He is Greater.....John 3:30 says He must become greater, I must become less"

Last weekend Roger and I took the day off on Friday.  We went out of town and my step-mom came to hold down the fort.  We were shopping at the Duluth Trading Company downtown Sioux Falls.  I saw a really big t-shirt in a 4xL and held it up and said that if I wore this shirt I would feel so tiny.  I'm heavier than I want to be and most of the clothing I would like to put on is too small so it was a small reprieve to imagine drowning in a bigger shirt.  Later that night we went to a concert of Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor who are both in their late 60s or early 70s.  We love their music and the concert was awesome.....and we were among the very youngest people there.  This, too, was a welcome break from our normal activities.  Usually we are the older or oldest people in the crowd around us.  We are older parents with younger kids.  We are used to feeling old.  Our little get-away lasted about 36 hours but we felt like we had had a real vacation! We came home relaxed and happy

Early this week, Precious asked me if we could schedule a "girls night" together.  I asked what she had in mind.  She said, " well we never get to spend time alone together just the 2 of us..."  I asked her what she wanted to do so that I would know how to make a plan.  Sweet girl wanted the following:  1.  get our nails done together.  2.  Eat at Culvers.  3.  Go to Walmart and shop for dresses and other clothes.  4.  Watch Hairspray together at home.  When you child requests one on one time with you as a parent never say no.  Ever.  It won't happen often.  Roger was willing to help with our girls night and make a plan for Josiah and any other boys around tonight.  Having a spouse who also values quality time is such a gift.  I picked Precious up from school and we went to get nails done at Nails by Julie here in town.  We went to Culvers at 5pm and ate together in a booth just big enough for 2.....and Precious was amazed at how fast our food came out since