Words can never express the Love I have for the man I married.  I just sit here thinking about Brian and what an amazing man of God he is! I love him so much.  He’s the most amazing husband and the greatest father to our five boys! We all adore him so. 

I just read this article the other day about 6 habits of a HOT marriage and it made me think of a conversation Brian and I had on several occasions.  We never wanted our marriage to get into a RUT or where the flame would DIM.  I think marriage takes work.  It takes effort on both the husband and the wife and when things seem to be dimming you have to add a little kindling, or blow a little air to get the flames going again.  Some of the things they mentioned in the article were 1.  touching everyday (hugs, kisses, cuddles, cute little pats, rubs etc…)…. make a point to do it daily.  I long to hug my sweet guy!! 2.  Forgiving.  This can be so hard sometimes to just forgive.  Stupid little fights can go on for a while if you don’t just forgive and make up.  3.  Its the little things that keep sparks going.  Little notes, little gifts, texts, emails or calls during the day.  4.  thinking of your spouse only.  Keeping thoughts only for him/her and not letting your mind wander on others.  5.  Bed at the same time.  We always go to bed at the same time.  I can only think of ONE time in our married life that we didn’t.  It was when Brian was determined to finish putting in the floor at our 970 Bardsdale Kitchen.  He told me to go on to bed.  I did.  I love going at the same time.  Praying together before we drift off sometimes cuddling before going to sleep.  6..Compliment each other.  It said in the article “This might sound like a no-brainer, but 500 people can like my new hair
cut and none of the compliments mean as much as his. Seeing him look at
me — really look and watch attraction ignite in his eyes is amazing.”  I so agree.  Its so much better to hear things from him and I know he loves to hear when I compliment him as well. 

I think adding to this article I would say keep our focus on Christ and keeping Him at the center of a marriage is key for a healthy happy thriving marriage.  It can be so easy to get caught up in the day to day everyday life things that that marriage relationship can get thrown on the back burner.  That’s just what the devil would love! He loves to see marriages unhappy. 

I’m thankful that even though life can get crazy and believe be in my house with a 13 yr, 10 yr, 4 yr, 2 yr and almost 8 monther it does stay busy and can get a little crazy sometimes.  I love that in the thick of the noise, mess, and craze my sweet Brian can always pull me aside and look into my eyes and kiss me, and make me forget about ALL that’s going on around me. It can be just me and him right there in that moment.  After all these years he can still make me just go into another world sometimes.  I love that! I love him!

Looking forward to him taking 1/2 a day so we can go to our favorite sea food place and get crab legs and then walk on the beach for a bit.  Nice to take a date and just get to enjoy each other for a while on Valentine’s Day.