Love Dare~Day 29~A Golden Nugget

Just wanted to share this little tidbit I read this morning from The Love Dare, Day 29. It's on unity in marriage:

Wife--What would happen if you made it your mission to do everything possible to promote togetherness of heart with your husband? What if every threat to your unity was treated as a poison, a cancer, an enemy to be eliminated by love, humility, and selflessness? What would your marriage become if you were never again willing to see your oneness torn apart?

Therefore, love this one who is as much a part of your body as you are. Serve this one whose needs cannot be separated from your own. Honor this one who, when raised upon the pedestal of your love, raises you up too in the eyes of God, all at the same time.

Isolate one area of division in your marriage, and look on today as a fresh opportunity to pray about it. Ask the Lord to reveal anything in your own heart that is threatening oneness with your spouse. Pray that he would do the same for them. And if appropriate, discuss the matter, openly, seeking God for unity.

 ~Did the Lord open your eyes to anything new that might be giving fuel to this point of disagreement? How do you intend to respond? What do you hope to see God do in your spouse as well?

Enjoy this little marriage nugget today! The Love Dare is available for you to use in your marriage. I love this book and continue each day to read and absorb the things that are shared.

This post is linked to Marriage Mondays , Wifey Wednesdays, and

The Marriage Challenge Update

After spending all summer loving on my husband and using the guidelines that Courtney set up at Women Living Well, I find myself more supportive of everything my husband believes in.

It is funny because last year, I don't remember being this in love and this caring about his every day to day life. I mean I loved him then, but it is on an even deeper level that I love and respect him now. Come to think of it, I believe that is what has deepened my love for him even more is the respect that has grown for him.

Watching him work in a job for over a year, one that he absolutely hated, but he did it because he loved us--I don't know how to explain it. My respect just grew by leaps and bounds because of that.

I will have to say that I am glad that I did this marriage challenge. It helped me to put things back in perspective of where I needed to be, and where I wanted to be.

I am going to continue these practices as I know there will be times I am going to need a reminder.

His Vision

Have you ever just sat down with your husband and asked him what his vision is for your family? I love listening to mine talk about what he sees our family doing in the future.

He has such a heart for God and he does his very best to lead us according to God's word. My only job at this point is to accept how he leads us and get on board. When the husband and wife are both on the same page of working together for their family and the vision--all things begin to come together.

I wrote a post awhile back about Saying Yes To His Dreams. I think you should go read it!

Negativity

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the prettiest of them all?

Not You!

Do you ever have this kind of response when you look in the mirror? Do you find yourself looking at the mirror wondering what happened?

I deal with this kind of negativity from myself daily. In fact I have the hardest time accepting any kind of flattering remark from my husband. I find myself saying things like:

"I am so fat. Why do you even like me?"

I am nothing but a ball of blubber.

When he comments and says things like

" I love your eyes the way they glisten in the sun", my first response is to roll my eyes and say "whatever".

I am learning that this kind of comment hurts my husband. We don't realize how much they play off the words that come out of our mouths. When I say things like this, I see the hurt in his eyes. He hates it when I put myself down.

The Solution!
There is a solution to this problem that actually works. I read in a book recently that a husband had his wife for two straight weeks, to get up every single morning and look at herself in the mirror, smile, and say--"I am a beautiful woman who is loved and adored by her husband."

In fact, every single time she had any kind of negative thought, she was to go to the mirror and repeat this phrase. When I first heard about this, I was like--WHATEVER!

But I am here to tell you that it does work. I have been doing it a lot and I have found that when I look in the mirror, I am beginning to see what my husband sees when he looks at me. However, sometimes I slip--like this morning when he said something about my beauty and I blew him off.

But after my bath and while putting on  my makeup, I looked at me in the mirror and said--YOU are a beautiful woman who is adored and loved by your husband.

Won't you do the same today? Let's rid our minds of the negativity and embrace the woman that our husband loves!   

His Favorites

We are to week #6 of the "Completing Him" Marriage Challenge and this week's challenge is: Make your husband a priority. Ask him what his favorite dinner, dessert and drink are. Be sure to serve him all three one night this week. Bonus: cook his favorite dishes all week long!

I have to say that there is NO need to ask my husband what his favorite dishes are. I have been cooking for him now for 17 years and he is always adamant about what his favorite dishes are. In fact, I am cooking several of them this week--just because!

