How did week 1 – Loving Yourself go? I hope it went well! It was pretty neat to read everyone’s posts who tagged our IG account (@give.presentlee and #livepresentlee). I loved seeing so many women take a little time for themselves, and noticed it was hard for many to do! I hope you’ll continue to think of yourself just a little bit more.
We’re moving on to week 2, and this week is all about loving your spouse! (Or any loved one!) Here are this week’s pintables.
Love Your Spouse
1. Every single week night around 5:00pm my life seems to get a little out of control. I try to stay calm as I attempt to make dinner, (usually with a toddler on my hip) while simultaneously dealing with ornery starving kids. By the time Patrick walks in the door, my house seems to be a disaster, cluttered with toys, and I’m a flustered mess! Can anyone else relate?
I’m so grateful to have a little help in the moment that I usually unload and immediately throw a bunch of tasks on him. I’ve recently realized how overwhelming that would be to come home to every single day and vow to do better. (Sorry babe!) My goal is to change this and happily greet him when he walks in the door each day.
This week, let’s put our frustration aside (or for a little bit) and work on greeting our spouse with a hug and genuinely acting happy they are home. We asked different guys what would help them the most, and this was one of the most common answers.
2. It’s been said that you will love who you serve, so let’s try to serve our spouse a little more this week. Here is a great article about loving/serving your spouse the way he wants to be served. The author teaches to observe him, really look for ways to help. Let’s dig deep and and come up with at least one (or more) way to ease his burdens. Do something you know that will genuinely make him happy.
3. Let your spouse have a night off or time to himself! Just like we planned some time off for ourselves last week, (wasn’t it amazing?) push your spouse to do the same. Hopefully the extra little love will go a long ways.
What I love about this week is that the options aren’t anything drastic! It’s often the small and simple actions that bring about the biggest changes.
Let’s get to work and show our spouse some extra love, who’s with me?
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