#1 on My List

I love to-do lists.

There are a million things on my list on any given day.

Priority #1 on my list: Make sure the needs of HubbyHubby are met, and that he's taken care of.

Priority #2 on my list: Attend to everything else (kids, job, parents, PTA, hobbies, yadda-yadda-yadda).

Back to #1. HubbyHubby needs:

• Food
• Sex... or is it sex, then food? We'll get back to that later.
• Football
• "Gold Rush" (a TV show about a bunch of fellas digging for gold)
• Companionship
• Love
• Shoulder massages
• Attention
• Appreciation
• Kindness
• Words of affirmation
• Praise
• Encouragement  
• Man time: TV, guys' night out, football, cigars and bourbon. He loves a good Kentucky bourbon.

The list actually goes on and on.

What does your hubby need?

Start a list of what he needs. Don't know? Ask him:

"Hey, hubby, what do you need?" 

Make sure he comes first on your "list of things to do" today and every day.

70 Years Together

This morning, my neighbor informed me that three married couples in my daughter's class got divorced over the previous school year.

Yikes!  I was shocked.

So... let's think for a moment. Let's imagine that you're 90 years old. And you and your hubby have been together for 70 years, and you're sitting together watching the sun set, and sipping lemonade.

The two of you have had many ups and downs, children, fun, vacations, homes, and much, much more.

Ask yourself:

• Your hubby is the man you want to be with when you're 90. Right?
• He is the man you made your marriage vows to. Yes?
• He's a keeper. Right?

But how do you keep him? Ah, that's the question.

Read my blog.

Follow the steps each week to improve yourself and make your husband first in your life.

Your reward will be exceedingly, abundantly above all you could ask for or dream of.

The man you have right now is a good man.  He adores you and loves your children.

It's up to you to make him first in your life. Get to "70 years together."


Quick Tip:

Every day this week, walk up to your hubby, wrap your arms around him, squeeze him tight, and thank God for this amazing man.

A good man is so very hard to find, but easy to keep.

10 Rules to Live By

Well, my friends, marriage comes down to 10 rules:

• two rules for the wife to follow, and
• eight rules for the hubby to follow.

Are you ready?  Here they are...

Wife:

1. Submit yourself to your husband. "Submit" is a loving obedience by proper arrangement and deliberate decision.
2. Revere your husband. Honor and esteem him.

I know these are huge shockers. But hang in there. Don't leave just yet. Keep reading.

Husband:

1.  Be the head of your wife. You're the leader, the captain of the ship.

2.  Love your wife.

• Have an active concern for her well-being.
• Cherish and revere her.
• Make much of your wife as your set her up on the pedestal of your heart.
• Set her apart in a very special way.
• Cover her with love in every way possible.

Ladies... when HubbyHubby treats me this way, I am like melted butter. I would do ANYTHING for him, which includes submit and revere.

3.  Love your wife as you would your own body.

• Look out for her health, well-being, and comfort.
• Care for and encourage her.

4.  Nourish your wife.

• Nurture her.
• Provide what is necessary for her to be strong.
• Promote her growth and health.

5.  Cherish your wife.

• Oversee her tenderly.
• Protect and care for her.
• Treat her with warmth and kindness.
• Provide a warm, tender and caring environment for her.
• Soften her with the tenderness of your heart.
• Cherish her with tender love and care. 
• Cover her with warmth and protection.

 Holy smokes... I'm weak in the knees just typing this stuff out.

6.  Leave your father and mother, and leave your parents' oversight in regard to your marriage.

7.  Be joined to your wife.

• Be glued or welded together.
• Be responsible to keep the relationship tight and together.
• Keep it growing.  

 8.  Be one flesh with your wife. Be like-minded.


Those are the 10 rules. HubbyHubby and I follow the rules as best as we can, and our marriage is strong and our love is wonderful.