The picture is about as old school as you can get.  That is obvious.

What isn’t so obvious is that we had been arguing on the way to the studio.

Unfortunately, that was the case for the first few years of our marriage.

I can remember another time that my husband and I were at a wedding (yes, a wedding) and we got into a little disagreement at the reception. There was a crowd of people in the lobby so our voices were being drowned out by the noise around us.  Or so I thought.

After my final, mic drop, “that’ll show him” response, I turned around and realized there was someone standing right behind me.  It was someone that I knew…not well…but well enough.

I wanted to crawl under a table and hide.  But the damage was done.

I knew for sure they heard our conversation. What would they think?  Would they tell other people? I couldn’t believe that someone heard me talk like that.

But the fact was even if that person wasn’t standing behind me, someone still heard me.

My husband.

Was I remorseful of what I said to him or that I was caught?  

There is a difference.

Colossians 4:6 Let your speech always be gracious…

Always.  With your spouse or anyone else who has the luxury of knowing the real you.

Always.  If other people are listening or not.

Always.  Even when you don’t feel like being gracious.

I don’t know if my husband even remembers that moment but I’ll never forget what I learned that day.  Our words matter – always. ~Anu

If marriage is a subject you are interested in hearing more about, tune in for our panel discussion on Facebook Live –  Sunday, February 10th at 6 p.m. CST! We will address a variety of topics but if you have a specific question, let us know!  Hope you can join us.