Lead Me

I heard this song on my way home from work yesterday and loved it.

When I was searching for the song, I was exploring their website and happened upon this prayer

Prayer for Wives

Heavenly Father, you have called me to honor and serve my husband in grace, humility and love, and yet I so often let worry, insecurity and fear overshadow that calling. Unburden my heart from worry and expectations. Teach me to relinquish control of my life and marriage to you, for only you are strong enough to carry and sustain it.

Lead me to a place of deep trust and intimacy with you, so that I would seek no emotional fulfillment elsewhere, but would bring to my relationship with my husband a rich overflow of confidence and strength, making of our home and marriage a peaceful, restful haven. Show me how best to love my husband, supporting and respecting him, praying for and trusting the work of your Spirit in his heart and life.

Give me the wisdom to value what is eternal, so that I might be truly content with my present circumstances, and not fretful or anxious over family decisions and finances. Teach me to be beautiful as you define beauty. Let me ba a creative and enjoyable friend and companion for my husband, gracious and kind, gentle in disagreement and quick to forgive.

Only as you lead me will I become the woman and wife that my husband needs. So lead me, O Lord. Amen.

AMEN!

They also have a Prayer for Husbands and Prayer for Your Children & Grandchildren

http://www.sanctusreal.com/

Chicago and Girls' Weekend

A week after Jeremy and I returned from Disney World, I left for an interior design expo in Chicago for 5 days. Again, lots of walking, but we couldn't pass up the chance to do a little tourism in the evenings.

Waiting in line for the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier.

The view from the top of the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier.

Buckingham Fountain while we waited for the Art Institute free hours at 5 pm.



A Black Hawks helmet on the lion outside the Art Institute after they won the Stanley Cup.

The Friday I returned from Chicago, my sisters and mom came to Kansas City for some girl time. We spent a lot of time taking pictures of my beautiful little sister for her senior pictures. We also managed to get a little photoshoot in for Carmen and the three of us together.

I think the pictures turned out beautifully. Carmen took most of the pictures while mom and I offered suggestions for poses and ensured that Val was lookin' good, not that she needed much help.

I love these shoes, and this picture!

These are the unedited pictures. Carmen has edited and cropped some of them on her blog.

Other than taking pictures, we ventured into an Architectural salvage store, through the Farmer's Market downtown, and to my favorite fabric store in downtown Overland Park.

I think we decided that we need to make a Girls' weekend atleast an annual event.

Disney World

A couple weeks ago, Jeremy and I went to Disney World for a week of fun.

It was great to get away from the daily grind for a while, and spend some quality time together. I enjoyed the spontaneity of the trip, but I kind of missed having a routine.

The pictures are out of order, but they give a decent overview of the trip.

Waiting for the Parade and Fireworks at Magic Kingdom.

Our first full day at the park.

We were very ambitious and spent the whole day walking and figting the crowds.

The first night, we went to Downtown Disney where we found a store that let you build your own potato head. These became a gift for Hannah's second birthday.

We ate dinner the first night at Planet Hollywood in Downtown Disney.

We spent the least amount of time at Animal Kingdom, but still managed to do most everything there. We came back to the park for a couple hours just to get this picture.

It rained every day we were there, so we spent lots of time in these ponchos.

Epcot

For our anniversary, we ate at an African restaurant, Jiko, at the Animal Kindom Lodge.

The service and food was wonderful, as well as the atmosphere.

We decided we need to make a point of taking vacations more often, even if it is just a couple days.