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| Home maintenance tool! My Swiffer. |
Home maintenance. It never ends, does it? With white floors, it seems there is constantly something that needs to be wiped up in the kitchen. Without daily maintenance there would be spots, crumbs and drips. In between moppings I find myself stooping over to spot clean here and there if I want to maintain a clean floor.
Yes, they are roses and notes, but in reality, these are marriage maintenance tools! My sweet husband brought me the red roses yesterday. He’d gone to Ingles to pick up a few items, and came home with the flowers for me. There was no occasion; no spat to smooth over – it was just a gesture of love. I found the note cards at Hobby Lobby. One side of the card says things like, “I appreciate all you do for me.” the other side is just a pretty card, ready for my personal note. I like to leave these in fun places where my husband will find them – by his toothbrush, on his pillow, in his Bible.
Are roses and cards necessary for us to be a married couple? No. But they are necessary to maintain a loving relationship. Life could easily go on without flowers or cards, but the marriage would only exist. Just like my floor would still be a floor if it wasn’t mopped, but it wouldn’t be a very attractive one, our marriage is much more “attractive” when we think about things we can do for marriage maintenance!
Even if your husband doesn’t bring you red roses for his maintenance contribution, you be on the alert as to what you can do. The I Corinthians 13 love is kind. It doesn’t seek its own (though that’s what our sinful heart wants to do!). Just as home maintenance requires doing little things all day (wiping the counters, emptying the trash, filing the mail) it’s the little things in a marriage that make the difference.
- Kiss him goodbye, good-night, good morning
- Hold his hand in the car
- Wrap your arms around him
- Leave a note in the car
- Wink at him from across the room or the dinner table
- Buy him a small gift
- Send a love note text
- Pray with him
- Tell him what you admire about him
Next time you get your mop out to do a little maintenance around the house, ask yourself if you’re keeping up with your marriage maintenance. It just takes a little time, but it will go a LONG way in making a happy home!
From my parsonage windows,
RefreshHer 