Aw, don'tcha just love LOVE? You know that we do. Look at the multitude of chick flicks that come out every year, mostly with the same theme. Guy meets girl. Girl is already in a relationship with some jerk. Guy shows extreme self-sacrifice and a combination of strength, humor, and humility. Jerky guy crosses some line and Girl opens her eyes. But, she appears to be too late. No, wait, she's NOT too late. Girl and Guy finally find a lifetime of happiness and perfection in each other's arms. (SIGH) Isn't that just the way it happens in real life? Ha! BUT..we love those love stories.
So, why is it that we can love the love stories but forget to show real expressions of love on a daily (or at least a regular) basis? I don't know about you but I get so wrapped up in the everyday stuff that I neglect to show my extraordinary hubby exactly how much I adore him. Sad, right? But, it's reality. That's why I love Valentine's Day. Sure, it's full of commercialism but it IS a good reminder to slow down and take the time if even for just one day to focus on loving our loves! If only Valentine's Day would happen once a month. I know, I know, that's what date nights are for. But when EVERYONE else around you is talking about it and making plans, it's a whole lot easier to force yourself to make the effort. Let's hear it for peer pressure! Only the positive kind, of course!
Maybe you're a whole lot better at this daily (or at least regular) expression of love thing than I am. Here's your chance to show off. Leave a comment on this blog post. Let me know what you do routinely to express sweet love to your spouse or special someone. And, it just might mean a gift for you to give yourself or your Valentine this year. The FABULOUS Jill Savage (founder of Hearts at Home) has given us three of her most popular books and your comment could win you one of them. The titles included are Real Moms, Real Jesus (LOVE this one, my Bible Study group went through it last Spring - just what I needed), Living with Less so you Family has More(Co-Authored by Mark Savage) - can't wait to go through this one with Jeremy, and My Heart's at Home. You can learn more about Jill at www.jillsavage.org or www.heartsathome.org. She and the ladies at Hearts at Home are AWESOME!
Time is of the essence here...we'll do a random drawing from all the names of commenters on this post and let ya know who won by 6pm today!
LOVE to you and yours and have a LOVE-ly weekend! :)
14 comments:
I remind him that God made him for ME! We work together so it's easy to flirt all day too. That HELPS!
My hubby loves encouragement! He is a Builder in the Navy Reserves and I try to make sure he knows how much I appreciate the sacrifices that he makes to protect our freedom! And I don't complain when he has to leave for extended periods of time. I make sure he knows that he will be missed but he has nothing to worry about!
I also make sure and tell him often that I melt when I see him in uniform! :)
I'm sitting here racking my brain trying to think of how I show love to my husband on a daily basis--is it sad that I have to do that?? haha. But, the one thing I can come up with is that I tell him I love him about a million times a day. I tell him at the end of every phone call. I tell him at the end of almost every text conversation (and we have a lot!). I tell him before he goes to bed and I tell him before he leaves for work. While that is a great start, this post helps me to think about how much more I could (and should) be doing.
I let him sleep in a couple mornings a week (we have unique work schedules). I also give him neck massages and send him to have a real massage from time to time.
To show my husband how much I love him...somewhat regularly...I get up around 5AM to make him breakfast prior to him driving an hour to work, I try my best to have the house looking decluttered and somewhat clean when he gets home at suppertime, I lift him up to the children and do not allow them to speak down or badly about him, I make myself available to him in the most intimate ways...and I sometimes get shot-down :-) The hardest for me to do, but I know shows him the most that I love him is feeding and watering the dogs in the back kennels that we have, it is muddy, they are not trained yet, they are big, and the water piped busted about a month ago back there, so the water has to be transported for them. He works very long days and doesn't have much time prior to work to do it, and it blesses him greatly when I do it...I need to do it more often!
OH! And I pray for him regularly! :)
My wife sent me an email with some of your writing. She would really enjoy this book.
I am a full time nursing student and a mother of three. My hubby and I don't always get to see much of each other. So we text little love messages throughout the day to each other telling how much we love and appreciate each other. Also he is my biggest supporter and I couldn't do school without him, he is always helping around the house and even washes the dishes, which just seems to make me gitty.
We have 5 young children so taking time for each other is hard. We have lunch dates, tv dates, and I love to send short I luv u texts during the day:)
My husband owns a business and it is very hard to do that right now in the our state. However, I make myself available when he walks through the door to hear about the good and the bad of his day. He needs to let the steam out and I listen to him and ask questions rather than tell him how to handle it or what I would do. I am his sounding board everyday and tell him what an amazing job he is doing and encourage him to keep his head up through this tough time and that I am proud of his hard work and dedication. I also make sure he knows that I am happy with him and everything he gives me from his heart. Material and money are not important and I tell him that I love him not his business.
I used to cute little things for him, then I found out that wasn't his love language. Now I just try to be understanding if he needs to be away from home for work or play, or if he wants to work on one of his hobbies, or if he wants to play on the wii. He just needs his "me" time and respecting that is the best way to show him love.
I call him in the middle of the day just to say "I love you". :)
I try to make nice, hot, homemade dinners for him after a long day at work.
Just a reminder...Melanie, kwood, and Jamie Adams...you're our winners for the Jill Savage books. Send me an email with your mailing address at jill@wcicfm.org so we can get them out to ya!
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