Love is Action

Day two of anniversary celebrating yielded some grocery shopping and Chinese takeout from our favorite place. I am both surprised and happy that Steve is taking some time off this week to just "hang out". We both need just regular old  time together. 

Yesterday a friend offered to bring our girls home, which gave us a little extra time. Today the girls had a meeting after school, so we got another hour. It seems The Lord is really blessing us with time. Something that doesn't usually happen around here. Although I have been very tired, I have felt well enough to enjoy my time with him. What a blessing. Tomorrow the kids have a scheduled day off, and that will be a nice family day. 

Love is an action, not a fluff word. Married for 20 years, parents of teens, we know this is true. Marriage and parenting are 24/7, sweaty hard labor jobs, requiring every bit of your mind, body, and sprit, among other things! And it's also rewarding, gentle, sweet, and the soft place we all fall when the world wounds. And it will wound. Time and time again. Marriage will test. Children will test. But love if it's real, will stand all of them. Thank you Lord, for being at the head of our marriage, and the Father of our family. Life would be impossible without you.