Since I started teaching a few biblestudy lessons at church for our women's biblestudy, I have not taken the time to read a lot of other books, especially fiction. There is one series, however, that I wanted to read and I waited until summer to do it. It was a 5 book series and I knew that I would be hooked so I waited until my library had all 5 books. This week was the week and I told myself (and Matt) that I was going to go hard on all five books and give myself a week of self indulgence and get it all done in one week. The stories were about a Christian family with 5 kids and all 5 books took a different kid and focused all that kids' life. I got really hooked! Soon after, I HAD to talk about these people's lives with someone and well….Matt is always around.
Our conversation went something like this……
Me: " Matt, I know you will think I'm dumb and you don't want to do this but I need to talk about this family with someone."
Matt: "No, it's not going to be me."
Me: (laughing and urging) " Matt, Some of the decisions they are making are so wrong and if I could just tell you about it."
Matt: " Ya, I don't want to do this." ( I could see him wishing for a job or a place to go…)
(Later in the car on the way to the fair)
Me: " I can't get this out of my mind."
Matt: (holding his breath and then slowly letting it out….I'm starting to laugh because I feel like I'm writing a book now. hahaha) "OK, what is going on?"
(We spend the rest of the ride to the fair while I pour my heart and opinions out to him about this family where he just nods his head in response. We get to the fair and I thank him.)
(Next day he walks in the room and I'm crying)
Me: "The mom died."
Matt: "I'm sorry babe. That's sad…… are the books done?"
Me: "Yes, but I found out it leads into a different series."
And that my friends is how much Matt loves me!
