day 2

Today I was suppose to do something nice for him… They gave the suggestion of cleaning up the house, or going out of my way to do something…. but I always do that! In fact, I have taken on all the house work for the last 6 months so that he wouldn’t have to worry about it. I work maybe 12 hours a week and he works 40. He shouldn’t have to worry about the kitchen being clean. He does help when I need him too or when he thinks that I’m too stressed out. So today, while I was at the Dollar Tree buying party supplies, I grabbed him some mini cow tails. I know he loves those and I wanted him to see that I was thinking about him. I didn’t pick myself up any candy, I didn’t want it to seem like just another candy run. That seems really silly since I just typed it out… oops! Either way, he loved them and was excited when I handed them to him.

I’m also keeping up with not saying anything bad or negative to or about him… It’s working. You know, it actually makes me heart feel lighter? Isn’t that amazing. I cant believe how much weight negativity puts on you. I’m curious to know if he has even noticed? I definitely encourage you to try it. Even if you don’t think that you say anything bad to your partner, you will be surprised how many slips you let go.

²² What a person desires is unfailing love^[b];
   better to be poor than a liar.

Proverbs 19:22

Day 1

I didn’t think it would be that hard. “Avoid saying anything negative to your significant other” Well, duh! Okay, I can do that.. Then you realize that throughout the day, we have gotten into a routine that includes poking fun at each other. THAT is what we do. So yesterday, I really had to think about what I was saying. I actually chose my words carefully. It really worked. I avoided our usual snips at each other and I just let it be. He isn’t watching what he is saying to me, but I think just nipping all the sassy and somewhat hurtful things in the bud, really helped.

^“19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry”
James 1:19



*I thought adding pictures of Mike an I when we first met, might make everything worth while. So young and careless.