Women's Retreat

I think all newly young married men come to the sobering conclusion, that there are some days when your wife is not in town and you must find ways to survive :) Lindsey is leaving for a Women's Retreat with the seminary tomorrow and will be gone until Tuesday night. I think they are going to all have a great time but I guess it is like when we were dating, absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Why is it that the idea of "absence makes the heart grow fonder" is so prevalent in our world? It is actually sort of ironic that for so many things, we live our lives without being grateful until we lose them. I can remember so many times growing up that I would complain to my parents about having to go to baseball practice or soccer practice but now I would give anything to be able to go back and play in just a couple more games. Whenever someone gets injured or sick they tend to want to do anything to just feel well again. But during the time that they were well they really didn't stop and think about how much of a blessing it was to not feel pain.

Brad