Have you ever done anything for your man--just because? Like rub his shoulders, just because he looks like he could use one. OR fill his drink--just because he is out and you are already going to the kitchen.

Many times as a wife, I forget about doing things for him "just because". I will reason or rationalize that if I do something for him, then he in turn needs to do something for me. This should not be the case! Make him feel special and important.

So here is what is on our menu this week--just because I love him and know that these are some of his favorites!

Lasagna (his all time favorite)

Parmesean Crusted Chicken  

Butterfinger Cake


Breakfast Buffet

Rocky Road


And then I have new desserts and dishes to try this week as well.

So let's continue to make those men feel special. Like I have always said--What comes around--goes around.

This post is linked to:
Completing Him Challenge
Making My Home Sing Monday
Marriage Mondays
Wifey Wednesdays

Keeping My Schedule Open for Him

Week #5 Challenge: Make a list of 5 things you currently do and ask your husband to prioritize them for you of what is important to him. For example - a clean home, home cooked dinner, coupon clipping, service at church, having friends over for dinner, watching/doing sports with him, etc.

I learned a while back that the things I consider important to my husband are not always what he considers important. One of those things is our home. He likes a presentable home, but if it is straight, but other things are left undone such as errands he asked me to complete, meals not cooked, his work clothes not cleaned--then I have gotten the items out of priority.

I asked him last night what his priorities were for the things I do for him. He said he needed to think about that, but I can pretty much guess what they are (just cause I know him that well).

1. Being available to help him when he has extra work to perform. This keeps his income free and clear of having to hire help and it also gives us some special one on one time.
2. Making sure I complete the errands that he needs me to do. I often fail at this one. Before this weekend, I would put those things off because they were not that important to me. But now, in light of recent events that God used to show me what is truly important and what is not, his priorities are now my number one priorities.
3. Making sure he has a good meal before he leaves for work every day. Breakfast is an important meal and making sure he gets one is one of the top things I can do for him.
4. Cooking meals at home to save money on eating out. If we have to work in the afternoon, I will cook something earlier in the day so that when we get home, all we have to do is heat it up. 
5. Making sure that his clothes and house are in order.

I know that many women feel like doing this sort of thing makes me a doormat. I don't feel that way. I feel that by taking care of my husband and supporting him in any way possible, I am honoring God. That, my friends, is my main objective--honoring God in my every day life.

What about you?? 

What I Admire About Him

This weeks Marriage challenge is: Admire Your Husband. If you are a blogger write a post all about your husband and what you admire in him and then show it to him! He will smile! If you are not a blogger, list the things you admire about your husband in the comment section and show it to him!

There are MANY things that I admire about my husband. He is. . .well, I will just let the list speak for itself.

• I admire his love for God more than anything. He is not swayed by religion and laws set by man, but he pants after God and what He wants more than any law or rule.
• I admire his love for me and the kids. He tells me more than I can count how much he loves being with us and spending time with us.
• I admire his ability to step in and take over the house when I am sick. He can cook and clean better than me sometimes.
• I admire his passion for God's people. He loves the ones that most people would never give the time of day.
• I admire the hope he gives to prisoners. He takes the Word into the jails and prisons and he is the one that leaves changed and humbled--not the other way around.
• I admire his work ethic. He works hard to make sure his family is provided for.
• I admire how he pushes me to achieve my goals and dreams. He is my constant source of encouragement and it blesses me.
• I admire his love of fun. When the kids need a dose of daddy, he is always there to launch into wrestling mode with them.
• I admire the way he looks at me when he thinks I am not looking. The look of love I see beyond his eyes burns straight through to my heart.
• I admire everything about my husband. He is the one that God chose for me long before I ever knew he existed and he is the one that I will grow old with.

What do you admire about your husband?



 

Why Praying for Him is SO Important

God taught me a long time ago that when I am busy praying for my husband, I am less tempted to lash out at him or stay angry with him.

I remember the first time God taught me this. I was angry at my husband for signing us up for a marriage class at church. I went to God and was praying to Him, "Lord, I have NO clue what is wrong with that man. He is crazy. Why in the world he wants to take this marriage class I will never know. Lord, You have got to make him see that he is the problem in our marriage--not me. Lord, You have got to change him and show him how hateful he is being to me. Show him Lord the error of his ways."

