Dress in Layers; Weather Changes Fast....

I don't know about anyone else, but I grew up and now reside in Chicago. This city may have been named "The Windy City" because of the political history, but let me tell you, the weather can get pretty crazy too.
You can experience all aspects of the weather spectrum in one twenty-four hour day.
And the thing is, when you grow up in an environment like that, you learn how to not only anticipate the weather, but also prepare for it.
The same thing goes for relationships, especially marriage. Just as there are seasons in time, there are seasons in your marriage. It should never stay the same way for too long. As you grow in age and experience, so should your marriage. What fun is it to be the same no matter what? Without growth, learning and wisdom, you would never change as a person. Would you want to have the same exact thought process now as an adult that you had when you were a freshman in high school?
Of course not! The wisdom that you have gained is priceless to you. It shaped you into the mature woman you are today. You weathered the storms in your life and came out ahead. The same goes for your marriage.
You just have to be prepared when the seasons change.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

"There is an opportune time to do things, a right time for 

everything on earth:

A right time for birth and another for death, 

A right tine to plant and another to reap, 

A right time to kill and another to heal,

A right time to destroy and another to construct,

A right time to cry and another to laugh, 

A right time to lament and another to cheer,

A right time to make love and another to abstain, 

A right time to embrace and another to part,

A right time to search and another time to count your losses,

A right time to hold on and another to let go,

A right time to rip out and another to mend,
A right time to shut up and another to speak up,

A right time to love and another to hate, 

A right time to wage war and another to make peace." (The Message)

Wow. That just about covers it all, huh?

Take a moment to look at the amazingly adorable little girl in the picture above. That's my youngest daughter in one of her "looks". She seems to be dressed in preparation for everything; Rain, cold, sun... She's well prepared. She anticipated rain, sleet and snow. Even in the house! Now that's preparation. 

That's the same way that we should be. No, we aren't expecting struggles and challenges to come up often between us and our husbands. However, any time you share personal space, finances and bodily fluids with someone, things can get sketchy. You have to live and thrive with another human being, someone that may be completely different than you. Disagreements are bound to appear. But its how you handle them that will determine the outcome. 

There is a time to voice an opinion and a time to listen. A time to work and a time to chill. A time to be away from each other and a time to get real close. A time to be a mother and a time to be a wife. There is going to be a time that you will have to get together and get over the hump together. There is going to be a time when everything seems hunky dory. There is going to be a time when that man will make you madder than you've ever been. What will you do about it? There's going to be a time when you'll love him more than cheesecake. What will you do then?
There's a time for every situation, every emotion and every action. You just have to know when to where the coat, and when you break out the flipflops. Adjust to  the environment and don't let the weather shake you.

Dress appropriately....