Tuesday Night = Date Night

For the last couple of months, Nancy and I have been having Tuesday night "Date Nights" each week. Now, on our date nights, we don't actually go out on a date, mainly because it would be difficult to find someone to keep Becca every week and we don't exactly have a lot of cash to spend on a weekly date. Instead, we do a stay-at-home date. A few weeks ago when the premiere of Lost was on, we had an island-themed dinner while we watched the season premiere. We've also had board game nights and done other random, fun things. Tonight, I brought home some Chinese food for the two of us, we worked on some things for Nancy's book show tomorrow, and we watched a couple of television shows together. It was nothing fancy, but it was some quality time together.

Life can get pretty crazy for us, and I imagine the same is true for most of the folks reading this blog. I work during the day and then have something at church at least 3 evenings per week. Nancy spends all day taking care of Becca (what a supermom she is!) and now is selling Usborne books as well. It would be easy for us not to spend much quality time together. That is why we are intentionally setting aside one evening per week that we can fully devote to one another, and it has been great! I would highly recommend it to any couples out there. It is vital to any relationship to make time and space to connect with each other. So, whether it is Tuesday night date night for you or something else, purposefully making time to spend together can make a world of difference for your relationship. And in the end, as we often said in seminary, "It's all about relationship!"