Today is my Mom’s 60th birthday. My Dad, sister and I have been planning a big surprise for Mom. It has been so hard not to twitter, blog, or have any information in cyberspace about this surprise.

Part of the surprise was me. I flew in last night at 12:00 am to DFW, and my wonderful sister picked me up. Her 3 children all slept in one room so I would have somewhere to sleep. Wow!

To seal the deal I called my Mom this morning to wish her a happy birthday. I was careful not to lie. I told her that I wish I was with her right now and that I needed to go to get ready for a meeting. The meeting was with her.

My sister has been terribly sick and needed to go to the doctor, so off we went. Her appointment was at 10:40 am and we had to be at the restaurant by 11:35 am. We both prayed the doctor would move fast. By 11:10 am we were out the door and on our way to the “meeting.”

My Mom’s coworkers met us at a Mexican restaurant. Everyone couldn’t wait for Mom to arrive and see her reaction. It was just as we thought, she burst into tears and was completely shocked.

The other part of the surprise is we are going to San Antonio!

Happy 60th Birthday, I love you!

I am excited that ROCK Church will be fasting together. Bryan has already uploaded a packet on fasting. Check it out.

Fasting as a family is important to us. Here are some things we are planning and preparing to do to include our children.

1. We decided what kind of fast we will be doing. Bryan and I will be doing a Daniel Fast and the kids will be doing a Daniel Fast when at home.
2. Setting aside time to read the Bible together as a family. We will be reading the Bible together after dinner each night and discussing.
3. Talking about why we fast before fast begins.
4. Looking for menus that will be more kid friendly.
5. Removing the foods we are not going to be eating from the house.

I will be posting menus and our experiences. Since the time of preparing a meal can take longer, I am planning on make some meals ahead and freezing them. There are some recipes in the packet so check them out.