Comments on: Focus on Christian Marriage: Date Night

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:28:49 +0000

Date night is so important for couples. Thank you so much for writing on this. My husband have 10 kids & will celebrate our 19th anniversary this July. We have our date night every Monday night. We guard that time very carefully. Sometimes all we can afford is an hour or 2 in the coffee shop, but most nights we have dinner & spend a few hours of none interupted time for just us. It has been such a blessing to both of us.

By: Viveca

Viveca — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:31:27 +0000

Lately my husband and I are listening to a lot of the Mark Levin Radio Show together … it goes well with that quality time spent working on our tax return!

Normally, a favorite activity is scrabble. He always wins, or usually, but that’s o.k. I just turn the other cheek and I am glad to see him having such a good time … simple pleasures.

Fun topic! Thanks!

Viveca

By: admin

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:43:08 +0000

Those are some really great ideas! Thank you for sharing.

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:12:19 +0000

My husband and I rarely actually get a night out away from the house because we can’t afford babysitters and don’t have family living nearby (although we do have wonderful church members who will occasionally stay with the kids!). So, we have to be creative at home. We put the kids (7, 5, and 2) to bed at 7:00 for book time and then devote the evening to each other. We use a lot of the ideas you listed. May I add a few other things we do?
- Fondue night. We usually get popcorn shrimp, cheese sticks, and then chop up some inexpensive steak. Such fun!
- Hibachi night. Bring the electric griddle into the living room and cook on it while sitting on the couch visiting or watching a movie.
- Design/create something. We’ve built bookshelves (no, neither of us are that handy at it, but we had a great time!), designed our dream house, rearranged furniture, etc. Such fun!
- Goal-setting. Sometimes we enjoy sitting and talking about things we’d like to do or see accomplished in the coming months/years. It’s a good time to “get on the same page.”
- Kitchen creativity. We’ve made homemade pretzels, homemade caramel popcorn, different desserts, etc. It’s fun to be creative together.

Hope that adds a few more ideas!