Reason #863
We got a new bed this week. After spending our first year sleeping in a queen sized bed, we upgraded to a king size. We've only had it a few nights, but I am pretty certain we are going to like it. I think it will be worth the money in the long run. After all, a good night's sleep is priceless!
I read this interesting article the other day about a study done over the sleeping styles of married couples. The research discovered that the further apart you slept, the more distant you were in your relationship. I thought this was bogus. If that's the case, married couples should have a twin bed. Of course, in our house, a full night of sleep does wonders. Aaron can tell you that sleepy Brittnye and rested Brittnye are two different people. The closeness of a marriage is certainly not based on the size of bed you sleep in at night, and so I am not concerned for one second about upgrading to have a little extra room to rest.
Marriage should end the way it begins. In love. That's why we get married, isn't it? Well, it should be. I've never attended a wedding where the bride and groom did not promise to love one another forever. That's the whole driving force Why would you want to spend the rest of your days with someone you don't love? But the unfortunate truth is that a lot of marriages end in a way they didn't begin. Some end with deceit, lies, hurt, anger, bitterness, hatred, and contempt. Things they never thought possible but it happened. It happens. And if you're not careful, it can happen to you, too.
We went to a marriage conference tonight, and I saw a picture of this elderly couple sitting close together on a couch. He was kissing her cheek and she was smiling, and my heart melted. Their marriage started that way, and it was obviously going to end that way. Sure, the end would bring sorrow and pain, but it would end in love. It would end in faithfulness. It would end with friendship, loyalty, and tenderness. And I thought about how much work and effort it has taken to maintain that. I thought about how intentional they must have been over the years. Because a marriage like that doesn't happen by chance. It happens because you both worked at it. It ends that way because neither of you gave up.
We have our days. Our days when we're not ourselves. Our days when our emotions are out of whack and our nerves are on edge. We have bad days, challenging days, and days we'd like to do over. We have really good days, too. We have days where life is perfect and things couldn't be any better. Days where everything is going for us and we feel like we're on top of the world. Some days are mediocre, and some are simple. But every day, we end it like we began it, together. And that is just what you have to do. One day at a time, together. Choosing love, choosing friendship, choosing forgiveness, and choosing each other. And I just praise the Lord for blessing me with a marriage that began with love and will end with love.
#863 - For a marriage that began in love and will end in love.
"Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” - John 13:34-35
I read this interesting article the other day about a study done over the sleeping styles of married couples. The research discovered that the further apart you slept, the more distant you were in your relationship. I thought this was bogus. If that's the case, married couples should have a twin bed. Of course, in our house, a full night of sleep does wonders. Aaron can tell you that sleepy Brittnye and rested Brittnye are two different people. The closeness of a marriage is certainly not based on the size of bed you sleep in at night, and so I am not concerned for one second about upgrading to have a little extra room to rest.
Marriage should end the way it begins. In love. That's why we get married, isn't it? Well, it should be. I've never attended a wedding where the bride and groom did not promise to love one another forever. That's the whole driving force Why would you want to spend the rest of your days with someone you don't love? But the unfortunate truth is that a lot of marriages end in a way they didn't begin. Some end with deceit, lies, hurt, anger, bitterness, hatred, and contempt. Things they never thought possible but it happened. It happens. And if you're not careful, it can happen to you, too.
We went to a marriage conference tonight, and I saw a picture of this elderly couple sitting close together on a couch. He was kissing her cheek and she was smiling, and my heart melted. Their marriage started that way, and it was obviously going to end that way. Sure, the end would bring sorrow and pain, but it would end in love. It would end in faithfulness. It would end with friendship, loyalty, and tenderness. And I thought about how much work and effort it has taken to maintain that. I thought about how intentional they must have been over the years. Because a marriage like that doesn't happen by chance. It happens because you both worked at it. It ends that way because neither of you gave up.
We have our days. Our days when we're not ourselves. Our days when our emotions are out of whack and our nerves are on edge. We have bad days, challenging days, and days we'd like to do over. We have really good days, too. We have days where life is perfect and things couldn't be any better. Days where everything is going for us and we feel like we're on top of the world. Some days are mediocre, and some are simple. But every day, we end it like we began it, together. And that is just what you have to do. One day at a time, together. Choosing love, choosing friendship, choosing forgiveness, and choosing each other. And I just praise the Lord for blessing me with a marriage that began with love and will end with love.
#863 - For a marriage that began in love and will end in love.
"Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” - John 13:34-35
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