The Date: Unfortunately I am going out of town on
business soon, so this weekend I am going to be spending time
with my family. Whenever I go out of town the first evening is so
relaxing - no kids to worry about, no household responsibilities, etc. After that, I miss my family too much! So, instead of
finding a babysitter, we'll go on a family date. We are planning on
going to the mall!
Ideas and Discussion on how to be a Better Husband and a Better Father!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
My Son's Hilarious First Prayer
For the past few weeks, we have been teaching our son to pray. He's not even 2.5 years old, so it has been just us praying and him repeating our prayer. But last night, for the first time ever, he said a prayer ALL BY HIMSELF!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Spiritual Thought: Drinking of Your Cup
A few nights ago, my wife and I were reading the New Testament together before going to sleep. We read this in John 18:11-
"...the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?"If you recall, Jesus says this to Peter, in response to him lashing out and cutting off the ear of the high-priest servant as they were coming to take him away. It was a testament to his dedication in being faithful to the will of God; he was to suffer and die for the sins of the world.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Date Your Wife: $100 Date Night
The Date: About a month ago dadstalking.com had a contest that involved writing a post about what you would do with a $100 date night with you wife. My entry to the contest was this post, and I WON!! This the week we spend our winning and have an awesome date! Though not exactly the one I wrote about...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
5 Ways to be a Better Husband: Say "I Love You"
Last week I finished the last post in the series "My Top 5 Ways to be a Better Father", so now I move on to focusing a post on each of my top five ways to be a Better Husband.
#1 - Saying "I love you"
This may seen obvious, but I hear way too many stories of husbands who don't verbally express love to their wife. To me this doesn't just mean a "love you, bye" at the end of your phone conversation. Instead, stop what your doing, focus your attention on your wife, look her in the eyes and say "I love you." This is an easy thing to do, and if you're not already doing it, it will have a great impact.
#1 - Saying "I love you"
This may seen obvious, but I hear way too many stories of husbands who don't verbally express love to their wife. To me this doesn't just mean a "love you, bye" at the end of your phone conversation. Instead, stop what your doing, focus your attention on your wife, look her in the eyes and say "I love you." This is an easy thing to do, and if you're not already doing it, it will have a great impact.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Date Your Wife: Baby Names!
The Date: A you probably know, my wife is pregnant and about 24 weeks along. It has been a busy week for us and will continue to be a busy weekend for us, so here's what we are going to do for our date. We will sit down, tonight, and talk about baby names! Of course, we've thrown around names here and there, but we have yet to sit down and dedicate time to this, so I am really looking forward to it!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
A Tribute to My Wife
I decided to forgo the Wordless Wednesday today (perhaps, you'll see a Wordless Thursday?), because this is my 100th post and I wanted to use it for something special.
First, I wanted to thank all you awesome people out there who are reading my posts and especially all of you who are trying to be a Better Husband and a Better Father. I keep a close eye on the blog's stats and its often humbling see all you stopping by (even if you don't leave a lot of comments!!). The second thing I want to do with my 100th post is to tell you a little more about my wife.
First, I wanted to thank all you awesome people out there who are reading my posts and especially all of you who are trying to be a Better Husband and a Better Father. I keep a close eye on the blog's stats and its often humbling see all you stopping by (even if you don't leave a lot of comments!!). The second thing I want to do with my 100th post is to tell you a little more about my wife.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
5 Way to be a Better Father: #5 - Respect Their Mother
This is my 4th installment in the 5 ways to be a better father series.
#1 - Quality Time/Getting Involved
#2 - Patience
#3 - Express Love
#4 - Be an Example
#5 - Respect Their Mother-
I almost called this attribute of being a Better Father "Love Your Wife," however, I realize that for many families its not that simple. You're wife may not be the mother of your children, you may be separated from your children's mother, you may not be married to their mother, etc... No matter your family circumstance, you should always respect your kids' mom (I recently wrote about the important of respecting women in this post). What if she doesn't deserve your respect, you ask? well then, Fake it around your kids.
#1 - Quality Time/Getting Involved
#2 - Patience
#3 - Express Love
#4 - Be an Example
#5 - Respect Their Mother-
I almost called this attribute of being a Better Father "Love Your Wife," however, I realize that for many families its not that simple. You're wife may not be the mother of your children, you may be separated from your children's mother, you may not be married to their mother, etc... No matter your family circumstance, you should always respect your kids' mom (I recently wrote about the important of respecting women in this post). What if she doesn't deserve your respect, you ask? well then, Fake it around your kids.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Date Your Wife: Birthday Service
The Date: Yesterday was my wife's birthday. So what is the best way to show someone you love them on your birthday? Serve them and make sure you do everything you can to help them have an awesome day. Yes, I am counting this as a date, because we did a lot of fun things together.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
You Can't Solve All Her Problems... So, Stop Trying!
As we all strive to be Better Husbands, it's important to know our limitations. In fact, its knowledge of these limitations that will help us be Better Husbands.
In general, men are problem solvers. When we hear a problem, we KNOW we can fix it. We jimmy-rig this, tweak that and somehow make it work! Unfortunately it does not work this way with our wives.
In general, men are problem solvers. When we hear a problem, we KNOW we can fix it. We jimmy-rig this, tweak that and somehow make it work! Unfortunately it does not work this way with our wives.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Wordless Wednesday: Salmon Days!
So, we'll have some words today...
We went to the Salmon Days Festival in our area last week and boy was it fun! During this time of year, the salmon are swimming upstream to spawn; we're talking giant Chinook Salmon (King) swimming up small creeks - Its pretty amazing what they do. This picture is sitting on the parade route. He especially liked the fire trucks and the dogs in halloween costumes (and yes, thats me in the background, unfortunately).
We went to the Salmon Days Festival in our area last week and boy was it fun! During this time of year, the salmon are swimming upstream to spawn; we're talking giant Chinook Salmon (King) swimming up small creeks - Its pretty amazing what they do. This picture is sitting on the parade route. He especially liked the fire trucks and the dogs in halloween costumes (and yes, thats me in the background, unfortunately).
Monday, October 4, 2010
5 Ways to be a Better Father: #4 - Be an Example
This is my 4th installment in the 5 ways to be a better father series.
#1 - Quality Time/Getting Involved
#2 - Patience
#3 - Express Love
#4 - Be an Example-
No matter how much quality time you spend with your kids, the amount of patience you have, or how much you express your love to them, they look to you for an example for the kind of person they should be. Be a good example to your children. Words are meaningless unless you can back them up. You can tell your kids how to act until you're blue in the face, but until they see how you live your life, it won't become a reality.
#1 - Quality Time/Getting Involved
#2 - Patience
#3 - Express Love
#4 - Be an Example-
No matter how much quality time you spend with your kids, the amount of patience you have, or how much you express your love to them, they look to you for an example for the kind of person they should be. Be a good example to your children. Words are meaningless unless you can back them up. You can tell your kids how to act until you're blue in the face, but until they see how you live your life, it won't become a reality.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Date Your Wife: Game Night
The Date: Tonight, after our son is in bed, we are going to have a game night (and probably some TBD snacks and treats!). I am very competitive, so I am going to have to be careful with this one. Games are great because you can relax, talk, laugh, smile and have a great time together! My wife isn't a huge fan of board games (maybe because I always beat her!), but she does like some and there are some card games she enjoys too.
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