Do you know that if you prioritize your husband in busy December, God will bless your marriage? I know how hard it can be to do this in one of the busiest seasons of the year. But I also know that when I have prioritized my husband, I have more peace in busy December and feel closer to both him and God.
Today I’m honored to guest post for A Wife Like Me about how you can reap relationship and spiritual benefits when you prioritize your husband during busy December. Here’s a preview of this post, and I hope you’ll head over to read the rest.
Prioritizing Your Husband During The Christmas Season
Does the Christmas season take a toll on your marriage? The busyness of the holiday has often tempted me to put my marriage on the back burner.
As a newlywed, I didn’t need reminders to prioritize my husband during busy December. It was just us two, and we could watch as many Christmas movies as we wanted, snuggle by the lit Christmas tree as long as we liked, and wrap gifts as leisurely as we pleased.
Then our children were born. Christmas is a delightful season to celebrate with children, but our Christmas celebrations soon revolved around the children instead of our marriage.
Each December after our firstborn came into the world, my husband grew a little more Grinch-like. It took me a few years to understand that his grumpiness wasn’t because he disliked Christmas. It was because he missed me.
I had gotten too involved in enjoying Christmas celebrations with our children to notice.
The school parties, Christmas parades, and gingerbread-house-building days had sneaked into first place.
I had to stop and remember that my husband still needed me…
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