Our Weekend

Tony made a request for homemade biscuits with homemade gravy... so that is just what we had for breakfast this morning. It was a nice treat, since we usually don't eat a "big" breakfast on a work day. :)

Saturday evening, we were able hang out with my parents at Books A Million. Tony enjoyed a Joe's Espresso and as for me, I tried their seasonal Orange Creamsicle Frappe. Woah!! It tasted oh so good. And I was even nice and shared some with Tony!! :) We specifically wanted to read up on how to pay off our house mortgage quicker - so we picked up the book titled "Debt Cures They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau. It was very intriguing. Tony was actually taking pictures of the pages with valuable information. But the pages just kept going. We considered buying the book... the cover price was $25.95. "We'll probably be able to find it cheaper online." But then we noticed a red sticker on the front of the book noting that it was 40% off!! So we bought the book for about $15! Praise God! Now it's just a matter of putting what we learn to practice.

As we left the parking lot, Tony juggled the idea of going to Wal-Mart to look at their fishing section. We went. We looked at the different lures. We overheard a conversation going on in the next isle over. "What would work better for you? A bookbag that you carry on your back or one that you can roll?" We walked over to the next isle, just browsing. The scene filled my heart with joy. There stood two guys - one was a little older and apparently homeless. The other was a younger guy, pushing a cart filled with some basic items for the less fortunate guy. As we passed by them, we said a casual "Hello". The younger guy said "Hey. I know you. I saw you at the Center Street Jam Thursday night." Yes, we remember. Tony was wearing his sandwich board, we were passing out gospel tracts, and this same guy had walked up to us and shook Tony's hand to express his gratitude for us being there. And now just two days later, God crossed our paths again. So neat!! We made some small chit-chat and ended up exchanging e-mails. :)

After a much needed nap on Sunday, Tony went fishing at a local pond and I went to hang out at my parents house. After a few hours of "separation", Tony came over to my parents house and said that he needed to get a new battery for the truck, as he had trouble getting it started. So I jumped in the truck beside him... beside my sweet husband who I had missed dearly!!! It was so nice to give him a hug and catch up about our time apart. We arrived at Auto Zone five minutes before they closed and they were able to install the new battery for us. Then we went back to my parents house and enjoyed some homemade peach icecream with brownies! What a combo!! :)