Reservation for Two,
Please
By Amy G.
It may
be true that Valentine’s Day is a holiday created by greeting card executives,
but it is also a great time of the year to take stock of my marriage and
remember that it is vital for me to still be dating my husband.
I have
been married to my husband for 18 years and we have children in high school,
middle school, and elementary school.
One day these sweet little saplings of our union will grow up, MOVE OUT,
get married and have saplings of their own.
At that time, I do not want to wake up one sleepy Saturday morning,
linger in the bed and ponder, “Just who is this ‘daddy’ man in the bed next to
me?” No, instead I want to have an
intimate knowledge of the MAN who is my partner; I am bone-of-his-bone and flesh-of-his-flesh
- one flesh. He will know my strengths
and my fragilities that have come to light after years of walking through the
trials of life together. He will know
exactly how my brain works because we have spent hours upon hours chatting late
at night in bed waiting for the slumber to arrive. He will know all of the quirks of my
personality because we have rolled on the floor in laughter together too many
times to count. He will have a spark in
his eye when he looks at me that was created from the intimacy that only a
husband and wife could share. He will count
me as his closest friend because of the quantity of time that I have invested
dating my husband.
I
challenge you to date your husband - AGAIN!
At the beginning of every month, look at your calendar with your husband
and pick your date nights. Write them on
the calendar (with permanent ink), phone the babysitter, and make a reservation
at a favorite restaurant. For date night
ideas for every budget, visit www.thedatingdivas.com.
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