Showing posts with label gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gifts. Show all posts

Friday, April 17, 2009

~ My Husband Rocks! ~ the little things


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Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years.
~ Simone Signoret


Anyone who has been married fo any length of time can attest to the veracity of this statement. I know this may seem a little bit like a no-brainer, but this was a huge a-ha! for me.

A great marriage is not truly about a ton of huge, monumental accomplishments. Great marriage is in the details, the small, seemingly-inconsequential moments. All the little things that stitch two people into one. This miracle, this God-given treasure, this mystery that confounds those who have been at it for half a century almost as much as it confounds those of us who've been at it for a year and a half. :)

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Austin is great at the little things. He remembers to call when he's travelling, just to let me know he's okay. He always parks on the far side of the driveway so I can have the close spot. He stands in the kitchen and hugs on me and talks to me about his day while we wait for dinner to come out of the oven. He holds my hand in public, and while riding in the car. He brings me "thinking of you" presents from his business trips. He always looks for ways to get to visit my family as often as possible - even though it kills him to be away from work, and it is a very long drive. He thinks through every angle of every decision so he can be confident that he is doing what is best for our family. He gets so excited about what God is doing in our lives and our friends and family. He kisses me, even though kissing isn't really his "thing" :) - He reaches for me in the middle of the night, while he's sleeping. He answers my phone calls in the middle of the day - when I know he is almost always in the middle of something. He comes home for lunch as often as he can. He lets me be myself. He can always make me laugh!

God, thank you for the wonderful blessings you give me through my husband!

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Cute pupper pic:

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Hope you all have a wonderful Friday, and a fantastic weekend!

Thursday, December 18, 2008

MHR Inspiration #3

Christmas Gifts

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Holy Moly, another week has come and gone, and next week this time will be Christmas Day! Can you believe it??!?!

Sarah Mae, one of my sweet blog friends and the founder of the 5:16 Club, has recently written a 4-part series entitled "Marriage is Hard."
~ * ~ Part One: Pursuing Godliness ~ * ~
~ * ~ Part Two: Advice From Wise Women ~ * ~
~ * ~Part Three: A Challenge ~ * ~
~ * ~ Part Four: A Refuge ~ * ~

She is a very talented writer, and a great example of a woman who loves the Lord and her husband and strives to be more like Jesus every day. I would encourage you to take the time to read each of these posts; however, our prompt this week comes directly from Part 3.

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Prompt/Theme for Friday, December 19, 2008

"This Christmas, give your spouse something eternal - a gift of affirmation:
Write your husband a letter that details (very specifically and genuinely) why you respect him."

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I know that in the state of our economy, we are all looking for inexpensive ways to show our friends and family that we love them during this Christmas season - here is a gift that will cost you nothing but the time it takes you to write it! (That and the paper upon which you write it, and the ink from the pen, or the lead from the pencil, lol!) And Sarah Mae is absolutely correct when she calls it "eternal." I am positive that this will be a gift that your husband will treasure forever. If you want to go all out and print it on fancy paper, or even mount it or frame it, that would be a nice touch, too :)

There are probably parts of the letter that you will not want to share with anyone other than your spouse, so if you would rather post some of your reasons in list form, that would be awesome as well!

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By way of reminder:

1) Writing to the prompt is not required. We are not really all about adding more rules and regulations, lol!

2) Writing to the prompt is not a reflection of trouble in your marriage. Anyone who is honest with themselves would agree that marriage is not always easy, and as such, creating a weekly post about the object of your affection, and sometimes frustration, can be difficult as well. The purpose of having the prompts, articles, and quotes in these posts is to help us to think about our spouses from a positive perspective - even when we don't feel like it.


Have a great day!