Getting out of the rut......

It is so easy to fall into a rut in life. Go to work every day, do the yard work, do the laundry (not claiming to do the yard work or the laundry, I'm just saying).

Unfortunately sometimes we get stuck in ruts that are related to things and people who are not menial like the above mentioned tasks.

I have been in a rut with my family. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate Shalee, I love she and the boys more than I can say. The problem is the way I show it, or think I am showing it.

When we were dating, or engaged or early on married, I used to try to romance her a lot more than I do, not just the big boy kind of romance, but making her feel special, treating her like the queen that she is.

I have always prided myself in the fact that Shalee and I still flirt and be silly together. However, with the advent of a second child it seems like I dropped off the face of the planet in that regard.

Why does this happen? What about my situations makes me feel so comfortable so as to think everyting is peachy, Shalee knows I love her? Don't get me wrong, things are great, I'm just sayin, what is it about human nature that makes us think we don't need to keep doing special things? It isn't a concious decision, I never thought, "She knows I love her, I don't need to do anything to show her."

So here's to getting out of the rut. Raise your glass of whatever and wish me luck.

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