Here you can see the puzzle hubby and I put together the weekend before Thanksgiving. I am quite fond of this puzzle because it was a birthday gift to me from my son’s girlfriend. And also, I love lighthouses!
I really enjoyed putting this puzzle together with hubby! It was a lot of fun! Hubby turned on the Christmas tunes, and it was very peaceful … as hours passed by in a blink.
When it comes to putting a puzzle together … it takes time … and it takes patience.
Hubby and I did not put this puzzle together in a single day. It took us three days to complete this puzzle.
“And why three days?” you might be wondering.
Because we didn’t work on it constantly, every single moment. Hubby has a very demanding job which required his presence and attention. And I likewise had duties and responsibilities which needed attending to.
Marriage is like a puzzle.
On the happy wedding day, the newlyweds open up the box of their “marriage puzzle” and, in a heap, all the pieces are dumped out on the table.
Just like a puzzle, their marriage will take time to put together … piece by piece.
Just like a puzzle, their marriage will take patience to put together … bit by bit.
As hubby and I worked on our puzzle, we had the box sitting up where we could see what the finished picture was supposed to look like. So also, as a husband and wife work together to assemble the pieces of their “marriage puzzle,” they likewise have a picture in their minds of what they want the completed “marriage puzzle” to look like.
But the husband and wife can’t just sit around all day every day working on their “marriage puzzle” together. Certainly during their honeymoon they are spending focused time and attention working on getting a good start to their “marriage puzzle.”
But the honeymoon ends … and both the husband and the wife must go back to their respective jobs. Jobs which are demanding and draining. Jobs which pull the husband in one direction and the wife in a different direction. Jobs and duties and responsibilities which require attention … thus taking away their attention from working on their marriage together.
However, even in the midst of it all … individually, each can add a piece to the puzzle here or there as they have a chance.
Just as hubby would stop by the dining table to add a puzzle piece here or there while I was working on getting dinner ready.
Or as I would sit down for a few minutes to add a puzzle piece here or there while waiting on hubby to come home from work.
Piece by piece.
Bit by bit.
And then, the couple has some focused uninterrupted time together to really work on their “marriage puzzle.” A lot can be accomplished in those times together!
But those times don’t just happen. It takes intentionality! It requires deliberate planning for some time together to work on the marriage.
I really enjoyed putting the puzzle together with hubby! So also, in the same way, there can be great enjoyment as a husband-and-wife work at putting their “marriage puzzle” together! It can be a lot of fun! And before you know it, years have passed by in a blink!
Putting together a beautiful “marriage puzzle” will take patience!
Putting together a beautiful “marriage puzzle” will take perseverance!
Putting together a beautiful “marriage puzzle” will take time!
