Well, the long, grueling, sometimes excruciating 2 weeks have almost come to a close. Ryan comes home Friday night and boy am I ready! I have found these past 2 weeks to be very enlightening. First, it has made me apprecaite single parents all the more. It's hard! Secondly, it has made my heart grow fonder-yes, I know the phrase and have heard it probably 10 times from various friends and family throughout the past few weeks. But 2 weeks has definitely been the longest apart we've ever been...and I hated every minute of it. I sat last week after watching Anne of Green Gables (I guess I needed something mushy to fill the time...and Anne & Gilbert are my favorites!) anyways, back on track...so in a moment of lonliness I wrote this thought down to Ryan, "It's amazing how in the every day "stuff", my love for you has gotten somewhat overshadowed. I've let the bad outweigh the good, the lack of money outweigh the reality that we are SO very blessed, the frustrations outweigh the love...and I'm so glad for this time away because it has revived a love in me for you that I almost didn't know existed!"
And isn't that true for most of us? It's so easy to let the daily grind become our focus. Well, I'm tired of it...I'm ready for something new! Not only in my marriage, but in my relationships with others and most importantly, with Jesus! Lord, give me a clarity of mind and focus to see beyond the "stuff" of today and love You and my family in a new and fresh way! Amen!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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What you wrote is so true, Emily! Sometimes we get so caught up in the "stuff" that we don't notice or realize what is really important or all that we really have. I know that I am guilty of it! I love the prayer at the end... that's one that I will be praying!
ReplyDeleteOn a side note... did you accomplish any of the tasks on your list?