Today we have all been given a gift: Leap Day!
It’s a precious treasure that only comes around every four years. Why do I consider it a precious treasure? Because I don’t know about you, but it’s not every year I’m given an extra day to spend with my loved ones.
Think about that. Today you can sneak in one more hug, one more kiss, one more “I love you.”
That’s something I touched upon in It’s Never Enough: Cherishing Each Married Moment. About how when a spouse passes, whether you’re aware it’s looming or not, you’ll never be prepared to say goodbye.
Because when it’s gone, it happens so suddenly. Whether you’ve been married one year, 10, 20, or 65, it’s never going to be enough. You’d always want one more day, one more minute, one more moment to spend with them. It’s Never Enough: Cherishing Each Married Moment
Today can be that one more day.
Do you remember what you did on your last Leap Day? Sadly, I don’t.
Do you want to remember what you did on this Leap Day? I do!
Ways to Make Leap Day Memorable
1. Start off by reading Lyn’s fun article This is Leap Year if you haven’t already. She’s got a lot of fun facts about leap year, like how Sadie Hawkins day came to be, women proposing to men, and superstitions about marrying during a Leap Year.
2. If you’re not married but are on track to get married to your current beau, propose to him today. (Only if it’s just in spirit.) Or, if you’re unattached but have your eye on a certain guy, go ahead and risk asking him out today.
3. If you’re already married, ask your husband to marry you all over again. Encourage him to say yes by promising him you’ll skip recreating the ceremony and instead fast forward to the wedding night –tonight.
4. Did you read Can You Answer These 15 Questions About Your Spouse? Were you able to answer all the questions? If not, fix a nice meal, or go out to one, and over dinner ask your husband any questions you weren’t able to answer. Enjoy the conversation that follows.
5. Whenever you give your spouse a hug or kiss today, pull them back to you again and give them a second one. If you want to tell them it’s an extra for 2008, great. If not, you’ll know you had “the one more day, one more minute, one more moment” so many others haven’t. Hold that dear to your heart and treasure it not just for the rest of this year, but for years to come.
Courtney Mroch writes about animals great and small in Pets and the harmony and strife that encompasses married life in Marriage. For a full listing of her articles click here.
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