God politely showed me that I was the one needed changing. It started the moment a friend of mine put the book The Power of a Praying Wife in my hands. That was the best thing that could ever happen to me.

Now I find myself praying for him constantly. I don't lash out as much. When I have issues with him, I go to God first--or try to--before I say anything to him. It helps prepare my heart and his for what I feel like God is wanting me to share.

My advice for you today is to definitely pray for your man. This is the ultimate way to show him how much you love him. Don't be afraid to ask him today, What can I pray for you today? What are you struggling with husband? Be sure and pray for him if you ask him. It will make all the world of difference.

Wedding Bells~Or Not

 Tell about your wedding day

I wish that I could tell you that my husband and I had the most elaborate of weddings. I wish that I could tell you we were madly in love when we married. I wish that I could tell you that we went on a wonderful long honeymoon.

I wish I could tell you those things, but I cannot.

Do I feel bad because I can't? Absolutely not!

But what I can tell you is this:

We may have only cared a little for each other when we got married, but God made sure we learned to love each other with His love.

We may have married for the wrong reasons and made TONS of mistakes that first year, but God made sure we became what each of us needed to be for the other one.

It's funny when I look back now and I think about our marriage--how I moved out of my parent's home and into his house. How my mom tried to get me fired from my job because we were living in sin. How we were both so angry at everyone calling us sinners for living together that we decided to get married.

I remember buying a cream colored suit to get married in at the courthouse--without my parents because they were mad at me for moving out (I was actually kicked out but that is a whole 'nother story).

The courthouse was scary as I climbed the steps and waited with Stephen as we got ready to "tie the knot". Within a couple of minutes we were husband and wife.

We spent that evening at a motel with a friend. We were all totally drunk and spent the evening throwing beer caps into a lamp shade.

Regardless of how bad all of that sounds for a wedding day--God made sure I married the man that was meant for me. To everyone else, we were doomed from the first day. But because we gave our marriage to God--He made it into the marriage that it is today. He can do the same for you!

A Drip and a Drop

Does this cartoon sound familiar? Too many times as wives, we find ourselves telling our husbands all the things that they do wrong. I find myself doing the same thing many times. In fact. . .

Just the other night Stephen and I were having a conversation and I was sharing with him and the first words out of my mouth were "you always. . . ". This was the first time that I actually caught what I was saying and redirected my conversation to say "some of the time".

It is important that we do not belittle our husbands in any way. The Bible tells us that it is better to live on the corner of the rooftop that with a nagging wife. It even goes to call wives like that as bad a drip from a faucet. You know how annoying that sound can be? Drip. . . .drip. . . drip. . . drip...get the picture??

So let's purpose today to NOT be a drip or a drop, but to be a loving and supportive wife!

This post is linked to Marriage Mondays, and Making Your Home Sing Monday.

We've Still Got It!

In the days of old, back in 1991, my life became complete when I met the man who would be my husband.

Every time we would get together, my heart would beat wildly, and all I could think about was "this man is mine". We dated from 1991 until December of 1993 when we got married. It was so funny because he was SO different from any other guy I had dated. All the other ones moved SO fast--kiss on the first date, but not Stephen. Two weeks into our dating, I finally asked him, "What's wrong with you--you haven't even tried to kiss me?" His response is what floored me. He told me. . ."I will kiss you when I get ready and not a moment before that". From that point on, he had me HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER!

Of course, we had a very rough and rocky dating period and an even more rough and rocky marriage. You can read about that in MY TESTIMONY.

For a very long time after we were married, we lost that spark. We almost divorced. But ten years ago, God replaced that spark in our marriage and it has only gotten better.

We love to just spend time sitting in the same room. We snuggle close when we sleep. We talk about things, that to other couples, would seem meaningless.

Lately, our world has been rocked by the recent divorce of some of our close friends. These are people that we thought would always be together. It has just made us that much more aware of how we need to guard our own marriage so that we do not fall into that.

How do we do that?

For us, we make sure that we spend time DAILY together. I put his needs before mine (most of the time) and vice versa. We choose to follow God's plan for marriage and not that of the world.

We love to go on dates together. It may be fishing, dinner out, or just spending a quiet evening at home watching a movie.

I urge you to guard your marriage. Love your man, remember WHY you fell in love and build on that. PLEASE do not let the world tear your marriage apart. Fight for what you believe in.

