See that picture of my morning travel coffee and my daily water bottle? (do not zoom in to spot the dust on my desk though 😂)

Every workday morning my husband fixes my travel coffee, and my water bottle - complete with ¼ piece of lemon & lime and a dash of salt. This is just one of the many little things he does for me. Some of the little things I do for him is an automatic back scratch as soon as he gets home and make sure he has his white cheddar popcorn nighttime snack. Without fail when either of us are leaving the room, we ask the other if we can get anything for them while we are up. These are little things that come naturally out of a desire to serve each other.

Jim Burns and Doug Fields from The First Few Years of Marriage wrote:

According to the Oxford English Dictionary Online, routine refers to an action that is “performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason.” This definition fits marriage perfectly. You don’t choose to love your spouse for a special reason. Instead, you love your spouse for no reason at all. That’s what love is. It doesn’t demand a reason.

You’ve heard the saying, “don’t sweat the small stuff.” Well, you should. It is the little things that feed the big things. Selfishly demanding that needs or wants to be valued above all else or holding out on doing for your spouse because they aren’t doing for you is detrimental. At some point, those little things matter in a big way. Godly marriages consist of men and women who love, sacrifice, and intentionally seek ways to serve their spouse and build them up. Serve your spouse in small and big ways the way God intended, and this is the key to great love.

Blessings,
Marcia Gibney
Director of Recreation Ministry