"...and when the kids are old enough, we're going to teach them to fly." Dave Matthews is inspiring me. I want to light some scented candles and start planning a cross country vacation for the family.
I suppose I can't really plan a family vacation yet, but Johnathan and I will be planning our anniversary trip over the next few months. We will celebrate five years this fall and I am requesting five days to ourselves...one for each year that we have been married. It will be our first real alone time since before David was born. I alternate between wanting to see as much as I can see during those five days and wanting to sleep for five days straight. Sometimes a road trip sounds ideal and sometimes I just want to hole up at a resort somewhere.
When I think about our relationship, I'm very happy with the progress we have made since we got married. We had a rocky start, but with each year that passes, we're a little happier than we were the year before. Still, I know that inevitably, harder times will come. I began to think about current steps I can take to help strengthen my marriage against future storms. I have always felt that faith should play an important role in a marriage and this is an area that has been an on and off struggle for Johnathan and I. We come from very different denominations, so it is sometimes hard for us to find a meeting place. But as I thought about how we could grow closer spiritually, the answer slapped me in the face. With shame, I realized that I don't pray for my husband as I should. I'm usually preoccupied with immediate needs and rarely think to pray for the man who walks beside me day in and day out. I can also spend more time in prayer for our relationship as a couple. I want to make considerable effort to fix this portion of my spiritual life.
No comments:
Post a Comment