Does anyone out there ever feel like the status of your world at home is determined by whether or not you dogs are happy? I feel that way sometimes… okay, all the time. I’ve come to the conclusion that Kylie, our cocker spaniel, and Oskar, our 1 year old Weiner dog have more pull around the house than I do. My wife is completely oblivious to this. She thinks I’m making up the fact that she gives them more attention than she does me, and that she actually talks to them more than she talks to me. Crazy, I know, but 100% true. Anyway I’m sure her actions are preparing me for this treatment on a larger scale for when we have kids. I have little doubt in my mind that I’ll cease to exist when the kids come along, except when she needs money or for me to get up from my comfortable spot on the couch to get something from the kitchen that she just came from.
Do I love my wife? With every ounce of love left in me after loving Jesus, which, sad to say, is more than there should be (what I mean by that is I could do a better job of giving myself to Jesus, not that I should love Brandi less.). She is an awesome wife and a great friend, but the logic and lack thereof astounds me sometimes. The crazy thing is, it only seems to occur when we’re alone, so when I share my frustration with someone else, they’re all, “Dude, what are you talking about?” I know the answer to my plights above, I just like to give a frustrated sarcastic tone when discussing the irony of it all.
This past weekend was pretty good, though I’m a little frustrated I don’t have my new Apple Powerbook G4 12″ in yet. I’ve already got the extra hardware and software I ordered for it, but I suppose that does me little good since I still need the computer to put it on! Oh well, patience makes the heart grow fonder. Or was that absence? Either way, it’s supposed to ship out this Wednesday, assuming they don’t bump the ship date back on it again.
I’m thinking about starting an early morning prayer group for teens that want to attend on Tuesday mornings. I’ll probably have it at McDonald’s or something trashy like that, because they’re none too crowded at 6:30am, AND the food, though totally nasty, is cheap for them. I’m attempting to gain a stronger focus on prayer in my own life, and I believe it needs to be there in the ministry just as much. It always seems that when God is confronting me with some area I’m lacking in personally, it ends up overlapping into my ministry at the same time.
Oh well, I’m excited about starting it, though I still hate mornings and getting up, I strongly believe it will be worthwhile.
Anonymous
October 23, 2004
as the mother of two weiner dogs and wife of three years, i often find myself giving the dogs more lovin’ than the hubby gets. it’s a vicious cycle. give dogs love, feel guilty about neglecting hubby, hubby ends up getting “obligitory” love, feel guilty about neglecting the dogs, give dogs love…..