In January while on family vacation Elizabeth and I started something new, we began praying together every morning before we start the day.  I have often encouraged other couples to start their day on their knees with one another.  It has long been a “do as I say not as I do” kind of thing.  That hasn’t bothered me to much because I really believed that it was a good idea.  I also always thought I would eventually start doing it myself.  But, year after year, it was just something that was easier not to do. 

So much of life is like that.  It isn’t so much that beginning every day praying with my wife was hard to do, it is just easy to put off, postpone or avoid for the tyranny of the urgent. 

They say it takes about thirty days to develop a habit.  Now that we have begun developing a pattern that is working, I feel more comfortable saying out loud how awesome it has been. 

These past eight weeks have been incredible.  I feel closer to Elizabeth and better about our shared spiritual journey than I ever have.  I also seem to have sharpness to my daily walk that is hard to explain.  I love that we are growing closer to God and closer to each other.  2008 is going to be a great year!