There are some words you never expect to hear in marriage. \u201cDOGE\u201d was one of them — until I sent my sweetheart, Carl, a text message that included the new word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSweetheart!! I never thought DOGE would affect me so personally. I\u2019m giving you until midnight to email me the five (5) things you did around the apartment last week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without hesitation, Carl (ever the noble man) responded like a union worker gearing up for contract negotiations. \u201cThis is unfair. I will contact my union representative.\u201d But before calling in the big guns, he presented \u201cExhibit A\u201d — his \u201choney-do\u201d list of contributions, detailed and undeniable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. I filled your car up with gas.
2. I emptied the dishwasher and put the dishes away.
3. I brought your car to the door for my sweetie.
4. I set the table.
5. I took the trash bin out and brought it back in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, in true hero fashion, he added: “The list can go on for pages, but I am busy shopping for medicine for my darling. You are welcome!!!” \ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ladies and gentlemen, I rest my case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In marriage, we joke, we nudge, we keep each other on our toes — but at the heart of it all, love is a verb. It\u2019s in the gas tank refills, the clean dishes, the thoughtful gestures. It\u2019s in the unseen, unthanked moments of kindness that mirror Christ\u2019s command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Let all that you do be done in love.” \u2014 1 Corinthians 16:14<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carl\u2019s playful response made me laugh, but it also made me grateful. Love isn\u2019t just poetry and candlelit dinners. It\u2019s showing up in the small things, repeatedly. It\u2019s setting the table when you’re tired. It\u2019s taking out the trash, both literally and figuratively, to keep the home (and heart) in order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Proverbs 27:17 says, \u201cAs iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.\u201d And let me tell you, there is no sharpening, quite like marriage. We refine, we stretch, we serve, and — if we\u2019re doing it right — we laugh a lot along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, here\u2019s to all the little things that mean everything. And to my dear husband — your union representative can stand down. You\u2019ve done well, and, I am a contented officer of DOGE!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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