blog worthy material

So Alex made this dinner tonight...

...which is worth a good blogging (as opposed to a good FLOGGING - Alex knows that everything he does or does not do could be blog material now, so I can threaten him with a good blogging). It is particularly worth a good bloggin' because he RARELY cooks. That job falls to me, which unfortunately I don't like to do - I just do it because I have to and because I'm a good wife...

Anyway, today one of the speakers at church, Pres. H*, in the stake presidency (some of you know who I'm talking about), spoke about being unselfish in marriage and sacrificing for each other. Alex made the mistake of asking me when he got home what he could do to sacrifice for me - well, I first said "time, " which is true, and then got to thinking that it would be nice if he made dinner tonight. So he did, a little unwillingly, but nevertheless he granted my request. It was nice to not have to cook dinner for one night, and it was really yummy too. I of course got to do the dishes though.

So back to the talk today (Pres. H* and his wife spoke- both were really good talks)... one thing that really touched me was when he talked about being more kind, patient, and understanding with others. Sometimes we may not think that those around us are giving their all, but we can't judge that. What we see as being lazy or not giving the best effort may not be the case. As in the story of the "widow's mite" in the Bible, she gave so little, yet it was ALL that she had. I've always thought about that it regards to tithing or monetary donations - I've never thought about the concept of the "widow's mite" in regards to relationships. We have to be sensitive to others, including our spouses, in their efforts, because they may be giving all they have to give at the time. It was a good reminder to me to be a little more patient and forgiving to Alex in his faults, and there are times when I need him to do the same for me.