I woke up this morning and went downstairs to bring our dog in after my husband had let him out before leaving for work.

The next thing I remember was hearing a loud scream, funny because the scream was coming from me. Lol

I quickly ran in, called the dog in and ran to grab my phone.

I think the dog had chased the birds in his usual way in the mornings, but this time he actually caught one and he killed it!

I got my phone to text Nelson what the dog had done and how terrified I was to step out again, he assured me it was okay and will sort it out once he got home.

I felt at peace and so safe knowing I didn’t have to sort it out myself, Lord knows I wouldn’t even know what to do, and truly as soon as Nelson got in, he went to dispose of it very neatly.

I also had a long day at work, one of those days with back to back meetings where you totally lose track of time and just hope it somehow, suddenly becomes Friday, that kind!

Nelson got in, equally tired. I made us a quick mash potatoes dinner and we sat to watch an episode of one of the series we started a few days ago (yes! Since I got married, I started watching series haha) cause I know that for those who knew me before marriage, you know this is such strange information, I don’t do tv, not to talk of series, but hey! Marriage came with sharing hobbies and just finding any and every opportunity to bond!

He slept off and I stayed up and finished it, glancing severally at his sleeping face, thanking God for my daughter’s beautiful hair in advance cause Nelson has such lush and healthy hair.

Came up after the movie and got into bed, feeling….. healed (it’s the word that best describes how I feel).

Healed from what you might ask?

Healed from the rusty, busy day I had, healed from the prospect of having to find a way to deal with a dead bird if Nelson wasn’t here, healed from having to spend the evening alone sulking about the things left undone from the day.

Suddenly feeling new energy and joy from inside even if it’s bedtime.

And it’s days like this that I realise just how much marriage is a God idea!

Small, mundane things shared between two people suddenly become grand, intimate gestures that hold you both even tighter!

It’s the healing some of us didn’t even know we needed.

Thanking God for marriage today and praying this ‘healing’ for anyone desiring it, not in a way to call singleness sickness (please don’t get me wrong), but just to say it’s a healing offered to people that are already well.