“How does your husband know you love him?”
~Jody Antrim
“How does your husband know you love him?”
~Jody Antrim
Wow – great thought/questions. Goes perfectly with a discussion he and I were having just last night. Can't wait to see what ladies post on this. . .
Stacy
Michigan
Well I would like to say that I just left him a note on his car-but I haven't gotten that far this week 🙁 Probably because it is my 2 year old's b-day today.
I tell him with my words, not just "I love you" but also with words of affirmation. I also take care of our house, and cook him healthy meals and make sure that he has clean clothes to wear. I try to stick to a budget to relieve some of the financial burden, as we are a one income family. I help plan times for us to be alone, whether that is getting the kids to bed early or hiring a sitter (or better yet dropping the kids with my parents for a night). I make sure he gets some of my attention every day, as our kids are little (4 & 2) and can easily manipulate all of it! I make myself look nice (at least in clean clothes and showered) before he comes home.
No, I am not perfect. I often fail at these things. But I try everyday, and I pray for us. I pray for his needs, for God to make me a better wife, and for Him to strengthen our marriage. It's only been 8 years-but they have been a wonderful 8 years 🙂
I take care of him and I know it's really seen by the guys he works with. They comment on what good meals he gets at lunch time and things like that.
My husband knows I love him when I speak Words of Affirmation (his main love language).
Today we were talking about making a decision on something and I said, "Honey, I support you either way."
He laughed and asked if I was on drugs. I laughed too but now I know his love tank must be getting low and I need to do better at filling it up to a full tank again.
Thank you for the encouragement you are! I love your ABC's marriage blog, just found it today and read alot of it. Hope you keep posting there too.
Do your husband and you do any indiviual marriage counseling with other couples? We had been meeting with a married couple for couseling as we really wanted to work at our marriage after hitting some rough patches (that turn into big ol fields if not worked thru!)
We have really enjoyed and been blessed to meet with them as they have both the husband and wife's perspective.
Also, was at Hearts at Moms night out this year and LOVED how you did the "embrace the post baby bump" 😉 you are beautiful inside and out and I think you just blessed soooooo many women that night when you said that 😉 to feel ok having that and still feeling beautiful 😉
Great insight all! My husband knows I love him when I speak his love language: encouraging words. I honestly have to work hard at this, because I don't need encouraging words like he does. But they definitely fill up his love tank!
SmileyFace, yes, Mark and I do marriage mentoring and alot of pre-marital counseling. We love it.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the "post baby bump" thing I did at conference. My husband had no idea I was going to do that—he was floored! Afterward he said, "I've always known that you are secure in who you are…but you took it to a new level tonight!" 🙂
After almost 19 years of marriage, I am engaging him more about sports. He loves basketball, baseball and football. He does ministry with athletes and coaches on a college campus. I watch games with him, ask more questions, keep up more with the athletes on campus.
I am still in learning but I am motivated by spending time with him.
Darla