go!