Pray for your husband's faith to be ever growing and maturing.
The righteous man shall live by faith. Galatians 3:11b NAS
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Learn to take your husband to the edge and back again. Let me explain. For a lot of guys, sex will feel better if you can make it last a while. If you can take him to the edge sexually and then back off, perhaps do that a few times, then when you finally complete the sex act, it will feel really good to him. So learn his body, pay attention to how he sounds and moves at different levels of arousal and use that info to pleasure him longer and better.
Anybody who believes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach flunked geography. Robert Byrne
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A friend and I are going to take a class together this Saturday (it's about raising chickens). When I get home, I'll probably share what I've learned with my husband. It's just a lifestyle for us. We share from our lives. We share what we learn. My husband may not get into raising chickens, but he wants to know what's going on with me and it gives us stuff to talk about. That's really important in a relationship. It may sound kind of ordinary, but really, it's that kind of stuff that builds intimacy and sometimes brings along a bit of fun.
Look for things to share with your husband. It doesn't have to be astounding or special. Just share from your life, share what you learn.
All of life is a constant education. Eleanor Roosevelt
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My husband and son picked up a dryer today. It was way high on my priority list and my guys made major points with that one.
I just realized that my husband has a list of things that are important to him as well. One of them is curtains for a particular window (light control issues). I've been putting it off (not sure why), but I'm moving it to the top of the list.
What is important to your husband? Is there something that he needs for you to do? Be generous and don't put it off any longer.
Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. Scott Adams
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The other night my husband was scheduled to pick someone up from the airport. He asked me to go along. (nice couple time, sounds good, right?) We-e-e-ell, I'd kind of been looking forward to a little quiet time with a good book (I am an introvert and I need that quiet, alone time to keep me balanced). The kicker was that he really wanted my company and my going would make the conversation go more easily with the person he was picking up.
I ended up going with him and telling him that he was far more important than any book. I did enjoy my time with him (not so much the pick up), and I was happy with my decision because he is extremely important to me and I want him to know that.
In the scope of life, does your husband know that he is important to you? If not, what would it take to show him that he is?
Every single ancient wisdom and religion will tell you the same thing - don't live entirely for yourself, live for other people. Don't get stuck inside your own ego, because it will become a prison in no time flat. Barbara Ward
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I've gotten into a very bad habit lately. My husband will walk into the room and talk to me and I don't stop what I'm doing to listen. What that means practically is that I don't really hear what he is talking about (and that leads to all kinds of misunderstandings) and I'm not really showing him respect. He is far more important that anything I'm doing (he's polite and waits to get my attention and he would understand if I was embroiled in any real kind of emergency).
So learn from my bad. Next time your husband speaks to you, stop what you are doing, look up and really give him the attention he deserves.
The first duty of love is to listen. Paul Tillich
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I have no problem with pda's (public display of affection), but sometimes it's not appropriate or you just want to have a little fun, so sneak a kiss. Grab your husband in the hallway. Lean over and steal a kiss when you can block others' view of the two of you. Kiss in a darkened theatre. Look for those briefs moments of privacy and kiss.
A kiss seals two souls for a moment in time. Levende Waters
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I encourage y'all to read a good book about prayer and then bless your husband with what you have learned (both in sharing with him and praying for him). It really helps to hear what others have to say about prayer. It helps to ruminate about the issue and generally get motivated to spend more time talking to the One Who loves us so much and wants to hear from us.
Pray. It isn't a sign of weakness; it is your strength. Orville Kelly
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