Delight

A few weeks ago I decided that I would try to be more of a Delight to those around me. I hadn't given the word another thought until I was going to bed Saturday night, as I reviewed the day I rememberred something I did that was not typical Kristie behavior and thought hmmm... could it be that I am possibly being somewhat delightful? Remember, I chose a word that I typically am not. My husband calls me intense.

Like I said, I think I may have accidentally done something good that may have qualified as being a Delight. Matt and I were racing in the morning to get ready to go the the Republican Caucus with our kids. Matt ended up doing most of the morning's work getting everybody ready since we woke up late and it takes me longer to get ready. As we got in the car he was a little irritated (for good reason) and started to be a little impatient with Grant. I started to say something about his being angry when, to my surprise, a sentence flew out of my mouth that I really don't think I was smart enough to think of. I said, "Matt, how about this. When an issue pops up with the kids, let's look at each other first and then decide who is going to deal with it. That way neither of us gets overwhelmed because we will be taking turns." Then I gave him a little kiss on the check and said I love you. Everything changed. The bad mood turned good and we ended up having a wonderful day.

We ended the day with a date to the grocery store. At the store Matt was cute and fun the whole time. I wasn't actually thinking about trying to be a delight, but I think I kind of changed a bad day to a good one with a simple sentence and an expression of love. Who knew delightful behavior could yield such a delightful return?