Hiatus

"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." Genesis 2:24 KJV

I'm Back:

Hiatus means "a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action"

I can't believe it has been two weeks since I last wrote on here, but I'm thrilled I "took the time off". It was necessary and important for my marriage. In just a few weeks, my husband and I will be celebrating our FIFTH wedding anniversary! We are going to try and get away for a day/night. So why I did I take hiatus from this blog and other things for our marriage?

Marriage Second:

Priorities are important. I have been doing good at keeping my relationship with GOD as the #1 priority, but recently I began relearning how to place my husband as a second priority... over the girls, over housework, over friends, and over my own things (like this blog). We had one year together before we starting having our girls... and then each year, we were blessed to have another. So this past year, we settled into life with three girls and no pregnancies... It was kinda weird. We had to learn to communicate again and put each other first. (Eph. 5:21) 

I remembered a message I heard about the letter to the first church in Revelation. The passage talks about leaving the first love and to restore, you have to go back and do your first works again. It's the same thing in marriage. You have to remember the things you did (when you were dating or just married)... and do them again! Ignite that spark! (Rev. 2:4-5)

How-to for Married Moms:

Figure out his love language! (link here!)
     ~ Yes, this is important. Listen to his complaints. Listen to what he compliments. Watch what he does for you. (These are great clues to what his love language might be...)

Focus on him (during lunch break)
     ~ Forget the housework, because it will get done eventually. Let the kids play in their room or eat easy foods like PB and Jelly. Spend the first few minutes of his break focused on him!

Find ways to express care/love for him (study him!)
     ~ Communicate with love and kindness. Get to know him more. Look at what he does and says. Do nice things just for him. Spoil him his way! :D

Finally, pray alot!
     ~ Keep Christ as your center. Pray for your marriage to be strengthen and for your husband to continue to grow. (James 5:16b)

Great Rewards:

Whenever you do things right, there are some great rewards from God. I love the connection we have. I'm thankful for the love between us that has grown more personal and more tender! I love being so close to my husband again! (Psalm 37:4)

Yes, I'm come back again to doing my blog with this one difference in my personal life. YAY!! (Isn't God Good?)