I was in a car accident on December 2nd, and I’m probably going to be under my doctor’s care for quite a while. Yesterday we started physical therapy. I’m grateful to be getting the care I need, but it’s taking so much time away from my family, and in particular, my husband. I see my kids during the day because we homeschool, but my husband is at work all day, and I’m starting to wonder if I’m even still married. I think I am, but sometimes, it is a question.
He comes home and I’m gone, and then when I get home, I’m so worn out, I have to go right to sleep. He’s gone when I wake up, and so the cycle repeats. We wave at each other as we pass, and we send each other e-mails, but that’s pretty much the bulk of our communication right now, and that’s how it’s going to be until I’m spending less time at the doctor’s office.
It will probably sound silly, but I’m looking forward to my doctor visit tomorrow. My husband is taking me, and that means we’ll have time together in the car on the way to and on the way from the office. We might actually get to have a conversation. That would really be awesome.
Every marriage goes through periods of time when the husband and wife aren’t able to spend much time together. Sometimes it’s caused by an illness or injury, like mine, and sometimes it’s caused by work schedules or school schedules. We can get bogged down with volunteer work, with home improvement projects, or with things that come up unexpectedly. Whatever the cause, it’s important that we take the time we do have together and make the most of it. I plan to actually exchange pleasantries with my husband as we drive tomorrow. I’m going to ask him about work. We might – now, I know I’m going out on a limb here – but we might even laugh a little bit and hold hands. Sure, it’s a trip to a doctor’s office, and that’s not terribly romantic, but romance is something you create, isn’t it?
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