Roadwork Ahead
Yesterday was my daughter and son-in-law’s first anniversary. It seems like they just got married this summer, there was a whole year already?
Life seems to go faster the older I get. I want to savor all of it.
Dan and I took our youngest five and went to my parents for the weekend. We attended a family reunion, and Rachel and I went to a birthday dinner for my grandmother. We had a lot of fun, and I am sorry we could only stay for a couple of days.
What I enjoyed most was having Dan there. He doesn’t usually go with me and stay as long as I do, but this time he did- it just worked out perfect for him to be able to come.
We had to drive separate vehicles, because he came directly from work, but we came home at the same time, and he drove slower than he normally does so I could keep up.
Isn’t that kind of what marriage is about?
Sometimes we have to wait for our spouse to catch up with us?
That can mean letting others pass by while we patiently wait.
Sometimes we need to have some signals to let eachother know what is going on, such as me flashing my headlights twice if we need to take a potty break, and Dan flashing his blinker so I respond to tell him I am right behind him.
And sometimes we need to get out to talk about what route to take, and where the roadwork may be the worst.
Marriage is a continuous drive.
We know where we want to go, and often find ourselves taking detours to get there.
But as long as we keep going and getting back on the right road, we will reach our destination.
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