Posts Tagged ‘kindness’

Gift Help

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

If you haven't already, I encourage you to give your husband some idea of what you would like for Christmas (guys typically lose their minds over picking out gifts and it's only kind to help them out, be clear and specific so your husband doesn't feel that he has to read your mind or make a shot in the dark).   Then whatever he gives you, love it.  Your husband put thought, time, effort and/or money into your gifts.  To accept his gifts is to accept him.  Love the gifts because he gave them to you as an expression of his love and appreciation.

If it turns out you receive a particularly "unique" gift from him, just hug him and thank him and try to be a bit more specific the next time he needs gift ideas.  Gift giving is an art to be learned and husbands are learning just like we are.

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with. Billy Graham

Be generous!  Lori <><

Kindness

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Our husbands need our kindness.  It's that gentle consideration and helpfulness that warms them and opens their spirit.  I really think that God gave women a unique kind of grace and beauty and ability to be gentle and gracious (not that guys don't have those things, it's just that we have a feminine brand that guys hunger for).  So the next time you talk to your husband, let gracious words fall off your tongue and the next time he needs some help, offer it with a smile and a gentle pat on the arm.

Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.  Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile. Mother Teresa

Be generous!  Lori <><

Listening Ear

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Listen calmly to your husband when he's having a bad day or facing stressful problems.  You can offer him a bit of sympathy, encouragement or understanding, and possibly be a sounding board if he needs one (a listening ear if he doesn't).

A friend is someone who helps you when you're down, and if they can't, they lay down beside you and listen. Author Unknown

Be generous!  Lori <><

Give Him a Break

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

As a kindness, do your husband's least favorite chore for him.  It's so nice to have that occasional break, to come home and find that it's already been done.

Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck.  Proverbs 3:3  NAS

Be generous!  Lori <><


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Who Gives More?

Monday, September 21st, 2009

The other evening my husband and I were talking and we realized that somewhere along the journey we had stopped considering who gives more.  I know there are times that I give more and times when he does, but we're so into the generous thing that keeping score just doesn't happen.

I encourage y'all to begin to look beyond the count and just give generously (except: if you are in an abusive relationship, please get outside help).  It's an attitude that is very contagious in a relationship.  It's a real strengthener of marriages and healer of hearts.

No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank

Lori <><

Helping Hand

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Tomorrow my husband and I are going to don our work clothes and go help some friends finish out their house.  It's a blessing to give and receive help and it's a cool thing to serve as a couple.  My hubby will bring his famous peach cobbler and we'll have a great time with friends.

I encourage y'all to look for opportunities to serve as a couple as well.  It's great couple time and it's always a good thing to be generous.

Do more than belong: participate.  Do more than care: help.  Do more than believe: practice.  Do more than be fair: be kind.  Do more than forgive: forget.  Do more than dream: work. William Arthur Ward

Be generous!  Lori <><

Quirks

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

My husband just can't sleep if there is too much light in the room.  When we travel that can be a problem.  He's taken to keeping gaffing tape in the suitcase to cover all those little lights that show up in the hotel room.  It's odd, but it makes him happy (and it makes for an interesting show just before bed).  ;-)

Be kind and understanding where your husband's quirks are concerned.

Certain flaws are necessary for the whole.  It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Be generous!  Lori <><

Massage Ministry

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

When your husband comes home tired (from work or play), sit him down and give him a mini massage - head, shoulders, hands or feet.  You know those spots where he tends to carry tension or where his muscles tend to get sore.  Bless him with a little massage ministry.

Kindness is more than deeds.  It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch.  It is anything that lifts another person. Author Unknown

Be generous!  Lori <><








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