Day 1 - Take five minutes, sit down and ask your wife,"How can I better show you my love?  Would you list five ideas for me?" 

Day 2 - Ask your wife if you can pray for any particular thing.  Ask the night before, have her sleep on it, and give you an answer the next morning.  At the end of the day ask,"How did it go?" 

Day 3 - Leave a love note where she can find it (beside the ignition of her car, in her purse, the bathroom mirror).  Keep it short.  Ask God for a Bible verse that would remind her that both you and God are loving her that day. 

Day 4 -  Got children?  Offer to watch the kids for an evening.  Give her 2-3 days notice so she can make plans.  Make sure the dishes are washed and the house is picked up before she returns home. 

Day 5 - Does your wife have e-mail or voice mail?  Send her a note or place a call after office hours so she will get it when she begins her day.  When she says something about it, simply say, "Aw shucks." 

Day 6-  What does your wife not like to do around the house? Ask. Then just do it (My wife said do it for a week!). 

Day 7 - "How do I love thee, let me count the ways?"  Give your wife a list of ten reasons why you love her.  Be like David Letterman, let the best be '#1. 

Praying for you as you love your wife! 

Joe
 

Day 8 - Have a tough time expressing how you feel?  Let Hallmark help.  Drop by a card shop and pick out a few cards.  Put them in the mail every few days.  She'll like it. 

Day 9 -   When you first laid eyes on your wife, what set her apart from all the other women of the world?  Recall some of those memories, make a list,  put them in a note, and give them to her. . . one at a time. 

Day 10 - Every woman loves to hear, "Your wish is my command."  Give your wife a note with this statement on the top of it.  Then write -  MY WISH IS _____________  followed by her name.   Ask her to return it.  Pray real hard for God's mercy on you! 

Day 11 - Most women love flowers...and it doesn't take a dozen to please them.  On the way home from work, stop by the florist or grocer and pick out one flower.  Let the attached note do the talking. 

Day 12 -  If the Internet is a part of your life, send her an e-note/card.  Check out these sites: 

•  http://greetings.yahoo.com
•  http://cards.123greetings.com
•  http://www.marlo.com 

Day 14 -   What's been on the "Honey Do List"?   Find something that has not been done.  Do it!  Let her know it was because you love her. 

Week 2 has passed. God's idea is that we love our wives as a way of life. Continue to finish strong this month  by loving your woman! 

Here's what  love is all about in the Love Chapter (1 Corinthians 13:4-8):

Day 15 -  Love is patient. Wives aren't perfect.  Be patient with her this week.  Someday it will come back around when you aren't perfect. 

Day 16 - Love is kind.   Kindness is not a gal thing.  It's a godly characteristic.  See how your wife is kind and do likewise. 

Day 17 - Love is not jealous.  Let's face it, our wives love a lot of things.  When she spends time on something or someone else, don't be jealous. 

Day 18 - Love does not brag and is not arrogant.   We men do things of which we are proud.   Let others compliment your good works and not "toot our horns" before our wives. 

Day 19 - Love is not rude.  Those to whom we are closest are often the first to catch those thoughtless comments.  Ask God to show you any ways that women call "tacky comments."  Correct them and look for opportunities to express God's love to your wife. 

Day 20 - Love is not self-seeking.  Got some plans for yourself this week?  Do a check with God and see if those efforts need to be funneled toward your wife. 

Day 21 - Love is not easily angered.  Oh yes, women can make us mad!  If your wife angers you, whether it's her fault or not…take that anger to the Lord or to a listening friend.  Don't let the "sun go down on it."  Ask God for the grace to love her before you go to bed. 

Praying for you as you love your wives this week! 

Joe 

Day 22 - Love rejoices with truth. Rejoice means to re-joy... to joy again and again. Ask God for a verse of truth that is just for her ... one that will cause both you and she to have joy. (Don't even think about it...the verse about wives submitting to husbands!)

Day 23 - Love bears all things. The Greek for "bears" means to cover closely (so as to keep water out). What kind of coverage can you give your wife this week? Ask God for grace to bear up under the pressures of life so your wife has coverage.

Day 24 - Love believes all things. What are you believing God concerning your wife? Ask God for some of His promises. Share them with her. Let her know that you are believing God for her to experience those promises.

Day 25 - Love endures all things. Has your wife got "one of those habits" that causes you to have fits? Take it to the Father (as many times as needed). Ask for two things: 1) Grace to endure; 2) That good will come out of it. Trust God for you to say nothing about it for one week, then ask for guidance on how to best discuss it.

Day 26 - Love never fails. That's right. God said it, not some counselor. The same love that God has for the world (John 3:16) is the same love that He has given you for your wife. Ask God to love you in a way that can be passed on to her.

Day 27 - What's your wife's love language? Gary Chapman has sold 1.5 million books on this topic. Discover your wife's language and speak it! Buy Five Love Languages , or click on to 
www.fivelovelanguages.com, or call the Family Life and Counseling Office to check out the video.

Day 28 - You're on your own for this one! The last of the bunch. Make this one with your signature on it. Pray for a God-idea, one that will bless that woman He gave you.

Praying for you as you continue to love your wife!