Date Idea

Men, here's a date idea for you as you move towards the New Year.A few weeks ago I took my wife out for coffee.  I brought six sheets of paper and two pens with us. I asked my wife to do three things with her three sheets of paper:Paper #1: Write out your ideal year. I prompted her with questions like: What rhythms do want to have to 2011? When do you want to take vacation, etc?Paper #2: Write out your ideal week. I prompted her with questions like: How often do you want to be out of the house, taking the boys places? How many times a week do you want to go for a run? Is Tuesday night still the best night for our date night?Paper #3: Write out your ideal day. I prompted her with questions like: What do you want your mornings and evenings to look like? When can you get 20 minutes alone, just you and your Bible, and have a little break from the kids? When do you want to go to bed? While Taylor filled out her three sheets, I filled out three sheets of my own. After about 30 minutes, we compared notes. We started to dream. We talked through how to make some adjustments and intentionally live out our days/weeks to better serve each other as we head into the New Year.We had a lot of fun doing this and we've already made some important adjustments to how we're doing life/marriage/work/parenting, adjustments that have brought refreshment to our home.Men, you have a life and a wife. Be intentional about how you live your life and love your wife.