Day Two, it was alright

Day two was ok, I wasn't feeling well and I didn't get much sleep the night before. I did bite my tongue on one incident though - a little nagging on doing something and instead of arguing, I asked if Lance could help me out with it and he did without saying anything about it.

As my unexpected act of kindness, I called him at work yesterday to tell him I was thinking about him and that I loved him :o)

Day Three:

Love is not selfish

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor - Romans 12:10

Today's Dare:

Along with restraining from negative comments, buy your spouse something that says "I was thinking of you today"

Well, shall it be beer or candy....

Day One, piece of cake!

Ok, maybe day one of "The Love Dare" was too easy. I only saw Lance for 2 hours yesterday. I did get a little perturbed when I went in the basement and he was giving chips to Aiden right before dinner, but I pointed it out very nicely that it was not a good thing to do so Aiden would eat. Aiden chowed his dinner, so all was well.

Day two:

Love is Kind

Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. - Ephesians 4:32

Today's Dare:

In addition to saying nothing negative to your spouse again today, do at least one unexpected gesture as an act of kindness

Hmmmmm....

The Love Dare

It's been an extremely long time since I've posted. I've been so busy, but I need to make the time for a new journey I'm taking to better my relationship with my husband. We're doing ok, don't get me wrong, but I really want to better things between us, we have gotten lost in the day to day grind and focus all our energy on our son, Aiden who we adore.

Have you seen the movie Fireproof? A friend of mine gave it to me to borrow and some of it really hit home. It is about a married couple getting lost in the day to day grind and they take each other for granted. Their marriage starts to really fall apart to where the wife wants a divorce. The man's father tells his son about the Love Dare book to give him 40 days to really try and make his marriage work - Lance and I are not thinking of divorce, we get along really well, but I want us to really appreciate each other and our marriage and not take each other or our days here for granted.

Well, a year has passed and I was at Border's and I came across that book "The Love Dare", in fact, it jumped off the shelf at me. Things are never coincidental! This is based off of the movie Fireproof. It's a 40 day challenge that gives you a different "Dare" every day to improve your marriage/relationship.

Day One:

Love is Patient:

Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love - Ephesians 4:2

Today's Dare:

"For day one, resolve to demonstrate patience and to say nothing negative to your spouse at all. If the temptation arises, choose not to say anything. It's better to hold your tongue than to say something you'll regret"

It then gives you a page to fill in notes about what happened that day to cause anger, etc, etc.

I'll keep you posted each day!

Snow, snow and more snow

It has snowed so much these past few days. It reminds me how much snow we used to get when I was little - remember the snow in the 70's?!

Here's a couple pics from yesterday. Aiden is teaching us how to be out in the snow again

ART

Here is my project that I finished today. Ann, the Art Director from The Valley Art Center asked me to make some bottlecap pins with part of their logo to give out at their Christmas party tonight. I made 20 of them total; 9 for men and 11 for women. I made the ones for the ladies with fiber and bead dangles. I had so much fun making these. My son painted the background, I really think he is going to be my little artist!

Morning Moon

I'm no "Photohale" from the Cleveland Handmade team, but I thought this was such a cool shot of the moon from my office window this morning. I just love the eerie look with the bare branches and the brightness of the moon. Click on the image to see it larger to get the full effect.

Cleveland Handmade Market

Need some fabulous holiday gifts this year?! Buy something handmade from a local artisan. Be sure to stop by The Valley Art Center on Sunday, November 22nd from 1-5pm.