Category: Marriage
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Loving Your Wife: Day 18

Task: Pack her lunch for work (with a brief note about how much you value her) Reason: As she is often busy taking care of you, this is an easy opportunity to take care of her. A simple gesture to show her your appreciation. If you can take the time to write her a meaningful note…
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Loving Your Wife: Day 17

Task: Put on some music and just dance with her. Reasoning: Most of the time, we are all so busy with the daily grind that we forget that we have the privilege of living with the woman we value the most. So for this task, just take the time to slow down, put some music on,…
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Loving Your Wife: Day 16

Task: BIG ONE – Detail clean her car Reasoning: Time to bust out the Armor All! It’s time to give your wife’s car a good cleaning. She hauls your kids around on a regular basis and she manages your home and makes sure the kids (and you) are fed and have clean dishes to use and…
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Loving Your Wife: Day 15

Task: Two Words: Date Night Reasoning: If your marriage is anything like mine, you know that dates are a great idea for your marriage. You also haven’t had one in a few months. Life’s busy, right? Well, like staying fit, keeping your marriage “fit” doesn’t happen by accident. So, take your wife out for a nice…
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Loving Your Wife: Day 14

Task: Draw a hot bath for her and guarantee her 30 minutes of uninterrupted privacy. Reasoning: It’s Valentine’s Day (so make sure you give her a card and something small just for that – even if she said she doesn’t want anything)! It’s also a Thursday, which for couples with kids usually means no date night.…
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Loving Your Wife: Day 13

Task: Give her a back rub Reasoning: Remember those love languages I’ve brought up a couple times? Well, there are five total. So, along with Quality Time, Acts of Service, Words of Affirmation, and Gifts we have Physical Touch. So, let’s be honest – this one describes must of us husbands. But it also describes many wives,…
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Loving Your Wife: Day 12

Task: Take her a special treat at work (her favorite coffee/tea/frappuccino) Reasoning: This one might require you going a little out of your way. During your lunch break or whenever you can make it work, but take her a special treat and deliver it yourself if at all possible. If not, then get her something special…
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Loving Your Wife: Day 11

Task: List out the Top Ten characteristics you value about your wife. Reasoning: Create a Top Ten list of the best things about your wife. The more meaningful you make it, the more valuable it will be to her. Where you can, give details and/or describe specifics – that will provide real meaning. How you present…
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Loving Your Wife: Day 10

Task: Go for a relaxing Sunday drive together (or other outing if you live someplace where “drive” doesn’t work) Reasoning: This is a simple opportunity to break away from the norm and see some different sights. For some of you, life can feel a bit like a fishbowl, just swimming around seeing the same sights over…
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Loving Your Wife: Day 9

Task: BIG ONE – Clean the Kitchen Reasoning: Piggybacking on yesterday’s “Do the Dishes” task, today involves cleaning the kitchen well. Tasks likely include sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning and putting away all dishes, wiping down countertops and the stove, wiping out the microwave, and cleaning the oven (which hopefully has a “self-clean” feature). Clean it…