Join Courtney and the rest of us as we complete our husbands this summer!

Saying Yes To His Dreams

Awhile back I attended the ONE marriage conference and one of the things that was discussed was allowing your husband to dream and not holding him back from those dreams.

For the longest time, my husband has wanted to live here:



Down by the lake. It is his dream. To live close to where he feels at home. And for the longest time, I have always come up with TONS of excuses as to why we couldn't: his mother, my dad, the kids' friends, his business, we have to rent. . . you name it, I came up with.

However, one day, after listening to the marriage conference, God spoke to my heart. In no uncertain terms, God let me know right quick that I had been the one holding him back. I asked God, "But what about Stephen's mom and my dad? Who is gonna watch after them if we move?" Loooooong silence from God, and then ever so quietly, I heard Him whisper--ME child. I have always been the one to care for them. Just go. They will be fine. Trust Me.

That afternoon, when Stephen brought up the subject of moving again to another city (it is only an hour away), I told him that I would love to move with him to the lake area. He got so excited and since that time, that is all the two of us can talk about. We have been looking for housing and a job for him.

Here is the main lesson that I learned--when I get in line with the vision that my husband sees for our family, the burdens and worries that I am carrying seem less. To know that I am a part of my husband's dreams, that I can help make those happen just by being obedient to God is one of  the best feelings in the world.

Today, if your husband has a certain dream and you have been unsure about it, trust your husband's judgement. He would never do anything intentional to hurt your family. Support him and help him make his dream come true.

Make Your Man Feel Special

I get ridiculed a lot by women who think that what I do at home is meaningless. I get asked the question all the time when I talk about the things that I do for my family, especially my husband is this:

"Do you really do that?"

My answer to that question is simple. . . YES! I do all those things I talk about. So today, one of the things I wanted to talk about with you is making your man feel special. No ladies, I am not talking about in the bedroom, but I am talking about doing something for your husband that makes him feel like the king in his home.

One of the things that I do for my husband is that I try very hard to make sure he has a delicious lunch when he comes for his lunch break every day. He only has a certain amount of time to spare, so I prepare his lunch and have it ready for him at the table, along with everything he needs to eat--his drink, dessert if I have one prepared, computer open and ready for him (cause he likes to look for stuff on his lunch break), and then I do my best to sit down and talk to him and pay attention to him while he is home.

It has become something that the kids get involved in too. They love to dote on their dad and make him feel special. It is really no extra time out of my day to do this special gesture for him. I know it makes him feel loved and special when I make extra effort to care for his needs like that.

So what are some things that you do to make your husband feel special?

This post is linked to Marriage Mondays and Making My Home Sing Mondays and Marriage Monday at Chrysalis

Listening To Your Man

Okay ladies! Here it is on Monday morning and I am already getting into the marriage stuff! Hopefully, you will not want to hang me up by my toenails when I am done today. . .hopefully you will want to put into practice what I am going to share with you.

I noticed something that I do on a regular basis when my man is talking to me and sharing his heart with me. I only halfheartedly listen to him. Since I work from home, I am on the computer ALL.THE.TIME, so to catch a moment with me is pretty few and far between. So he chooses to talk to me while I work.

God really convicted me about that this past weekend. I got to thinking. . .What if God did me that way when I was pouring out my heart to Him? So I decided that starting now, when my husband has something he wants to talk to me about, I am going to listen to him. . .not with just my ears, but with my eyes, my heart, my whole being.

Our husbands are our best friends. Above all the other friends I have, he is the one I enjoy being with the most, so why am I not giving him the attention he deserves when he talks to me? I don't do that with my other friends. I think it comes down to a comfort-ability issue. Because we are married to them, we know that regardless of whether we listen or not, they will be there.

Can you imagine the difference in your relationship if you actually really listened to him when he opened his heart to share with you what is inside? It's really hard for a man to open up and share, but when we show an interest--a real interest in what they are saying--it makes them want to share more!

So who is with me in joining in on this challenge to listen to our men when they talk and share?

Date Nights Don't Have To Break Your Budget

I love dating my husband. Really. It is the special time that we can actually sit and have adult conversation together. For the longest time though, my version of what a date night was supposed to be was skewed. I had this big idea that a "date night" should be one filled with dinner at a rather nice restaurant, maybe taking in a movie or going shopping, and then ice cream for dessert before going home.

