Date Night

My husband and I decided to make date nights a priority in our marriage. If you don’t carve out the time for one another, your time will get filled with something else. After some pretty challenging years, we decided that we would not allow time to rob us of our relationship’s intimacy. Date nights provide the opportunity to share dreams and concerns in private. It is a chance to draw closer as a couple without interruptions, and we can’t express how valuable that time is. Even your children will know its value.

Me: “Babe, where are we going for date night?”

Matt: “Im not sure where would you like to go?”

My youngest son, John: “Mc Donald’s.”

Me: “Um…Bud you cant go with us it’s date night.”

John: “I know, mom. You can still go. It’s mommy, daddy, & Johnny date night!”

Me: “Nope! Mommy daddy time. We will take you out later.”

Suppose you are married, challenge yourself to pencil in a date night once a week or once every two weeks. Create a culture in your home that time with your spouse is special and valuable. Your children will grow up holding on to those values and honoring them.

Our marriage should be a reflection of Christ’s love for his church. It’s important to model that for our children. After all, they will love their spouse the way they see us love ours.