Spring Is in the Air! Is It Also in Your Marriage?
Spring is my favorite season. Although winter is somewhat short and relatively mild where I live in Mississippi, I still struggle with it. I find myself searching the trees every day for glimpses of the “buds of hope,” as I like to call them–a sign that warmth and new life are coming! I know that winter is necessary and that it also possesses its own beauty, but my soul just seems to come back to life when spring arrives. It’s like an annual renewal of my life, which is particularly fitting since my birthday is also in spring.
Our lives are often compared to seasons, and so are our marriages. When you think of your marriage right now, does it make you think of a particular season? Are you feeling like you need spring to come–maybe needing some freshness and renewal in your marriage relationship? Whether you are in a “wintery” season in your marriage right now or not, every couple can benefit from some good ol’ spring cleaning… or even spring training. (I love that there are so many great word pictures that sprout from the idea of springtime.) And at the risk of getting caught up in seasonal analogies, I’m just going to proceed with this and hope that you, too, will find ways to feel inspired and renewed in your marriage this spring season!
Fresh Start
Whether some things have been sitting stagnant for a while in your relationship or you just need to tidy things up a bit, don’t be afraid to do some spring cleaning! We all need catalysts every once in a while; let the changing of the seasons serve as one for you. Take inventory of your daily lives and determine what things are enhancing your marriage and what are not. If changes are possible, make them.
New Life
When couples have been married for a while and have grown quite comfortable with each other, it can be easy to slip into routines that can start to feel drab and effortless (not the good kind). So why not look for ways to spruce things up?… [Click here to read the full article on Family Christian.]
