~* Ash *~
Lu has a huge test on Tuesday, and we'd really appreciate it if everyone who reads this would send up a quick prayer!
In the meantime, I've been holding down the home front: cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, baking cookies, writing Christmas/thank you cards, and packing for our trip home for the holidays.
Although I hate chores, I must admit that I kinda like this. As weird as this sounds, it's actually putting me in the Christmas spirit.
In I, Isaac, Take Thee Rebekah: Moving from Romance to Lasting Love (one of the books we read during our engagement), Ravi Zacharias states that you must literally die to yourself everyday and serve your partnership. Many people go into a marriage with the preconception that it's going to be 50/50. However, one point that has been reiterated by our counselors, in our readings, and by other married couples is that this is not the case.
Marriage should always be 100/100.
Sometimes we can't give our absolute best, but this is when it's even more important to have the support of your spouse. This time, Lu needs me to bear a bit more than my "half" of our marriage.
Taking care of my household, even if there are only two of us right now, is putting me in a wonderful mood. Christmas is all about family, giving, peace, goodwill, and -- like the true essence of Jesus -- love.
I'm sure I won't always feel this great about folding socks and making tuna casserole, so I'm going to enjoy it as much as I can right now!
In the meantime, I've been holding down the home front: cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, baking cookies, writing Christmas/thank you cards, and packing for our trip home for the holidays.
Although I hate chores, I must admit that I kinda like this. As weird as this sounds, it's actually putting me in the Christmas spirit.
In I, Isaac, Take Thee Rebekah: Moving from Romance to Lasting Love (one of the books we read during our engagement), Ravi Zacharias states that you must literally die to yourself everyday and serve your partnership. Many people go into a marriage with the preconception that it's going to be 50/50. However, one point that has been reiterated by our counselors, in our readings, and by other married couples is that this is not the case.
Marriage should always be 100/100.
Sometimes we can't give our absolute best, but this is when it's even more important to have the support of your spouse. This time, Lu needs me to bear a bit more than my "half" of our marriage.
Taking care of my household, even if there are only two of us right now, is putting me in a wonderful mood. Christmas is all about family, giving, peace, goodwill, and -- like the true essence of Jesus -- love.
I'm sure I won't always feel this great about folding socks and making tuna casserole, so I'm going to enjoy it as much as I can right now!
