Last Friday I set up five e-cards to auto send to my husband (one for each day this week).  Obviously by my last post we've had some stuff on our minds lately and so I completely forgot what card I'd set up for today.  Erik comes down stairs to leave for work, gives me a hug and comments on the e-card he found in his inbox this morning.  I could tell he was bothered despite his attempt to smile at me. I think he said something about being surprised by such a "prank" right now coming from me.  Then it was as though he wasn't sure it was a prank.  Finally I asked him what card it was and when he told me I burst out laughing (which didn't help lol).

This is the card I sent to him.

Um, not a very funny practical joke under the current circumstances but when I scheduled it we weren't facing job loss. He's always pulling jokes on me and so when I saw this card I thought it would be hilarious to get him back. I feel kind of bad about it now since he's obviously under a lot of stress at the moment. It's a wonder he didn't have a heart attack when he opened it. I told him that I bet it would have been hilarious to see his face and he said, "more like hell-arious". He chuckled and so I knew he wasn't angry with me. He did say, "next time I pull something on you, you can't say that you never do that to me." His smirk made me wonder what he might come up with to get me back. I told him I was just trying to "be like him...is that so wrong" (innocent batting of the eyelashes).

Despite the “shock“ such news would bring, I know that if that was the Lord's will for us, we'd adjust and be just fine with it.

“Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Psalms 127:3 (NASB)“