Mom & Dad Happy 36th Wedding Anniversary!!! I have been blessed to be apart of your live the past 34 years ha!!! You all have set such a wonderful example in my life and in the lives of your grandchildren of what a marriage should be. You have always made sure you are grounded in your faith and the Christ is the center of your marriage and home. For that I Thank You!!

Below is what my Dad wrote on his blog today!! He is much better with words oh and he is the one that posted the pictures. I am not taking the heat for those ha ha!! I Love you guys!! But aren't they so cute :)

Tuesday, May 11, is our thirty-sixth wedding anniversary. Words cannot begin to express how fortunate that I am to have married the woman at my side. She is everything to me, and without her, I am nothing. A couple of years ago I posted "What's The Secret." How do you stay married thirty-something years. It is no secret. It works like this. So what's the secret to being married for thirty-six years and looking forward to celebrating number fifty one day? All I can tell you is that our marriage is centered around our faith and that the message from God's Word is critical to the happiness that each of us enjoys.

First of all, God loves us and everything He does for us is for our benefit. He created the institution of marriage to be enjoyed by a man and a woman and to bring each of them happiness. The Bible tells us that God loved us so much that He gave His Son to die on a cross for us so that we might, through faith, have eternal live. Christ tells the husband that he is to love his wife with the same love that Christ loves the church and gave himself for that church (Ephesians 5:25). If I love my wife with that kind of love, then everything I do, I do because I love her and I want her to be happy. I want her to be pleased with this relationship. I want my Lord to be pleased with me as a man who loves his wife and realizes that his wife is a gift from God created especially for me and for my happiness.

Secondly, marriage is a partnership. Like any relationship, it takes work to maintain that relationship in peak condition. A happy marriage doesn't "just happen". Both of us are committed to the relationship and to each other because we love one another and it is our desire that our partner be happy in this relationship. No major decision in this relationship is made without prayer and conversation. God is not the author of confusion, therefore He will not give my wife a different answer to an issue than the one that He gives me. Again, God created the institution of marriage for our benefit, not for our demise.

Finally, I married a woman far better than I deserve. I thank my Lord and Savior for her every day. My wife is the most thoughtful, caring and giving person that I know

. Proverbs 31:10-12 says, "An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life." I have found that woman. Proverbs 31:25-30 further states, "Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future. She opens her mouth in wisdom, and teaching of kindness is on her toungue. She looks well to the ways of her houselold, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and bless her; her husband also, and he praises her, saying: Many daughters have done nobly, but you excel them all. Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised." I married such a woman.

So, back to the original question, "What's the Secret?" The answer is, you have to give yourself to the marriage. You have to give yourself to your spouse. Whatever you have within you, you have to "Give it Away."

 

Posted by DrillerAA09 at 5:31 PM

Labels: 36th Anniversary, Marriage, Ruby Tuesday

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Yesterday was Mother's day and such wonderful time to celebrate all the Mother's and Grandmother's out there and the wonderful gifts they have given to us over the years and the many memories we all have to share. I cannot thank my mom enough for everything she has taught me whether she realizes it or not. She taught me how to be a loving mom, how to care for others, and how to be a loving wife. I grew up in a loving Christian home and my mom stayed in constant prayer over me. I don't think I would have made it through some of the things I did without her. I may not have thanked her at the time or even really got along with her but I now realize when she said no it was for my best. THANK YOU!!

Yesterday was also a special time for me as a mother. Attached below you will see my Testimony shown in church yesterday. After some years of struggling on whether I had made a true profession of faith on Easter Sunday I made that profession of faith and the was baptized on Mother's Day. I cannot think of a better Mother's Day gift than the gift of Christ Jesus. It is also an honor to be a mother of four beautiful children. I may have not always understood that with sick children, running everywhere, and just getting caught up in day to day life but THANK YOU Lord for intrusting me with these children. I will strive daily to do my best and raising them in the ways of the Lord and to be the best mother I can.

Happy Mother's Day!!!!!

Crazy in Love

Well I have not posted in a while due to all the Matlock household activities. I am very tired just think about it. However in the midst of all the running I am determined to finish a book. I am not a reader I do not like to read but one of my pastors gave me a book called Crazy Love Overwhelmed by a relentless God By Francis Chan. I can say that in the first two chapters I love it. Go to Crazylovebook.com and check it out.

In one of the very first paragraphs is says" This book is written for those who want more Jesus. It is for those who are bored with what American Christianity offers. It is for those who don't want to plateau, those who would rather die before their convictions do." That is me I am determined not to plateau but to grow a little bit each day and grow closer to my Lord each day. He has given me everything my family, job, health, church, home and too many others to list. It is my job to glorify him in everything I do and use my abilities for him. I will not plateau!!

It makes you step back and really take a look at what God has done and everything he has created. All I have to say is WOW.. I will be writing on more on this soon. I want to leave you with a video. This is Carrie Underwoods new release Temporary Home. Along with this video is a verse that I took from my Dad's Blog ( Thanks Dad)

"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also." John 14:1-3




Challenge: Don't Plateau but strive to make everyday count and live for God!! This is only your temporary home so use everything you have to the Glory of the LORD!!