Journey with my Partner!

Have you wondered if you are in a situation that is bigger that you are? Do you ever feel that "life" has taken over? I debated on being this transparent on my blog, but obviously I feel led to write from my heart so here is my heart. Marrige is hard work. Dennom and I love each other to the core, but over the past year, it has been so easy to put our realtionship on the back burner to careers, children, trying to be a "perfect" mom, a need for your own space, and just out of being plain tired. WE have been blessed and survived 8 great years of marriage. Those years have brought us 2 GOd sent kids, a beautiful home we own, 2 cars that are paid for, and great health. But if you don't water a plant, it won't grow on its own. Dennom and I are watering "our plant of marriage" now, but I feel we have learned a huge lesson over this past year. Marriage is hard work, it required sweat, blood, and tears. I feel like God deserves a huge "GLORY" for helping us to be stronger then we ever have been after 8 years. No we did not ever have a horrible marriage, no we did not have any terrible event that rocked our world, but YES we got too comfortable with each other. Just like our relationship wtih Christ, if we don't make time for that relationship, it will not grow. God brought this to our attention and I praise him that both of us were receptive to his nudging. It is correct to assume that the nudging may not have come at the same time for both Dennom and I, but Most importantly- it came and GOD is good. During the time I was waiting of a mutual nudging of my partner, GOd taught me it is not always bad to have to wait. It made me rely on him the most I ever have. I praise him that he gave me a husband that allows his heart to be "worked" just as the soil in a farmers crop has to be plowed up to be soft again, and I praise GOd for continuing to keep me close. Dennom adn I both know we are partners for life but GOd is the ultimate understander of our inner most being. There are times I KNOW Dennom has no idea what I need, but GOD does. I think I have realized this during this past year. I am truely thankful for his undeserving love he gives to me with out question. I thank him for my beautiful marriage and for always giving us opportunities to grow. It may be hard, but I would rather be growing, than just "here." So, in conclusion, God is good, I am too emotional, and Dennom relies to GOd to figure out how to put up wtih me. Thank you Lord:) I have a piece of art in my office that says "Faith is not believing God can, it is knowing he will." That is what I have to praise him for tonight.