5 weeks with the infamous 5!

Have you ever seen Super Size Me? Super Size Me is a documentary about Morgan Spurlock, who eats every meal at McDonald's for 30 days, super sizes his meal every time they ask him. His documentary gave Americans a wake up call when at the end you find out he had gained 24 1/2 pounds in that 30 day period and developed some health problems.

Well, in a similar line of thought, I have been thinking about some things that are equally unhealthy in my life. I came across a list of five sins of attitude and speech and thought that they would be perfect for my experiment.

The Guinea Pig: Me (yikes!)

Time Frame: 5 weeks

Goal: To spend one week on each of the five sins of attitude and speech and write about how my week goes. I will blog about my personal struggles regarding that weeks topic and my encounters with anyone else (they will of course be anonymous) that may be manifesting the weeks topic sin!

The Infamous 5:

Malice - Ill will

Deceit - Being deliberately dishonest

Hypocrisy - Pretended piety and love

Envy - Resentful discontentment

Slander - Back biting lies

So, there is no better time than the present, let the experiment begin! Watch out malice, I'm watching out for you!!!!

An Anniversary to remember!!!

When I first started my blog, I had only been married for 1 year and 10 months! Just yesterday, Mark and I celebrated our four year anniversary! So much has happened in the last four years, but I can honestly say that each triumph and trial has brought us closer together and even closer to God. I used to tell people that the best thing about being married was waking up next to my best friend every morning, but now I am learning that even more precious than that is the joy of having a godly man as my partner in life! God is good! This year, we had some amazing surprises on our anniversary. First, Mark surprised me with my dream purse: a Louis Vuitton Tivoli handbag! I started crying when I unwrapped it! What an amazing treat! We ended going to our favorite Thai restaurant for dinner and enjoyed some awesome soup and tasty Thai teas. The huge surprise of the day came after dinner on our way home. Mark received a call saying that he is getting promoted to Sergeant First Class!! We were not expecting that at all and are so excited! I am so proud of Mark, and all of his hard work and dedication to doing a good job. He is one in a million!

Four years together, and looking forward to many, many more!!