Marriage By The Book

Man, life can get busy.  I’m sure you have noticed that.  Life can pull you in so many different directions that you can find yourself, day after day, having spent no more than a few minutes (or maybe even less) fellowshipping with your spouse or kids (not to mention God who we should certainly be spending time with).  Most people don’t feel this way in their hearts, but their actions are saying they value all the other stuff more than their spouse or kids; things like work, church service, errands, housework, yard work, and other demands and pressures.  We need to take time to turn our backs on all that stuff, and focus on the people who are important.  This shouldn’t be an occasional thing either — we need to do it frequently.  “What about all the other stuff?”, you wonder.  Trust God; if you get your priorities right, He will work with you and you will see all the other things wortk themselves out.

Hello again,

Rebekah and I had a great day together this past Saturday.  The Columbia Museum of Art has an Exhibit from the National Museum of Wales.  The exhibit includes a lot of paintings by impressionists including Monet, Manet, Renoir, Pissarro, and some others.  We both really like impressionistic art – especially Monet, so when we heard about the exhibit we decided to attend.  

It was a nice day — sunny and in the mid 60’s.  We managed to find the museum despite the directions we printed from the internet (OK, OK, I took a wrong turn).  It took a little while to find parking, other cars kept getting our spot before we could circle back to it (I guess they thought it was their parking spot!).  Anyway, after a quick U-turn we parked relatively close.  There wasn’t a very big crowd, but one lady about knocked Rebekah down getting in line to get tickets, which added some unexpected humor.  The exhibit was very good; afterwards we stopped by the Museum Shop and got Rebekah an umbrella with a Monet “Water Lillies” print. 

We wrapped up the day with a little more shopping and dinner at Chile’s (We are big fans of their Chicken Tacos).

There’s no one I’d rather spend time with than my spouse.  Maybe not everyone has this kinf of relationship, but I believe everyone can have it.  We didn’t always, but we do now.

Have a great week.