8/29/21 Take your wife a cup of coffee. This weekend, I was reminded of a story from David R told in one of his shares during our marathon meeting weekend on the spiritual retreat. David said that he has his morning ritual of reading, writing, and sharing his writing with several hundred people. Then he said he takes his wife a cup of coffee every morning and has been doing that for 19 years of their marriage. That was special. I remember him saying that three years ago on my first retreat and I started that behavior as well. It has helped me and my wife’s relationship. She really enjoys it and starts her day off with a signal that I love her. So, take your wife a cup of coffee to REALLY start the day off on the right track.
This next month is our 15-year anniversary. I really need to find a gift and squirrel some money away to purchase something for her to take on my trip to the Grove Park Inn. We have never been there but are super excited about the trip. We have been through so much and are so close today. I am so grateful for where I am with her and appreciate all that she had to go through during our trying times.
Another thing that I heard this weekend was how a lot of churches put God in a box, but I was challenged to let this concept of God expand in my life. It will impact every area of my life. Abandon the God of my parents and find my own God of my own understanding. David was the one who also shared this with the group, and I am grateful. My Higher Power loves me today. I talk to him and pray throughout the day. I say the Third Step Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer all the time through the day as things are going on or about to happen. I used it today when I returned from our retreat, and I really wanted to have sex with my wife. I said these prayers multiple times and asked God for the opportunity to be intimate with her. Sure enough, Maddie was able to go swim in the neighbor’s pool behind our house and we had a perfect chance to make love. It couldn’t have been any better.
I also remember Scott and McWane and I were chatting on the back porch yesterday during dinner. The conversation came up about sex and Scott said that they are not able to have sex very often because of the three kids and their schedules. When I shared how we like to have morning sex after we drop Maddie off at school, he shared that they were going to start having Wednesday lunches at home and take care it right then. I also shared how our bedroom door doesn’t have a lock. McWane said “Get a lock dude!” I agree. The 1930’s house needs a lock on the door to the bedroom and it is a quick fix.