Just last month, God showed me that date night with my husband does not have to be that elaborate. God convicted me about what a burden that was putting on my husband's shoulders, especially if our funds were low and we really could not afford that kind of date night.

Today I am guest blogging over at Today's Housewife. You can read the rest of this post over there. 

Marriage, Happiness, and Joy

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Lately I have been really unhappy. Not with just myself, but with my kids, my life, and especially my marriage. When I would look at my husband, all I would see was the fact that he was not making me happy like I thought he should. Notice what I said--like I thought he should.

I have been complaining a lot to God lately about the fact that I felt like he was not meeting my needs, he was becoming emotionally detached from me, and that our marriage was floundering. Let's face it--I was a serious pity party in the making.

But then God reminded me that I was relying on Stephen to fill me with joy. It is not my husband's place to fill me with joy. That is what I get from following the Lord and serving Him, spending time with Him, and leaning on Him for--not my husband. God pointed out to me that while I was busy groaning and complaining to Him about my husband that I had yet to pick up my Bible the last couple of weeks because we have been kind of busy. He also pointed out to me that I was allowing my emotions to rule my heart. 

Then it really hit me what the problem is and was--I have been doing a lot of reading lately in the Christian fiction books and while those books are great reads (who doesn't love being transported to a different place and time) they can cause you to look at your spouse in a negative way. So I put them aside for right now. I finally picked up my Bible and realized this truth again:

Psalm 16: 11~You will show me the path of life;
         In Your presence is fullness of joy;
         At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

In His presence is where I find joy, peace, and rest. It is also where I find the right heart to look at my life with. It is then that I realize I am truly happy.

Why I Find Him So Sexy~G Rated

Okay ladies and young ladies. . . I know the title can be a little off color, but just stay with me. I promise. . . it is so G rated here!

Do you ever stop to think about what drew you to that man you are married to? I was thinking about that today, and here is the list I came up with. Of course I expanded on it and included some things from today. These are the reasons that my man is still so sexy to me today. . .the reason that I love him more than I love myself.


~The twinkle in his eye when I catch him staring at me.


~The way he rolls over and snuggles me close in the early morning hours.


~The look of accomplishment on his face when I catch a fish bigger than his.


~His love for nature.

~Making sure that I am having a good time when we go out.

~His big masculine arms that know just when I need a big hug.

~The feeling of protectiveness I feel when I am around him.

~His desire to see me succeed when all I see is failure.

~How hard he works so that I can stay home

~His excitement when he gets to surprise me--and it actually stays a surprise.

These are just a few of the reasons why he is still so desirable to me. Yes we have both gained some weight, but when I look at him, all I see is the same man I fell in love with 18 years ago.

What about you? What are some things that you can remember about your man? Maybe it will help you to connect with him on a deeper level.

When Our Men Try

I remember several years ago something that happened that is still a vivid memory in my mind. It was the sweetest gesture that my man has ever made for me, and one that I will continue to remember until the day that I die.

He knows what a romantic I am. I love candles and romance books and chick flicks galore! While I was away one day, he decided to surprise me with a candlelit dinner.

Now mind you, it was not a fancy candlelit dinner with fine china and silver, but one done out of love. He grilled our favorite food--steak and baked potatoes. He sent our children to his mothers for the evening. When I got home that day, he met me at that door. He was smiling from ear to ear. I knew something was up.

I walked in the door and my breath was taken away. He had taken our coffee table and turned it into a beautiful candlelit dinner for two. He had went out of his way to make me feel loved and special. At that moment, I never had any doubt that he loved me.

I guess the reason I am sharing this is because I know as women, we sometimes shoot our men down when they try to do their best at showing us they love and care for us. I know because I have done that as well. If your man tries to wash the dishes or fold a load of clothes, don't criticize how they do it, but instead thank them for loving you enough to help.

What about you? Is there something that your man has done for you lately that you have overlooked, but realize now it was his way of saying "honey I love you"?

Love Dare Update

Instead of treating your wife or husband like an enemy or someone to be guarded against, start by treating them as your closest, most honored friend. Give their words full weight.

No, you won't always see eye-to-eye. You are not supposed to be carbon copies of each other. If you were, one of you would be unnecessary. Two people who always share the same opinions and perspectives won't have any balance or or flavor to enhance their relationship. Rather your differences are for listening to and learning from.             ~Day 12, The Love Dare

I am finding that the more time I spend reading this book, the more love I feel for my husband. The abounding love I already have for him has just grown more by continuing to read and practice the dares in this book.

