Yesterday, I was just mindlessly looking out the window of the Seattle airport watching a few seagulls dart about overhead while airline workers were busy loading bags. Nothing about the scene outside the airport window spoke of danger.
But then suddenly I remembered the flight from New York just a few weeks ago that was brought down by a few geese. The seagull that faded into the background just moments before became a point of extreme interest to me. What if?
It’s amazing if you stop to think about it that a huge airplane could be brought down by just a few birds. Birds. Who would have thought?
It makes me think about other seemingly small things that can cause great destruction as well… especially when it comes to marriage.
Careless words can seem so small.
Slightly disrespectful attitudes can seem so small.
Complaining about lack of finances can seem so small.
Brushing off his desires can seem so small.
Making mental lists of things you wish were different about him can seem so small.
But each one of these seemingly small things can so easily and tragically wedge itself into the core of a marriage and send it screaming toward destruction. Entire families have been ripped apart by things that once seemed so small.
I am challenged by this.
I can’t just mindlessly assume that my marriage is coasting along okay and that little problems can’t topple even the most seemingly stable of legacies. I can’t get complacent. I can’t get prideful. I can’t get lazy. I can’t take the gift of my marriage for granted.
I have a great marriage but sometimes I slip into automatic and stop getting as intentional as I should about investing richly and deeply into our relationship.
So, I’ve decided to declare this my get intentional week. I’m going to do what any redneck woman does when her homestead gets invaded by some unwanted creatures. I’m gonna sit on my front porch and shoot down some birds y’all. Figuratively speaking of course.
Today I’m focusing on my words. I’m praying for God to interrupt my mouth at every turn today. I am going to hold my tongue against saying anything careless. I am going to intentionally use my words as gifts to my husband today and nothing else.
Not that one day of doing this can protect my marriage forever- but it sure is a good start.
Care to join me? Oh you know there will be challenges ahead sweet sister, but I’m up for it. What about you?
Need to borrow my shotgun? I’m three kinds of all fired up to hear what you have to say about this.
Happy hunting y’all.
Now... Here are the winners from last week's contest:
From Blushing Bride to Wedded Wife-
Mindi
Is That All He Thinks About?-
Kathryn
Changing Your World One Diaper at a Time-
Brittany
The winners can e-mail Marla through her website here. A big congrats to the winners!
And if you didn't win and want to buy some of Marla's books, you can do that here.
But then suddenly I remembered the flight from New York just a few weeks ago that was brought down by a few geese. The seagull that faded into the background just moments before became a point of extreme interest to me. What if?
It’s amazing if you stop to think about it that a huge airplane could be brought down by just a few birds. Birds. Who would have thought?
It makes me think about other seemingly small things that can cause great destruction as well… especially when it comes to marriage.
Careless words can seem so small.
Slightly disrespectful attitudes can seem so small.
Complaining about lack of finances can seem so small.
Brushing off his desires can seem so small.
Making mental lists of things you wish were different about him can seem so small.
But each one of these seemingly small things can so easily and tragically wedge itself into the core of a marriage and send it screaming toward destruction. Entire families have been ripped apart by things that once seemed so small.
I am challenged by this.
I can’t just mindlessly assume that my marriage is coasting along okay and that little problems can’t topple even the most seemingly stable of legacies. I can’t get complacent. I can’t get prideful. I can’t get lazy. I can’t take the gift of my marriage for granted.
I have a great marriage but sometimes I slip into automatic and stop getting as intentional as I should about investing richly and deeply into our relationship.
So, I’ve decided to declare this my get intentional week. I’m going to do what any redneck woman does when her homestead gets invaded by some unwanted creatures. I’m gonna sit on my front porch and shoot down some birds y’all. Figuratively speaking of course.
Today I’m focusing on my words. I’m praying for God to interrupt my mouth at every turn today. I am going to hold my tongue against saying anything careless. I am going to intentionally use my words as gifts to my husband today and nothing else.
Not that one day of doing this can protect my marriage forever- but it sure is a good start.
Care to join me? Oh you know there will be challenges ahead sweet sister, but I’m up for it. What about you?
Need to borrow my shotgun? I’m three kinds of all fired up to hear what you have to say about this.
Happy hunting y’all.
Now... Here are the winners from last week's contest:
From Blushing Bride to Wedded Wife-
Mindi
Is That All He Thinks About?-
Kathryn
Changing Your World One Diaper at a Time-
Brittany
The winners can e-mail Marla through her website here. A big congrats to the winners!
And if you didn't win and want to buy some of Marla's books, you can do that here.
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