Water the Garden ...

This door tag from Drooz.com makes me giggle. Just a weee bit classier than a necktie on the door, no?

How true is this. On one hand, my husband and I would love love LOVE more mommy & daddy time --- but on the other, we feel so blessed. We had to wait so long to be parents. We simply cherish the time we have with our little darling and cannot wait for siblings. Even on our nights out, the conversations inevitably make it back to what amazing thing she did today. We know [more importantly, we believe] the best thing we can give our children is Christian parents that are wholeheartedly in a loving, healthy and balanced relationship to model for our little sponge that soaks up every thing she sees.

Sigh, we learned a valuable lesson what back-burnering our marriage can do. Soooooo, a conscience effort has to be made to get us out the door and loving up on each other. HA. How sad is that? That is one of the biggest surprises of parenthood we have faced. You see .... we truly do enjoy each other's company. We are husband and wife, yes, but we are also such great friends with similar goals and interests. For a while we lost that when our focus was entirely off of us. I know, I know, water the garden, right? Even with this knowledge, we both still put off our dates on occasion. Shame on us. There's no denying, increasing communication with your spouse will definitely lead to intimacy and greater trust. Amen!

We're just gonna have to set up a regular sitter at least once a week. Even for a few hours. Ahhhh, adult conversation and time with my man, sign me up! Hiccup? Chad's wacky on-call schedule. Usually need someone at a drop of a hat. Where there's a will there's a way!

“Live a balanced life - learn and think and draw and paint and sing and dance and work and play and pray everyday.” ~ author unknown