Worth Saving

Purposefully neglect an activity you would normally do so you can spend quality time with your spouse. Do something he or she would love to do or a project they’d really like to work on. Just be together.

On Friday [i'm still catching up here], my husband sent an email mid-morning stating (emotionless) that he forgot his lunch AND his medication and would i bring them to him. not even a “please” or “can you fit this into your schedule…”.  Sadly, my first reaction was to be annoyed. Yes, the way it was asked was rude, and yes, It is a 30 min. drive each way and yes, i really did have client deadline commitments. But i let LOVE and the Lord’s way respond. I hectically adjusted my work schedule and carefully extended deadlines, i made myself a quick lunch to-go, put rose petals in his lunch box, and i fancy-folded a piece of paper that housed his medicine and the new school photo that our son had just brought home the day before. I purposefully took the time to prepare for and spend his lunch with him. He seemed really glad for the company and enjoyed the “extras”. And even though i was anxious about the time on the inside, i didn’t show it when he wanted to take a quick trip to the agricultural place to purchase bags of corn for his deer stand.

This “stolen time” would not have happened without my obedience to purposefully put my own agenda aside. The sad part, is that my sinful heart took a while to jump into this new posture. But i am so glad i did. It made him feel valued and it helped to set the stage for a mostly lovely weekend.

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