My co-worker had a guest speaker come in and lead a workshop
with the high school youth last weekend. The speaker was Laura Sessions Stepp author of “Unhooked”. Stepp brought up many great points in her
workshop with the youth but one point inparticular hit home with some of the leaders.
I've been a believer that PDA among healthy couples is a
really beneficial thing for our society of sexually taboo practices. It is especially good for kids and teens to see. What an amazing gift to see committed couples madly in love with one another especially when it seems all passionate attraction comes in the form of meaningless hook ups.
After hearing my co-worker relay her experience of their
guest speaker last weekend, I am all the more convicted about the importance of
PDA among married couples. Maybe your kids think it is really uncool or even
gross if you kiss in front of them, but there is no question that the message
you send them is “we love one another.” That gives a kid a lot of confidence
and security whether they would admit it or not.
Can
you remember why you married your spouse?
You love them! You love being with them. You did amazing
things together. You traveled, went on romantic dates, you danced all night, you
created things together, and you loved those long talks or just enjoyed the
simple pleasures of life in each other's company. It is good to be with that person and you have fun
doing it.
I hope this week you can experience the fun that made you
enter into that covenant in the first place because remember...the kids are watching.