By HIS Grace

My family and I enjoyed a great 3-day weekend.  My husband and I attended the "Love and Respect" marriage conference that our church hosted, it was AWESOME!  We learned how women speak "pink" and men speak "blue" and that there is no wrong or right, but, that we are different and it's okay to be different.  I also learned about unconditional respect and how that is what the Lord requires of wives to give to their husbands ... that spoke volumes! I look forward to expounding on this in future posts to come. We also celebrated our oldest son's birthday early with a mini-getaway and a visit to one of his favorite places, Lego-land. Although we had a great weekend as a married couple and family, this weekend also showed me how far I have come when it comes to my reaction towards others.  The Lord has really shown me a lot of mercy when it comes to the way I react in situations that I have no control over.  And He has also given me the grace (stre