It's Make Out Monday friends!! In an effort to be intentional with our marriages, this is my monthly challenge to keep dating your husband!
The theme for the month of May is
Traveling Romance
Flashback to a trip you've taken together. Pull out the photo album. Watch the home video. Decorate your table with a souvenir purchased on the trip. Cook a meal that you had on the trip. Have fun remembering the journey together!
My husband and I worked in college ministry prior to getting married. Prior to dating in fact! We had the awesome privilege of leading a team of college students to Thailand and Burma on a mission trip. Our Traveling Romance date took us to Thailand!
This beautiful fabric I bought in Thailand was our table cloth.
See... it really is from Thailand!
We have a fabulous Thai restaurant that we love to get take-out from, but in an effort to save a little money, I made a few Thai dishes.
Curry Tom Gai
Thai Peanut Noodles with Prawns
And for our entertainment, I pulled out the video I took while we were in Thailand. A few years back my dad took all my mini hi8 tapes and put them on DVDs for us - such a treat!
We weren't dating on this trip, but I was so in love with him! Throughout the video I kept pointing out to my husband, "I was so in love with you then!"
More than it being a lot of fun to remember some outrageous adventures in Thailand, it was inspirational to see the people we met there and hear their stories of God's faithfulness in their lives. From the women at The House Of Love who were sold in the sex trade and now suffering from AIDS, to the incredible people living in refugee camps, we were changed then when we met them and blessed to be reminded of their stories as we watched the video.
It was a wonderful date.
Now it's your turn! Pick a trip you went on with your husband - it doesn't have to be international - it could be a weekend you spent camping, your honeymoon, anything! And create a little date around that trip and have a wonderful time remembering together.
Great idea!
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