Something Radical

I was reading this article yesterday in the Observer about a woman who wanted to give her husband something unique and special for his 40th birthday. You can read it here. The gist of it is that she said "yes" to sex every night for an entire year. If I remember correctly, there still are 365 days in a year so that means she said yes....well, you get the picture. That's a lot....I mean, I'm no prude, but every day? Wow. My husband's 40th is coming up and I read him part of the article yesterday. He just looked at me and before his mind even went down that path I said "no way". But this article did get me to thinking. What she did is radical. Just the thought of it makes me tired, but she stuck to her commitment to do this for an entire year. It makes me wonder what I would commit myself to for an entire year, and what benefits would myself, my family, or those around me gain from such a commitment? What if I exercised every day for a year; ate healthy every day; cooked a wholesome meal for my family every day (yeah, right!). What if I just started simple, like doing something nice for my husband and my boys every day - and I couldn't count cleaning their dirty clothes as the "nice" thing. Maybe a little note for my husband or a special treat for my kids. It's too easy to get stuck in a rut, and most times you are the only one who can get yourself out of it. I think it's time for me to do something radical to change myself for the better. God expects us to be radical in our obedience to him and in our love for one another. I'm going to start today doing something radical. What is it going to be? You'll have to wait to find out! And no honey....it won't be what this lady did. Sorry.