Date Your Mate

So yesterday we went to church and the message was about "Building healthy family relationships". So we learned that in today's world we always put our kids first, then our spouses and then God. When its suppose to be the other way around. God 1st, Spouse 2nd & Kids 3rd. The reason for this structure is so to create a healthy family relationships between one another. It apparently all falls into place. When you put God first in your life, he draws you & your spouse closer to another which creates a healthy relationship between parents then your kids benefit from them and your relationship between your children is also healthy. It makes perfect sense to me. We were told to "Date your mate" as a way for bonding with your spouse. We only have so much time in the world, why not make it useful? We found that when we schedule time to do things, they certainly get done, so why not schedule a date with your mate. I constantly would bug my husband on how he always go diving, surfing, out with his buddies and he also works full time so I barely get any one on one time with him. So after attending yesterday's service, he was like "Let's try that", "Lets schedule a date once a week weather if we are broke or not, we we will figure it out and spend time alone" "Yes!" I said that is exactly what I was trying to tell him these past years, yes years I say. He didn't catch on to what I was trying to tell him but now he realizes & now I'm looking forward to going on these dates! So now we need to figure out what kind of dates will be going on. There's the movies, dinner or lunch @ the restaurant, taking a stroll on the beach. We need to figure out some free things to do cause right now we are broke. Do you and your spouse go on date's? What types of things do you do? What do you & your spouse do on a date when you have no money? Is babysitting a problem & your not able to go on dates? At most times we are able to manage sitters for our kids but there's times when we don't have any so we don't bother having alone time. It is certainly important for you and your spouse to go on these "date's" to reconnect and to bring back the meaning of why you fell in love in the first place & why you married. One of the reasons why I was unhappy is because I felt no connection or bond between myself and my man & instead of looking for something new ( another person) I told my husband how I felt but he didn't quite catch on quickly, But with patience and prayers God delivered the message to him (through church) and he finally sees the light. Wow isn't that amazing? I think so. Please leave comments and give me some date night ideas. (Any person registered or not is ALLOWED to leave comments so talk to me!)