The little excerpt that I shared with you at the top really spoke to me today. For the longest time, I have felt like I had to agree with everything Stephen wanted to do or wanted period. But I am finding out that even he doesn't want me to agree all the time. He wants to know how I feel, what I think, my opinions on things. I don't even know where I got the idea that he wanted me to agree all the time?

I love what The Kendrick Brothers say about always agreeing and saying the same things. God puts us together as opposites most of the time to help us learn to be who He made us to be. Instead of being a parrot who is afraid to share her thoughts and opinions, I am to share my heart with my mate, regardless of whether it agrees with what he said or not (all in love--let me say that).

Then I began to think about whether I treated him as my closest friend. For the most part I try, but with my closest friends, I don't try to bully my way to get what I want, I don't argue with them until I get my point across, and I don't try to manipulate so that I can get my way. But with Stephen, I find myself doing those things sometimes. I have now decided that he is my closest friend--always. When the kids are gone, others are gone, he and I will be all that is left. I don't want to have to learn how to live life over again with a man I have been married to for over half my life. I want to already have that relationship with him so that when we are all by ourselves, we can begin to enjoy each other at that very moment as a couple of empty nester parents!

Most people just breeze right through this book, but not me. I am taking in each day, savoring what is being shared, pondering on its meaning and how I can apply it to my own marriage. It is well worth soaking in.

I am always so grateful for the people that God put in my life to help show me what true marriage is all about. From my parents, down to my counselors and friends (you know who you are)--these people have made a world of difference in how I view life with my husband.

What about you? Where are you at in your marriage?

Selfishness in Marriage

As I told you in an earlier post last week, I have been going through some things. I am happy to say that I believe the worst has passed and I am now on the backside of this torrential feeling of despair I had. And it is all thanks to the Lord and His wonderful word that I am now able to rise above these feelings.
Last week, I started going through one of those times when I felt unappreciated for all I do around here. You know the times I am talking about—the ones where we start telling ourselves,

• “They did not say thank you for that.”
• “If I have to pick up another towel, I am going to scream.”
• “I am not a live-in maid.”
• “What about me? What about what I want to do for a change?”

I am sure you have uttered those words a few times in your life and marriage. I kept telling myself these things and before you know it, selfishness had reared its ugly head. This time was worse than any other time I have ever gone through this phase.
Yesterday, while we were out, I had time to think about how I had made my man feel, how crushed his face had looked as I spewed the words out of my mouth, “You just don’t really care about me do you?” We had a really bad argument the day before and those were the last words I said to him before I stormed out of the room. The realization of what I had said and done to him came crashing down on me hard yesterday and I felt sick to my stomach that I had caused him that much pain just by uttering those horrible words.
But as always, God gently lifts me up and dusts me off. He gives me strong discipline and then shows me in His word what was going on. This is the verse He laid before my heart this morning as I was reading:
One who isolates himself pursues selfish desire; he rebels against all sound judgment.~Proverbs 18:1
You think that verse says it all? God did not stop there. My next phase in The Love Dare is about a selfish attitude. God gave me a couple of good nuggets from this chapter to chew on as well:
A loving wife is not overly sensitive or cranky, but exercises emotional self-control. She chooses to be a flower among the thorns and respond pleasantly during prickly situations.
Being easily angered is an indicator that a hidden area of selfishness or insecurity is present where love is supposed to rule.
God has a way of bringing into the light what we refuse to want to see. I am so glad that He lovingly guided me to read His word this morning and share with me what has been going on with me. I have repented about my attitude of selfishness and asked forgiveness from God and my man and we are now back in right standing with each other.
If you seem to be going through the same thing, please seek God’s word and what He has to say about how you are feeling. He will most definitely share with you and help guide you into a humble heart and right spirit again.
This week, as I practice this step, I urge you to practice it as well. Where you usually find yourself being easily angered, begin to notice those times and ask yourself—what is the underlying issue here? Don’t be like me and hold it all in. Talk the Lord about how you are feeling and then share with your spouse how you are feeling. Don’t keep it bottled up.
Family thought for the day: Love your husband like you love Jesus and all will be right with the world.