Thursday, July 12, 2007

Date Night

For those of you who don't know, Sarah and I make it a point to have a "date night" at least once a week. Sometimes this means we go out to dinner or a movie, sometimes we rent a movie, sometimes it includes spending time with other friends, but its purpose is so that we can spend quality time together.
Well, last night was date night. Our plan was for her to cook a light dinner and for us to just spend the evening together, not really doing anything (considering we had no money, we couldn't do anything anyway). Yesterday morning, however, someone felt led to leave an envelope marked "Date Night Fund" on Sarah's desk while she was out of the office. Inside the envelope was $40. We don't know who left the envelope, but we were very grateful for it. So, instead of sitting at home eating a light dinner, we got to go out to eat at a Chinese buffet and we had some money left over, so we bought one of the new Nooma videos. Thank you, whoever you are, for being willing to follow the Spirit's leading.
Father, thank you for a wife who is happy just to spend time with me, even if we aren't doing anything specific. And thank you for burdening someone's heart to give us some money to go out to eat. You never cease to shower us with good gifts, and yet we seldom turn our hearts to You in thanksgiving. Help me to love you with my life, my everything, even if I never receive another thing from You. Amen.

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