Mar 28-29 - Song of Solomon 1:15

Ah, you are beautiful,

my love;

ah, you are beautiful;

your eyes are doves.

Song of Solomon 1:15

^NRSV

 

Date night.

 

One of the "good old days" for Mary Louise and I was back when the kids were little. With older kids, you say, "Turn out the lights when you go to bed." But when kids are little, you get to tuck them in early, and husband and wife actually get to have a few minutes to themselves!

 

Thursday night was our inexpensive “date night.” We had a favorite television show. And we would sit on the floor and snuggle close together, while munching on cheese and crackers (or maybe fondue if we were adventurous).

 

We looked forward to Thursdays all week!

 

Quality Time is an important Love Language.

 

Sometimes it is time for just the two of you to be together. One-on-one. Side-by-side.

 

Sometimes it is very intentional – talking deeply and looking into one another's eyes. (That’s what Solomon, the old romantic, was doing in our verse for today. He was entranced by his beloved’s eyes that danced like doves.)

 

Sometimes Quality Time is just making an effort to be in the same room together while each of you are working crazily on your own necessary projects. Togetherness – even in the midst of the stress.

 

Often, Quality Time means turning off phone and focusing on the other person. Often it means not interrupting when the other person is trying to express a thought or feeling. With quality time, it is always caring more about this moment with this person then all of the other busyness and distractions of life.

 

Often the focus of Love Language discussions is asking, “What is your primary Love Language?” And that’s important because your primary language does indeed motivate and explained you profoundly. Nevertheless, what I am going to focus on in these days is trying to incorporate a little more – or much more -- of all of these blessings into all of marriage.

 

And guess what … Your beloved deserves some undivided attention! What can you do to make that happen today?

 

Question: What does quality time look like for you? What does quality time look like for your beloved? What do you need to do to enrich your relationship with this gift?

 

In Christ's Love,

a guy who is suddenly

hungry for fondue for two