Love Stories

Time Together

How many of you have a time set aside each week to spend with your spouse? A time that is just for the two of you. I know of one couple who have been married for over 25 years and have never failed to have their “date night” every Friday night. After 25 years, I would say their doing something right, wouldn’t you?

Some of you may think that it’s trivial to set aside a “date night”. You think your life is too hectic and that it just isn’t feasible. Some will say you can’t afford it and it’s hard to find a good baby-sitter. But let me assure you, making time for your spouse, the one you chose to spend the rest of your life with, the one who will be there when the kids are grown, is very important. It isn’t trivial and it is feasible. It doesn’t have to be expensive or extravagant, simply a time that is set aside for just the two of you.

Jim and I spend so much of our time apart, that we tend to be exclusive to one another when we have time to be together. Since we live with crazy schedules, we take whatever day is available. Sometimes, our “together day” is spent at home, sitting on the couch with a cup of coffee and telling each other about our weekends. Often, our “together day” is spent walking the mall with a cup of Starbucks, or browsing our local Christian bookstore. Sometimes, it’s a night on the town. Just last week, when I came home from an appointment, Jim met me with flowers and then took me out for a nice dinner. What a great night! We had so much fun, and we laughed that the food tasted better because we were celebrating our life together!

So when is the last time you and your sweetie took time to be together, just the two of you? If it’s been longer than a month, it’s been too long!! Once a month is a necessity. Once every week is great. Taking the time every day to slow down, and make time for one another is the best idea.

Don’t lose that special communication that is yours and yours alone. As husband and wife, you are set apart, telling the world “We are together”, “We are a team” and yet most couples marry to only end up living separate lives. Lives centered around work and children, but dangerously leaving the life “together” vulnerable and a target for satan to pull this precious unit apart.

You may be like our friends and be able to go out to dinner once a week. If so, that’s fantastic! You may simply sit together on the couch and talk, which is one of my favorites. You may go out on a picnic, rent a movie, or go out for coffee. Just don’t let “life” and hectic schedules rob you of the joy of being a couple.
Let’s do the things for one another that take us to 25 years and beyond!!

Melissa Brady
http://www.jimandmelissabrady.com