Best Christmas Gift
The best Christmas gift Dan ever gave me, was what he gave me this year. He wrote me a letter telling me thati t is time for the two of us to have a few days alone, and that he wants to take me away when he has a vacation week….. without the kids.
Now, Dan and I make sure we get time alone. We go on dates, we talk daily (some days hourly…thanks to cell phones), so it isn’t like we never have time alone. But since we have had kids (almost 22 years), we have only had 1-2 nights at most without kids.
He checked with our teens and adult children, and they agreed to provide child care for the little ones so we can do this.
I am not driven to tears very often, but when I read the letter I cried. I told Katie (my married daughter), that even if we never end up doing it, just knowing he wants to is a huge gift to me. She laughed. She said “of course you will go, we will make sure of it!”
The point I was trying to make is that the gift of knowing he desires to be alone with me, means more to me than actually being alone with him will. Knowing his heart is in it, and that he wants time with me- that is the ultimate gift. He is not only giving me his time, but wanting to. I am blessed!
So, here is a bit of marital advice: Let your spouse know your desire is for them. To spend time together, with no interuptions. It is a wonderful gift.
And who knows, it could make all the difference in your marriage.
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