Got me to thinking, how do I answer the phone in the morning, how do I greet my own mother, how do I greet a total stranger? In the morning it's usually not so nice to anyone except a complete stranger. Funny isn't it. We can go to a gas station in the morning for caffeine of our choice and with pure joy and excitement tell the girl behind the counter, "Good Morning... I hope you have a good day..." a lot quicker and easier than we can our own husband when the alarm goes off. And that's kind of the point. We should treat our hubby in the morning the same way we treat total stranger getting our morning caffeine. Not a roll of the eye saying, ugh the alarm is going off it's 4:30 am. Or We shouldn't say... turn that silly alarm off. Now should we? We should say, I love you honey! I'm thankful the Lord blessed us with another day together!
So, nothing spells out special and loved like a good greeting. A welcoming greeting shows someone they are loved and they were missed. Even when you fall asleep at night and get lost in your dreams, you should want to wake up right next to your husband with a smile on your face and say I love you with morning breath and all!!!
Today's Dare: Think of a specific way you'd like to greet your hubby today. Do it with a smile and with enthusiasm. Then determine to change your greeting to reflect your love for them.
This morning, Bert has his company yearly physical. Upon leaving, he made the comment about the grass getting greener. I couldn't be more than happy to welcome the green grass back to our yard. I started applying how excited I was to see the tiniest of patches of green to our yard and how we both welcomed them with a loving embrace! Spring is near! We all get excited about spring after a long cold winter. Just think if it were spring all year around in our love!!! Especially how he and I both greeted the green grass in a joyous tone!
I also began journaling that there is a specific way you greet those at church on Sunday morning. We have been going to a small church. I was used to going to a huge church with a large congregation. You might not sit to the person you sat next to the first of the month as the last of the month. But, we always took a few brief moments to greet others around us. I started remembering these mornings. You could see some were wide awake and alert, and you could guess the ones that would be nodding off in five minutes by the greeting they had for you.
Got me to thinking. I want to greet my love like the ones that were wide awake and alert. I don't want our marriage to nod off in five minutes. See the point I'm making? Do your greeting with smile and enthusiasm and it will be remembered for the rest of the day! Granted, we did ours with a hand shake and a hi, good morning, how are you, my name is. My husband and I have been together for almost six years now. I can tell how he is when he wakes up by the tone of him slapping the alarm off. Won't have to ask that question often. We know each others name. lol. I need to work on a greeting other than HI.
When my husband comes home from work, he greets me with a kiss. It makes me feel very important and valued. When he leaves down the drive way in the morning, he leaves blowing a kiss. When he does this just those few moments seem like a lifetime. Makes me feel like I am the center of his world. I need to do just the same for him. I need to be waiting in the driveway when he comes home from his company physical and be the first to welcome him with a kiss of love. I don't think he would expect that! I think I will also add a little, I'm so happy I'm married to you with my greeting!!! I always feel this way, and I hope my one dramatic attempt will prove it to him this morning!!!
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