It's a week until Valentine's Day. I'm not a huge fan of the holiday, but I am a fan of celebrating our love and our marriage. Especially this year. The past few months we have heard many stories of failed marriages...in our own family, in our circle of friends, and a few more distant acquaintances. Our marriage is far from perfect, but in light of all those we know having marital problems, we have been talking more about what we can do to hold on to and strengthen our own.
SOOO, since there is a week until Valentine's Day, I'm going to post one thing I love about James or our life together each day until then. Surely anyone who reads this can handle only a week of mushy and sappy, right?
I love that James always seems to know exactly what I need. He has been working long hours at his job and we've had evening plans almost everyday for what seems likes weeks. Other than the weekend, we haven't gotten the kind of time together we would like. Today was going to be another day of him rushing home from work to grab dinner then heading out to a meeting. I was surprised when I heard him walk in the door earlier than normal and then announce that he decided not to go to the meeting either! But it gets better. He then said, "I just wanted to spend some time with my family." melt my heart! I have a husband who chooses us and chooses to spend time with us. The greatest think was that I didn't even have to tell him that staying home this evening was what I wanted more than anything (especially since we have church tomorrow night, then he leaves early Saturday morning for a conference), he just knew. And he acted on it and arranged his day to make it happen.
And an update. How did we spend an unexpected evening together? a romantic meal? watching a movie while snuggling on the couch? No. We spent it reconciling the last 3 months of bank statements of 2011 and preparing all our tax documents to give to our accountant. :)
2 comments:
Awesome post! What a great guy indeed. And what an affirmation to him that you post this publicly. ;o) Way to go both of you!
This is an awesome post, Jill. Not only do you obviously treasure tour marriage and are committed to building it up...but you are also creating a beautiful list to re-visit on those less-than-stellar days or seasons we all experience. That's a wise wife!
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