I found this great meme on a blog that I just started reading. I really enjoyed Sheila's post there today, since the book that she mentions is one that I have not only read but really gained knowledge in the reading. You can see Sheila's post here. Her question today is this:
Does your husband help you feel more peaceful? Does it bother you when he seems not to care the same way you do? Do you have creative ways to connect during the week?
As a believer in Christ, I obviously gain my ultimate peace through Christ and my relationship with Him. However, the earthly peace of having a husband to fulfill the calling on my life to be married does bring about an earthly peace that is one to be relished. I have actually thought back to my days as a single person and find myself getting emotional about it! I can't imagine going back! My husband may not have made it into my life until I was 35 years old, but he was worth waiting for~~each and every minute. There is a great peace that comes over me when we are together. This is not to say that we can't get on each other's last nerve sometimes, but we're humans. The element of being a woman makes me SO MUCH more emotional that him. This translates to "he just doesn't care", or at least that's what it may feel like. But, emotions pass and I am truly safe in the knowledge that no matter how high my emotions might be running at the moment, he still cares about me...no matter how distorted my perception may become! And bless his heart, he is SO sweet for hanging in there when I'm on the emotional teeter totter that can sometimes just comes with being a girl. But, knowing that I have an earthly confidant, protector, advocate, and best friend in my husband brings a flood of peace to my heart (can you hear me sighing?). I thank God for him each day knowing that I am so undeserving of a gift so special. I love our date nights too! They may be nothing more than going out to eat and then having tea at Barnes and Noble, but they're all SO special to me. Just the time spent with him, focusing on what he has to say and vice versa~~it's the best time to me. I'm sure that we'll appreciate those nights even more once we have children! I'll leave you with these verses from Proverbs 31...and I look forward to the next "Wifey Wednesday"!
The Virtuous Wife 10 Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain.
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