Day 1 - Love is Patient

Here's to Day 1 of the Love Dare.

My husband William is by far the most patient person I know. It takes a lot to get him bent out of shape. Those who know me, know that this is not my strong suit - but honestly, this was not a hard dare. It is very difficult for me to blow my fuse with him, since he remains under control all the time. It becomes very obvious who has a good level of self control and who doesn't...I don't want to be the one without any control.

So today - what was my big aha! Honestly, it feels like everywhere I turn recently (church, watching TV, reading a book) I keep running into the same lesson...Love is a choice, not a feeling. For me to display love, requires my intentional action - it is not something that will just happen. When Will and I first began dating, I wanted to be around him ALL the time. I wanted to talk with him, laugh with him, eat dinner with him, etc. Same thing when I get a new outfit or a new car - I want to wear it, drive it all the time...then the newness wears off.

Fortunately, with my relationship with William - it will never go out of style or get old. But I still have to work at getting to know him...I have to go out of my way to show him I love him just like I did when we first met. That's my commitment...do the little things.

Julia's Cafe, a small soul food restaurant serves Liver & Onions on Wednesdays. Last Wednesday, I stopped there on the way home and picked up carryout for William. He was ecstatic! I think he told me 4 times that evening how much that meant to him...a few days later, he was still talking about it. It wasn't a big deal to me - but made him so happy. That's what love is about...the little things.

I hope you had a wonderful start to the love dare. Be blessed.