Marriage Feels Like WORK, Don't Expect Differently--Mom Rant

There’s nothing quite like marriage to reveal our weaknesses and remind us how much we prefer BEING SERVED rather than doing the serving. Every day, as both a wife and mother, I’m shocked by how much I’m tempted to become an ugly, shriveled, self-obsessed monster.

I have to struggle every, single day to remember that my husband is not my Need-Fulfillment Vending Machine. He does not exist solely so that I can push a button and get him to dispense what I call “love” and “joy,” whenever I think he owes me.

I have to cling to Jesus every, single day, lest I view my husband and kids like smartphones built for my convenience.

Do you know how much work that is?