Day 1857 – Going To Bengies Drive-In – Where You Get Life Lessons…

Posted on August 11, 2014 by 365 days of marriage

Last night, we went to Bengie’s Drive-In with my youngest brother. We got a nice spot close to the exit, brought a TON of blankets and pillows, got great snacks in the snack bar (popcorn dipped in nacho cheese! YUM!) and had a really awesome time.

As the last movie was drawing to a close, we started packing up. As the credits started to roll, we got in to leave. Turned the key…..dead battery. Thankfully, Bengies has employees equipped with jump batteries fully charged. All you have to do is pop the hood and they’ll give you a jump. So we pop the hood and wait our turn. The folks next to us stopped to give us a jump….got it all set up….nothin’. Let it charge a few minutes….nothin’. Another guy stopped by and helped us out….still nothin’. We ended up calling a tow truck and then chatting with the guy for a few hours. For no other reason than being a nice guy, he hung around waiting with us. Even the manager stopped by a few times to check on us. Around 2:15/2:30, Bret had a sense to try again….a little hesitation and we have a running engine! We stopped by the manager’s office and give him the update.

Shout out here to the manager…..he was so kind to us. We felt bad for keeping him out so late, but he was incredibly gracious. Guys, seriously, you HAVE to go to this drive-in! Let alone the fact that it’s the only one around in Maryland….it’s a great experience and really affordable! ~$10 for 2-3 movies? Come on!

Anyways, I tell this story for the sole purpose of the fresh reminder of God’s goodness to us and how much he has been making us more and more like Christ. A few years back, heck a few months back, we would have been a lot less at peace with the whole situation. Oh, did I mention that MY car was in the shop at this moment as well?? But, here we were, with a broken down truck…that may be in need of serious work….or retirement. We had visions of “oh well, I guess we can’t do this or that now!” But the words from our lips were things like….”praise God it wasn’t my sister driving!”…”Thank God it happened THIS night and not tomorrow night.” (Bret starts training for his teaching job tomorrow)…”Thank God we’re in a safe location.”

After we gave the manager the update, we stopped, prayed and thanked God for such love and care for us. The truck made the whole drive home. Today, we were able to drive it to the shop where it’s getting a check up now. What a great reminder that God loves us so much to care for us in such detail!

I’ll leave you with a totally applicable verse from my devotions this morning!

Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. 1 Samuel 12:24

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Day 1850 – How I Spent My “Lunch Break”

Posted on August 4, 2014 by 365 days of marriage

I say “lunch break” because nachos and Reese’s peanut butter candy doesn’t really count as lunch….but, hey.

This was a great issue of The Walking Dead! I love reading them….wish they could write/draw/publish them faster! Ah well, at least I have the show from October to December and February to May. 🙂

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Day 1848 – What Am I Reading Right Now And Why

Posted on August 2, 2014 by 365 days of marriage

Reading has been a big part of my life recently. I’ve always loved to read, but to grow my photography business, I started to read more. More on business, on marketing, on photography itself, everything really. I thought you might be interested in what’s in my queue this week.

the dead & the gone – Susan Beth Pfeffer – This is the second in the “series.” I finished this yesterday and was all ready to read the next book I had….but BLAST! I had checked out the 4th, not the 3rd. Ah well. This series is about the moon getting hit by a meteor and what happens afterwards. It has been gripping and believable. Enough that I think about our food levels every time I look in the cabinet. Excellent piece of fiction.

Stephen King On Writing – I’ve talked about writing a book a few times on here, well, I’m finally starting to move forward with that. I have a fiction and a non-fiction idea….and ever since I “allowed” my brain to think about writing, the ideas have been flowing. So it may be more than just the two. 🙂

The Walking Dead Vol. 20 – Because, well, zombies. 🙂 But seriously, the next volume is being shipped to my library now and I like to catch up before the new one. Eeeep!

The 4-Hour Work Week – Timothy Ferriss – This book has been on my radar for a while. I’m not sure why I waited so long to start it. It’s been life changing (you’ve read a few posts about this already) and challenging. It has questioned decisions I’ve made about business and life but it has also confirmed I’m doing a lot right. I HIGHLY recommend this book.

The Writer’s Digest Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy The fiction book I’m toying with is a science fiction, so this random find at the library is perfect!

Think Big – Ben Carson – Another random find at the library. It’s been encouraging so far! Always cool to hear how someone super successful made it.

The Nighttime Novelist – Random find at the library and I think my best find so far. I read the first 20 pages yesterday and it already has me thinking about my story in a lot of new ways.

What are you reading right now and why?

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Day 1847 – My New Reading And Writing Spot!

Posted on August 1, 2014 by 365 days of marriage

Last week, Bret and my mom set up a gazebo on the deck! It’s perfect for rainy days, evenings and hot days! I’ve spent many hours out there already. Today I did a little writing! I can’t wait to see what comes of this new spot!

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