Love dare: Day 3

Love Dare - Day 3 Buy your spouse something that says, "I was thinking about you today."
Romans 12:10 (New International Version)
10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves

Yesterday I was so perplexed as to how I was going to fulfill that dare. I was thinking all day "I only get a few hours with him before bed how am I going to make me this good?" I dont know why I feel it has to be some grand gesture. I guess I want it big enough that he'll notice but not big enough that he'll wonder "what is she up to?" Any way, I got lucky, poor WH had a rough day with Piglet. He didnt nap alll day except for a 30 mins stretch and he wanted to be held. The more I look into it the more I'm worried about reflux. But any way, when I got home I loved on my WH and told him how thankful I was for his hard work. Than I took Piglet with me to the grocery store. That gave my WH an hour to himself and he was able to get some practice in.

And since I havent seen WH since I left him snoring in bed this morning and wont see him until 11pm tonight when *I'M* snoring, I had to get his day 3 dare out of the way last evening. While out shopping I picked him up a bottle of wine to enjoy with his stoggie. Hopefully he'll be able to enjoy that soon cause he didnt do it last night.

So far so good.

Love Dare: Day 2

Day 2: Do at least one unexpected gesture to your spouse as an act of kindness
Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)
32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Today's passage seems to focus on forgivness. So I'm wondering if my act of forgivness, prompted by outside sources, counts as an act of kindness...I think since it was prompted by strangers on the internet it doesnt really count. I was upset with my WH because of a discussion we had before bed last night. Or wait, what about feeding the baby before I left for work? I usually make him get up to feed Piglet before I leave because I'm getting ready and dont have time (how bad am I??). But because he worked until 10pm last night and got up with the baby a few hours before, I let him sleep and I fed the baby. Even though it made me a lil late for work. But I DID enjoy the cuddle time with my boy so maybe that doesnt count either. It has to be something totally about him...

I'm at a loss as to how to go about this. An "unexpected gesture...as an act of kindness". Lordy, this challange is going to be harder than I thought! Or maybe I'm making it harder than it needs to be. I mean an act of kindess could be to simply get my WH a glass of water while he's watching TV. Ok, I can do this.

Love Dare

I came across a journal entry on Baby Center and decided this is just what we need. According to the OP the love Dare Challange is from a book and is in relation to Fireproof. A movie I've been wanting to watch for sometime. Any way, the idea is that every day I take a different challange to improve my marriage and with the way things have been recently I think we def need it. I've been stressed beyond belife and lashing out at my WH and he's returned the favor. So here goes!

Day 1:
"Resolve to demonstrate patience and to say nothing negative to your spouse at all. If the temptation arises, choose to say nothing at all."
The fact that WH was sleeping when I left this morning and he is now at work until 10pm makes this easy...maybe I should start tomorrow? No, I'll start today. I have spoken to him and I'm sure I'll speak to him when he gets home tonight. Plus I've already said NICE things to him. So there.