Oh Highschool

On a good night, I can trick my husband into late night pillow talk. Normally, it comes after a few good mornings where we have been able to sleep in and then forcing him to go to bed early because "I am tired..."

When all of those things come together and Roger isn't tired at all... he will spend hours talking with me like when we were in high school...

Oh high school, that was the topic last night. We were laughing over some high school drama that we were witnessing on face back and we started to reminisce about our high school years. I was one selfish girl that's for sure...

I think the saying I repeated a hundred times was "If I only knew then what I know now..." It's the truth isn't it? In high school, I was crazy obsessed about how I looked, my grades, saying the correct things, acting a certain way, and beating our rival schools. High school was my life, I neglected my family so I could be engulfed in this silly world I had created.

I am friend's with some current high schoolers and I am always tempted to post on their status and tell them that there is a HUGE world out there and this problem will not matter in um a month! I don't though because they will figure it out.

I am not sure when it changes, when you realize that life isn't about you and that you have really screwed up some good years. Maybe it's college, maybe it's the first real job you get, or maybe it's marriage. I am not sure, I just know that life changes.

My co-workers don't care if I am wearing the latest trends, when I got my frist real job they did not ask about my high school grades or even ask about my awesome GPA. I care so much about family and would rather spend weeks with them than being connected electronically. And honestly, that rival high school was keeping my future husband. Who would have guessed?

I think this late night pillow talk really made us think about what we are worrying about right now. We have been striving for the best apartment, starting to possible look at houses, dreaming about new furniture sets and buying the latest kitchen gadgets. I don't think these things will matter to me in 10 years, I mean if high school is the furthest thing from my mind then I figure these things will also come and go.

I guess the point of this little post is to remind me what really matters in life; it's my relationship with Christ, my relationship with my husband and my relationship with my family. And that my friends, is why I love late night pillow talks because they always seem to inspire me...

Roger's Ethiopia Trip

I have been asked to share a few details about my husband's upcoming trip to Ethiopia, I figured this was the best way to do it.

He has an amazing opportunity to travel with a group from Calvary Baptist Church in Norwich, NY during the first two weeks of July. Yes I will be alone for 2 weeks! I cannot even begin to think of it or I burst into tears... sigh.

He is going with dear friends of ours, Jim and Tiffany, who have been there a few times because that is where their  second son is from. I knew that we would travel to ET someday but I did not imagine that Roger would be going before me. I am extremely grateful for this opportunity for him and want to support him in any way possible.

I strongly believe he is following God's plan for him to look after the widows and orphans like it is commanded here in James 1:27 "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

Roger will be ministering to the people of Ethiopia by caring in local orphanages, partnering with Christian ministries that are already in ET, and encouraging local Christians believers in their faith. Although, I am not sure of exact details of the trip, I know that my sweet husband will come back changed.

Unfortunately, going on a trip like this is expensive. Roger needs to raise $3,000 by April 30, 2012. We have sent out letters to our family and friends asking for support and prayer. We have been very blessed by those who have come alongside of Roger to support him financially on this trip. Roger and I also have been diligent in putting away money for his trip. We strongly believe that our family and friends should not be the only ones sacrificing for this trip-we want to do our part as well.

The team leaders of this group have set up an account with Ordinary Hero which is a store that sells products to support missions trips, orphans, and waiting children. Right now, if you purchase something from this store, 40% of the proceeds will be donated to the team going to ET. What's even more exciting, is the top 3 teams to sell the most product will get an additional $500.00 added to their account!!

It's very simple to do.

First go to the following website:
http://ordinaryhero.org/Ordinary_Hero/Store/Store.html

When you check out, you will need to enter "Tiffany Darling" in the Affiliate Name box in order for the team to receive the 40% credit.

And that's it! Pretty simple right?

If you cannot support my husband's team financially, will you support them in prayer? I know all team members would appreciate being covered in prayer as they head over to Africa.

If you have any questions feel free to send me an email blbrown16@hotmail.com

Thanks friends for reading this! I cannot wait to see what God does through this team!!