Dating my wife

I had the best time dating my wife yesterday.  For her birthday we went out on a date.  Just the two of us.  It’s easy to forget how important conversation is to a meaningful relationship.  We poured out our hearts to each other.  Rather than sharing about all the daily activities (of our seemingly separate lives), we pressed into how certain things really make us feel. I can talk about work pretty much non-stop.  It annoys even me.   But my wife asked me how certain things play out in my heart and suddenly I wasn’t talking about work anymore.  We’d go into stories about growing up, dreams and hopes for the future, and we looked at some major obstacles that tend to deflate our marriage.  Wow.   We realized that I can obsess about building a strong ministry while remain selfishly-passive to investing in our marriage.  What a gluehead. God, forgive my passivity towards my wife.   She deserves to be cherished, treasured and adored.  I want to pursue her with pure, undivided affection.