I love my wife. Actually, if I’m honest. It goes deeper than just ‘love,’ well at least in the sense of the way that the word love gets flippantly tossed around in our culture.

Truth is, I’m crazy about my wife. I love her for so much of who she is and just that she is “her.” Because I care so much for her I am always thinking long and hard about our relationship and what that looks like. 

I also think about what that looks like in relation to our ministry. I believe that ministry can take (and has at points in our lives taken) a HUGE toll on her and our relationship. When we started The Grove, we were very conscious of this and have been almost mean about protecting it. Though we have failed at times, I still think we make it a priority as much as we can. 

This brings me to an article I read this morning. There are some areas here where I see that my wife has needs that are not being met and other areas where I feel we’re doing well. I appreciated the honesty of the article as well. It certainly points out quite a bit to be considered for those whose jobs are in ministry. 

What do you think?