Late Nights and Date Night

I’m writing this blog from the floor while my toddler stacks rocks dangerously close to our WiFi router. I’ve calculated how long this can go on before a disaster strikes, so I’m using my time wisely. 

We’ve had a long series of late nights this week. Church events. Help Club meetings. All the good things we’ve prayed into for years.  AND we’ve started some 18-month sleep regression shenanigans. (To be honest, this floor-rock-router situation is me resting up the next activity.) 

As the last work day of the week dawns, it’s tempting to have a “get through it and crash” mindset. For me, if I live every week and every Friday that way, I miss all the good stuff.

During our longest, busiest and most taxing week of ministry in a long time, I worked a little mom magic behind the scenes. I found childcare and booked a table at one of our favorite restaurants,  throwing “get through it and crash” out the window in exchange for “Celebrate God’s faithfulness and end this week with a steak!”

Get out your beard wax, Chris Ladd. WE ARE GOING ON A DATE!! We’re going to mark some moments, eat an amazing mushroom appetizer, and have a meal without kids that somebody else cleans up!

I’m so thankful for a family that keeps us busy, amazing ministry growth, and the ones that give so we can go on a date night! 

It is now time to remove the toddler and the rocks. Happy Friday! Thanks for reading!