Silence

Just wanted to share the evening I had last night and the lesson of silence that God continues to challenge me with. 
It has been a tough week.  My husband has had crazy work hours and comes home very tired out, so my goal has been to make home a relaxing place for him to be and to keep our son out of his way as much as possible.  Needless to say our son has since decided that he is going to be extra cranky and whiny this week, testing my patience during the day and into the evening as I don't want my husband to have to deal with too much.  By the time that Thursday rolled around I needed a break but did not feel that it was fair to approach my hubby with a request for time off so I just tried to go with the flow and be up for whatever he was up for.  Focus on the Family was having a free event Thursday evening for listeners and when I looked up who the speaker was I really wanted to go (a Mom was speaking about being a Mom - that's all it takes to encourage me).  When I mentioned the event to my husband he was rather negative about it and stated that he was too tired to go out.  Well I was very tempted to start harping about how hard my week was being a single parent and go through the mantra of 'when your at work I am working too and your long hours mean long hours for me, I have had a stressful week too and I need some encouragement from another mom'.  All of those statements are true but God whispered to me to be quiet and let it be.  I had to make dinner for some friends who just had a baby and then deliver it to them.  This family lived in about twenty minutes from home so we planned on just staying in that area for dinner ourselves and not fighting traffic to get back right away.  As we were getting on the freeway my husband says that as long as we are in the area we can stop by the Focus on the Family thing and check it out for a bit before we drive home.  So God worked it out for me to be encouraged and get out a bit and even though our son came along, my husband was up for watching him and he let me sit and listen on my own for a bit. 
Be silent and see how God works in your favor to give you the desires of your heart.  No nagging needed here!
Love you all,
Maegan