The Love Dare: Day 11

DAY #11:  Love Cherishes

"Husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies."  Ephesians 5:28

TODAY'S DARE:
What need does your spouse have that you could meet today?  Can you run an errand?  Give a back rub or foot massage?  Is there housework you could help with?  Choose a gesture that says, "I cherish you" and do it with a smile.

MY REFLECTION:

I actually got completely caught up on my husband's laundry.  This may not sound like a big deal to some, but for my husband and I, this is a task.  I have asked my husband to clean out his pockets, turn his socks the right side out, and empty his pockets.  (I'm forever washing lighters, nails, receipts)  I despise doing these things in order to wash his clothes.  I have asked him to do this on Thursday night so I can wash on Friday.  That way, I'm not doing laundry on the weekend and he has clean clothes early Monday morning.  Does it get done this way?  NO!!  This is a constant source of nagging in our house, from both of us.  He wants to know why he doesn't have clean clothes;  I proceed to tell him that if he would just do the ONE thing I've asked him to do concerning his laundry he would have clean clothes.  SO, with all that being said, today, I did his laundry.  With no fuss, no "why didn't you get them ready for me?", and no nagging from him.  His clothes were laundered, folded AND put away.  I didn't even bring his attention to it when he got home.  Nice thing was, I didn't have to.  He immediately noticed and thanked me.  Miracles do still happen!! :)

"Answering, Jesus said, "What do you want Me to do for you?"  Mark 10:51

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