Morning has broken… broken our 2-week sexual sabbatical.  Not a chosen one, but one brought about by the “stuff of earth competing for our allegience” (as the late Rich Mullens sang).  Work schedules… waiting up late for teens to come home… concerns about the direction of the economy… relational stresses robbing us of communication, sleep, and a few tears along the way.  LIFE.  Sometimes LIFE happens, and sex simply doesn’t.  But we can’t let the stuff of earth creep in and take over for very long at a time before we take control of our relational destinies.

How did our sexual sabbatical get broken?  When Greg got up out of bed and started heading toward shower, I spoke up and asked, “What’s your hurry?”  Suddenly his shower could wait 5 or 10 minutes, and he climbed back under the covers.  And the stuff of earth didn’t seem so important in those moments.  It was like a mini-vacation.  A much-needed mini-vacation from our sexual sabbatical.

Have YOU been on a sexual sabbatical lately?  If so, carve 10 minutes out of your morning, afternoon or evening to get back on track sexually and relationally.  Think about how truly easy that would be, in spite of how hard life may be right now.  If a friend called and said, “Do you have 10 minutes?” you most likely wouldn’t feel imposed upon.  If your boss said, “This little project shouldn’t take up more than 10 minutes of your time,”you’d be happy to make the effort just to score brownie points, right?  Heck, I even saw an infomercial about a 10-minute exercise video, the point being that ANYONE can take just TEN minutes out of their day!  Just ten minutes is a tiny investment into your marriage that can reap tremendous interest and rewards!

I’m not trying to add one more thing to your to do list.  I’m simply trying to encourage you with a reminder that you are not alone.  Even the most sexually confident wives can find themselves stuck in a sexual sabbatical on occasion.  But we don’t have to remain stuck there.  Just a few minutes here and there is all it takes to get back on track toward sexual fulfillment.

Wishing you joy in your journey,

Shannon