I came home from the office to find the entrance-hallway of our house rearranged. Kim was deep in the recesses of Levi’s bedroom cleaning. Furniture had been moved, and the vacuum cleaner was running full-tilt.
My immediate response should have been, “Wow, hon, the place looks great! Thanks for cleaning. What can I do to help?”
Instead, my lovely wife got a dose of, “Why are you doing this when you should be doing ______________?”
Nice. Way to be a jerk. Definitely not one of my brighter moments as a husband.
Kim was gracious, though, and found a way to tell me that I hurt her feelings. She wasn’t a jerk. She wasn’t rude. But I was.
I got home from worship team practice a little while ago. Fortunately, Kim was still awake, and we had a chance to talk. I got to apologize, and I learned a lesson.
1. Notice the things that my wife does to keep the house looking nice. Be grateful.
2. My wife is better at being nice than I am. But I’m resolving to give her a run for her money in the days to come!
How about you? When was the last time you had to apologize to someone for a blunder?
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