First day of Fall and a Deck

In the light of day, every thing becomes clearer.   Have you ever noticed that?  You can see things for what they are. What an amazing blessing about life.  In the the Light of Day and the first day of fall....I was out on my back deck, we have a had a super hot and dry summer, Especially September.  Have you ever noticed what happens to the wood on your deck when its hot?  It shrinks, well all the moisture leaves it and the gaps in your deck become larger.  You may have placed them right next to each other when you built it but time takes its toll.  What if your marriage is like that deck, when you get married you are really close, you don't like to be apart. But as time (heat) is added to your marriage you slowly put space in your marriage. How do you keep the heat in your marriage with out causing the gaps?  As time goes on people change, are you choosing to change with your spouse or are you choosing to change without them.  Each going there own direction.  Lets face it in this busy life it is hard not to become disconnected.  Whether you work at home or out in the world, your spouse is doing the same thing, working.  Both tired, exhausted at the end of the day.  Sometimes at whits end, not wanting to do anything involving conversation or anything else. (here comes that bad dry heat) Why not stop while your behind.  Turn off the TV, talk for a few minutes, make an effort to spend time with the one you love.  Make a date night, before you say I need a babysitter or blah, blah blah.  Who said your date has to be outside the house?  What about pulling out a board game, card game or watching a video together, snuggle up and love on one another.  Life and marriages take work.  Work today on closing the gap, not making it wider.