Thursday, September 10, 2009

Rekindle the Love

Now that we have a child already, it is true that most of my time and attention go to our child. Add the fact that I'm a working mom, it is quite hard to manage time...honestly. Juggling things around and fulfilling each different role from a mom, a wife, a sister, a friend, a daughter, and and employee make me feel like I need high levels of energy each day. I wish I were super woman! Nevertheless, despite my weaknesses and flaws, I am grateful that people around me understand how I am. And I am especially thankful that my husband understands my shortcomings as a wife. He may not be very vocal about it but I can sense he is ogling for my time and attention.

I have read one interesting article from a magazine about ways on growing an amazing marriage. I may have focused so much attention to my child and work lately forgetting that marriage needs attention too. One thing I learned from it is that marriage does not take care of itself; rather, it should be nurtured and not to be taken for granted. I don't want to end up devastated one day when I realize too late that I have taken for granted the person I had dreamed to spend the rest of my life with. And so I came up with my own ways in growing our marriage. I should;

1. learn to appreciate what I have.
2. improve my way of communicating with my better half.
3. set non-negotiables when it comes to family bonding.
4. increase sensitivity to each other's needs and expectations.
5. invest time in nurturing our marriage.
6. ensure praying together.

What I've enumerated are easier said than done. It will really take a lot of effort to realize my goal of not only having a happy family but also an amazing marriage. Now I set one foot forward to start rekindling the fire of our love.