Honestly we didn't do anything out of the ordinary. My husband planted half a dozen hydrangeas in the backyard. He's awesome like that. I made chicken salad, pimento cheese, and lemon pound cake to take down to the beach. We went out to dinner with sweet friends. We read. We planned our fall vacation. We talked about current events. We listened to one another's thoughts and ideas. We went to bed early. Slept a little late. Best 24 hour stay-cation ever.
Hats off to my husband. He has always understood that we have to have alone time as a couple. If you don't schedule time together the routines of life hijack your marriage. You become a total disconnect. Two ships sailing in different directions. Each going their own, albeit separate, route. With the intention to arrive at the same port at the same time. But how can you possibly end up at the same destination? You can't. Not when you see each were traveling different waterways.
When we disconnect from our relationship? When we do our own thing? When we talk ourselves into believing that we will end up in heaven because we are good people? That's a treacherous thought process that will only lead to a bottomless ocean.
There is only one way to heaven. That is through Jesus Christ. Once we give ourselves to Him, as in marriage, we must invest in the relationship. We need to be in sync. We must put Him before all others.
He knows the desires of our hearts. He knows our past, present, and our future. He is our Alpha and our Omega. Beginning and ending. He has written the story just for us. We have to slow down long enough to hear Him relay His promises.
Without that relationship? Without spending time with Him? We are like a sailboat without a rudder. A fishing boat lost at sea. We need His compass to guide us. His light to bring us back into port.
"The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup"-Psalm 16:5
