Being teachers, we love catching up with past students, so the other night
Jenny and her fiancee came over to hang out with our family. It had
probably been about 5 years since we last saw Jenny. Once the
girlies got to bed, we had a chance for adult conversation without major
interruptions! :)
As the four of us chatted, Kurt and I were so encouraged by
an underlining theme in our conversation: intentionality.
Jenny and Matt, who are soon to be married, shared with us
that they were purposefully reading every book they could get their hands on
about marriage & understanding relationships. They want to
really "get it" and "get each other" as much as possible
before they even get married!
Seriously?! Who does that?! But we LOVE it!!
We shared with them how unusual they are! And we
all laughed! But, we also encouraged them to keep doing
this. And not just until their wedding day, but for the rest of
their lives.
As we all know, marriage is wonderful.....and.....well,
hard! It's not for the faint of heart. And I think, one
of the key pieces to make a good marriage....well...
STUNNING
....is to be what Jenny & Matt are doing, by being
intentional.
Intentional how? It will look different for every
couple, but here's just a few ideas that come to mind.
Intentionally doing small things that bless your
spouse. Like putting toothpaste on his toothbrush. Making
the bed in the morning just because, even though he usually makes
it. Putting gas in the car. Making that doctor's
appointment for him. Buying those running shoes he's desperately needed, but
won't make time for. Being crazy and buying some fun new sexy
lingerie, just because you want to keep things spicy in the
bedroom! :)
All those little things simply show that you care and that
you're thinking of him.
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