My Realization:
Becoming a mother doesn’t mean you forget being a wife.
When you work full time and mommy duty is calling you ( you can become consumed in mommy hood even while being pregnant, thinking only about the baby) , your other role …wife ..can be pushed to the side if you allow it.
Knowing that can be very real , I still try to keep it spicy even though I’m pregnant ;). Other mentors in our life and our weekend to remember sessions ( look at family life today to find any weekend to remember details, it is so worth going to as a couple!!) have taught Jason and I that too which is a blessing. Every season of life will extend a certain amount of time but the point is carving out some of that time to be his wife , not a career woman, not a mom, but his wife.
My husband tells me I’m beautiful all the time when I have no makeup on and am looking like a bum. I just stare at him and then say “do you see what I look like?” LOL! Even though I appreciate those compliments during those times, I still like to get dressed up , put my makeup on, do my hair ( or slap on a wig haha) and look nice for him. I see how his face lights up when I do, do that. “How you doin?” 😉
Encouragement:
Keep dating your spouse because one day the kiddos will be out of the house and it will be just be you and him again. Let’s not loose that fire for our husbands ladies 🙂
Ashley Wilson 