Sometimes life can get in the way of appreciating your spouse. You go through each day doing basically the same thing. It isn’t until something different happens, that we sometimes realize how blessed we are to be married.
That came to me this past weekend when I went away for three days to a writer’s conference in North Carolina. I have never been out of state, away from my husband. It was a little uncomfortable to be on my own figuring out flights and what gate I needed to be at. I have always relied on my husband for this.
But I appreciated the opportunity that was before me and the support I received from my husband to go. He was being left behind to take care of many details and remembering which kids needed to be where.
Imagine my surprise when I finally arrived in my hotel room to unpack, only to find a card inside my suitcase. My husband had managed to slip in a card without me knowing. I opened it up and got teary-eyed as I read his encouraging words.
To be honest, it has been a long time since I have received something like this from him. But I don’t blame him. I think we both get so tied up in doing life that we forget to take the time to express these kinds of thoughts to one another.
It was probably the best part of my weekend, to receive that card. I don’t think I could fully express to him how much that meant.
Then on Sunday when it was time to come home, I found myself trying to get on standby for an earlier flight so that I wouldn’t get stuck at the airport in North Carolina for several hours. I ended up getting on but then it also meant arriving at O’Hare in Chicago a few hours earlier.
My next flight for Milwaukee, my hometown, wasn’t scheduled to leave until 10:00 p.m. So despite the fact we had paid for this flight, my husband drove one and a half hours to Chicago to pick me up. Then it was another one and a half hours back home.
I really appreciated this. It was these things that made me realize the importance of demonstrating appreciation for one another.
What can you do today to show appreciation to your spouse? What things have you maybe taken for granted?
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