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My husband has off from work this week.

We don’t have any huge plans – saw Transformers, went to a picnic, bought a much-needed second car (little car for travel to work – LOW GAS MILEAGE), and we’re going to Hershey Park this weekend.

But… while he’s home, I’m trying to think of little ways to be a blessing to him. He enjoys drinking really cold water (and he’s trying to drink more water these days). I know it’s such a little thing, but while he’s just hanging out around the house here, I have been bringing him a glass of cold water a few times a day.

I’m also working on shorter putting-the-kids-to-bed time (can take up to an hour sometimes) so that I have more time with my husband at the end of the day. We sat out on the porch last night and watched people launching illegal fireworks all around the city between houses that are veeerrry close together. “Woah… I wonder who’s roof that one landed on…” The police, at one point, seemed to be driving around looking for people launching the larger fireworks, but then the patrolling stopped as the fireworks activity picked up around 11pm and I think they just gave up because there were so many of fireworks. It was interesting to watch – our house is up on a hill and we have a decent view.

I hope that you, too, will be able to find simple ways to show your husband you are thinking of him.

Holiday times, when husbands may have off from work, can turn into real disasters if they are filled with arguments, criticism, and spitefulness when things don’t happen they way we (read *I*… because I’m definitely talking about myself here!) want them to.

I have to stop myself from bringing up the to-do list…

And when we don’t get “our way” – submitting in our actions (here, it’s leaving his project sprawl around the house/yard as he has asked… I’m used to having certain areas cleaned up when he’s not home during the week) but not in our hearts – and waiting for our husbands to screw up, or for the consequences to hit him (kid damage / rain damage to his projects), so we can say “I TOLD YOU SO!” (even if the words never pass our lips!) isn’t submission with love or from our hearts at all. I’m writing this as a reminder to myself!!

Praying that we will all be able to find little ways to be a blessing to our husbands this week.

Feel free to post “little things” that you are working on to be a blessing to your husband this week! Maybe it’s buying the Dietz & Watson hot dogs instead of the store brand this week, because they’re your husband’s favorite :D

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