A Wife Joins the 5 O’Clock Club

How exciting that so many of you want to join the 5 O'Clock Club! We thought that this email we received today would particularly encourage you wives:

“Thank you so much for GirlTalk and in particular this post!  God has been tugging at my heart for a long time about what time I am getting up in the morning.  I am married to an early-bird and I have always resented this trait in him.  After reading Feminine Appeal, I was very convicted that I lacked self-control in this area and that I wasn’t just a 'night person' married to a morning person, but that I was being selfish and not serving my family well.

Getting up before my husband means getting up before 5:30--something that I have really resisted.  After reading about the 5 O'Clock Club yesterday, I knew that I could avoid this no longer.

So, this morning, the alarm went off at 5:20, and I got up.  I was awake and available to greet my husband and help get him off to work….God provided some extra incentive in my husband’s comments.  As he was leaving today, he expressed his gratitude that I had gotten up early--he was thankful because he said it showed him where my heart is.  If simply serving him this way speaks so loudly about my care for him, I am sorry to have not done it sooner.  More importantly, it was a blessing to have that extended time with the Lord.

Thank you for 'speaking the truth in love and helping me to serve my family more effectively.  I am praying for God’s grace to become a regular member of the club!”