Dennis Rainey: Are you too busy for your own good?
Guest: (RTR) music: from Veggie Tales - Story of Flibber-O-Lu
"I'm busy, busy, shockingly busy, you've no idea what I have to do.
Busy, busy, dreadfully busy, much much too busy for you."
Dennis Rainey: While that's a funny song from the Veggie Tales characters, the subject of the song is no laughing matter. Sometimes, in our families, we get too busy for our own good. The husband, in an effort to be a better provider, often plunges wholeheartedly into his work. His wife, in an effort to be a great mother, often gives more focus to the children. The husband and the wife can both be very busy.
Now these may seem to be noble endeavors -- and they CAN be. The problem is too often these busy people increasingly lead SEPARATE lives. We should never neglect our children, and we shouldn't neglect our marriage either.
One final thought. Sometimes, couples need time alone to recharge their relationship. Let me encourage you to consider a regular date night. A time for a husband and a wife to reconnect -- away from children, and away from the busyness.
I'm Dennis Rainey, and that's Real, relaxed Family Life.
