Husbands

Sometimes I feel trully blessed in life. And when I think about my husband, I feel not only blessed but grateful. I know that many of you probably feel the same way.

What I find interesting as well, is that I can also forget about him. I get sucked into being a mother. I fall into those pitty parties that we all have from time to time. I just get lazy about my life.

Luckily, it has never lasted very long and I have a husband who is patient. Of course, he goes through those periods too where I am not the top priority. But in the end, we always come back to each other.

As a new mom (both times), I found it really hard to find that balance. And as a stay-at-home mom, I felt like I was "on the job" all the time and never relaxed. I was really conflicted about it until one of our pastors came to my Mom's Group. He explained that if you want your kids to be taken care of, you need to take care of your relationship first. If as a couple your are fine, then your kids will be fine too.

It is really amazing how that never dawned on me until someone told me. Kris and I were talking the other night and we feel rally good about our marriage. It is strong. But that does not mean it is perfect. And thank goodness because it is also not boring.

I guess me point is, whatever effort you put into your marriage is worth it. If you care for it, it will grow and be fullfilling. And it will also make you grateful that you have something so important to you that you are willing to fight for it.