Dating. We went on our first date in a few months last night. It was at 4 pm and it was just over an hour but I had the best time. We are in a particularly busy phase of life between having 3 young children, planning a mission trip and preparing for an upcoming move and renovation (in town). Much of our time "together" is spent taking care of kids and after bedtime it's a mad rush to get all the tasks completed before we fall into bed exhausted at the end of the night. Yesterday I got to sit still with my husband. Sit across the table, and just be together. Is it as often or as long as I like? No, but sometimes it's just enough.
Prayer. It is so easy to feel sorry for myself sometimes. Feeling the burden of caring for a family definitely has its ups and downs. I love caring for my children but there are times it can be isolating and therefore I focus on my own issues and dismiss my partner's. It is when I make a concerted effort to pray for my husband daily, to lift his needs up that I find my burden lifted as well. We pledged to work together but sometimes if I focus on my own work instead of focusing outward I bring both of us down. Taking time to pray together daily is something that is so easily forgotten but blesses our marriage so much. It's that daily reminder that our relationship belongs to Him. And his burden is light.
I am still learning daily what it means to be a child of God. A wife. A mother. A friend. But I hope by being more intentional in my love instead of just getting through the day I can deepen all of these relationships. Will I be successful every day? No, of course not. But I pray that God can show me new ways to love daily.
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