Friday night is here and you’ve had plans all week for date night. You’ve anticipated it, picked out your favorite pair of jeans and now you’re ready to head into town. But as many of you know, sometimes things just come up. Things that, well, can’t be ignored. You think everything is on track as you rush in from the pasture, jump in the shower and you hear those all too familiar words….”Honey, get the come- a-long and follow me with the truck.” With wet hair, you quickly throw on the jeans that are crumpled on the floor and listen for instructions. You follow him as he heads towards the door, hearing him mumble those all too familiar words.
When you realize it won’t be a quick fix, your heart sinks. No date night tonight!
Here are some other things I dread hearing when I know we are probably not going on that date…….
- We just got to stop and check this windmill on the way to town
- Do you have the vets number handy
- What’s that bull doin in this pasture
- It will just take a second to stop by and look at that horse
- Do you think I need stitches or duct tape
- I’ll put a plug in the tire, It’ll make it just fine
- How late is the feed store open
- Have you seen the calf pullers
- The water gap on the highway is out
- I didn’t know the creek was gonna get that high
- We can just honk up those cattle real quick
- Let me pen the horses first
Sometimes even our best laid out plans change. No need to get bent out of shape, it probably won’t do any good. Don’t gripe and complain and look for reasons to give him a dirty look. Don’t go and call your best friend and complain about how he NEVER takes you out! Get on his side and stay there. He will appreciate your help as you carefully pull forward, headlights shining as he hooks the come-a-long to the bumper. Don’t rare the engine in rebellion and pump the brakes angrily as you move in closer for his direction. NO! That’s not what a ranch wife should do! Take a breath and think on these Words.
Love is patient, Love is kind, it is not easily angered.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
It is not demanding, it is not shouting for it’s own way. It is getting out the eggs and bacon to make a late night dinner. It’s saying, “hey I’m glad we get to do this together”. It helps each other take off your boots, grab a glass of tea and says, “thank you for helping me”. It looks for the good, throws out the bad and keeps no record of wrongs.
Maybe date night didn’t go as planned, maybe a lot of things didn’t go as planned, like the perfect income, perfect job, kids, home, the list could go on and on. Perhaps taking the stance of being thankful is just what we need to readjust our thinking. Saying, ” Thank you God, for what you’ve done for me. For giving me a spouse that I love so much, and for letting me live another day knowing you. Keep me in a place of gratitude even when plans change, circumstances change, or when I don’t get my way.” Amen
Love God, Love Your Spouse, and Love Your Family
As always, love hearing from you………….thecowboypastorswife
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