Here's the place to share those ideas for staying in touch with your husband when you are separated for a time. We have a number of folks with military spouses, spouses that travel for business, etc. How do you keep the intimacy going? How do you share your day? What kinds of gifts and notes will bless him?
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Just a few ideas …
1) If you usually wear a particular scent, tuck a scented hankie in your husband’s suitcase. You may want to put the hankie in a baggie with a note so the scent doesn’t get all over his clothes.
2) Send him a card or note every day by mail.
3) Pack a baggie with his favorite candies.
4) Write a little note explaining what you plan to do to him when you see him again.
5) Ask him fairly frequently how you can pray for him.
Comment by The Generous Wife — October 22, 2009 @ 4:21 pm
1. Tuck notes or letters in his suitcase for each day he’s gone
2. Include a few pictures of yourself with the letters or seperately
3. Put in one of his favorite lingerie items, with a note attached sharing what your plans are for him when he gets back
4. Give him a daily “to-do” list; i.e. “Think about me; remember how loved you are; don’t forget I’m crazy about you; think about how fun it will be to come back home; etc.”
Comment by Brianna Graber — October 23, 2009 @ 6:28 am
My husband doesn’t travel often but when he does I like to pack a few things for him. Since we are on a limited budget, this means I find things from around the house rather than go buy something. When he was gone this past summer for one week I found 5 cards I gave him for various occasions and packed them with a note saying to open one each day. Since we like to write personal messages in our cards this was a special way for him to remember a special time for us each day. I also packed some of his favorite photos of our family and a drawing from our 2yr old. He really appreciated all of this but most of all looked forward to reading a card each night when he got in.
Comment by Jamie — October 23, 2009 @ 7:21 am
When my hubby travels I put a love note in every of his shirt pockets and his underwear! I also get him small I MISS YOU cards and tuck it in every corner of his travel case. He loves sweets, so I buy his favourites as well and add it in places where he could find them…then we chat a lot and talk when possible till he is back….
Comment by ATINUKE — October 23, 2009 @ 7:32 am
My husband drives truck and is gone overnight 2-3 nights a week. He has been driving as long as I’ve known him so we’ve always had to do some extras for each other to keep connected.
Each night he is gone we talk on the phone at 10 p.m. That is a great way for us to end our day (although many times he is still driving). I love saying goodnight. We talk often throughout the day too, just to keep up with what’s going on at home.
SOmetimes I leave a note or card mixed in with his pile of things he takes with him.
I try to look nice when he comes home. Sometimes he comes home on days that I don’t work so I try not to wear my sweats and grungy shirts. He hasn’t seen me in a few days so I try to at least wear something decent and have my hair look nice.
On evenings he is home I make sure I don’t have housework or other things I need to get done. I devote that time to spending it with my husband. We watch our favorite show together, play games and cuddle on the couch. Those hours are precious so I don’t want to be cleaning the bathroom or mopping the kitchen (however bad they need it).
The last thing I’ll mention is that we tell each other we love the other often. All our phone calls end that way, even if we don’t particularly like the other person at that moment. With my husband on the road so much I just feel like I need to take advantage of every opportunity I have to tell him I love him.
Comment by JenniferA — October 24, 2009 @ 7:19 am