This past Saturday was my granddaughter’s third birthday. It was held at a facility that sells playground equipment, but they rent out the space on weekends for parties – a pretty smart move. I watched as her mom and dad had everything coordinated – the cupcakes, the place settings, other food and drinks, and birthday decorations. This took a lot of planning and effort on the parent’s part, and the venue was not cheap. But they love their daughter and they want to make her a priority. Their other daughter has a birthday next month when – we get to do it all again.
We love our kids, so we deem the effort and expense worth it. And it is. But I wonder, do we give our marriages the same priority status? Are we planning a party, so to speak, for our marriages? Hmm. We might squeeze a date night now and then, but I wonder how we do at celebrating each other’s birthday, our anniversary, or even growing as a couple by going to a marriage conference?
Now you might be thinking – “OK, I get celebrating our anniversary, but hold on – there’s no need to go crazy with this. Do you know how much a marriage conference can cost?” Yes, probably not anymore than that play equipment venue where my granddaughter was.
The simple question really is – how much of a priority is your marriage? I hope that it is a top priority and that you are firing on all cylinders. But if not, you might consider rethinking – “How’s your party coming?”