Ten Things I can Do for my Husband

I came across this list from my journal of 4 years ago.  It stemmed from a group study of the book "Created to be a help meet," by Debbie Pearl.  It encouraged and inspired me for today so I thought I'd share:

How to be more precious to my husband:

1. Smile at him whenever I see him

2. Have healthy pupus (appetizers) always on hand

3. When he shares about a hard day walk over and start rubbing his back

How to be a better help meet:

4. Do the errands he asks of me THE DAY HE ASKS

5. Ask him about what he needs (what laundry, errands, phone calls, prayers, etc.)

6. Never let the trash build up outside of the can (a MAJOR pet peeve of his)

How to be an encouragement:

7. Once a day praise something physical about him

8. thank him EVERYDAY for providing 

9. Ask him to pray with me everyday

How can I change my appearance for him:

10. Shave every other day 

I'm so glad I wrote this simple list.  It's obviously not exhaustive, but I can always come back to it--even 4 years later--and come up with something to do for him TODAY.  I realized recently that when I do things for someone it endears them to me.  I've found this so true recently as I've been more proactive in serving John--he has become more dear, even more attractive to me. Thank you Lord for the benefits that come when we love our husbands intentionally.

The dress up corner

In preparing for the arrival of my sis, Mary, and her family I realized that a frothing mess of imagination inspiring attire had taken over my little girl's bedroom.   I knew something needed to be done--quickly and cheaply.  Inspiration came from Amanda Soule's book, The Creative Family (chapter 4) and from a play day at the park after a big storm.  My kids and I collected all the branches we could fit in the back of our Ridgeline and took them home to our handsaw and sandpaper.  We stopped on the side of the road to collect a pallet too.  Two days later our free dress up corner was born--just in time for Mary and her family's two week visit.  After 14 days of Hawaii rain and clouds, I'm so thankful we made the effort--our boys made lifelong memories dressing up as super heros fully outfitted to protect their sisters from dragons and badguys and anything else their imaginations could come up with.