Well, sort of...
This morning, I "hollered" out to DH, who was in the kitchen, "Hey, bring me one of those muffins, would you?" and he did. A few minutes later, I piped up again from my perch in bed, and said, "Um, Honey, a cold glass of milk would sure be nice." And he brought me a glass of milk. I guess that counts, doesn't it?
I didn't get breakfast in bed for Mother's Day; thus, I was pretty well convinced I wouldn't get it this morning, or any other morning, unless I took matters into my own hands. I had a rough day, yesterday, mostly due to my unrealistic expectations and unhealthy self-esteem. Today, I woke up to a new morning, a new mind-set, and new mercies. ("Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day." Lamentations 3:23 NLT)
Don't get me wrong--DH was wonderful about giving me a beautiful card for Mother's Day, and gifts from the kids, too. My emotional slump was not caused by anything DH did or did not do. Rather, it was about who I am, and who I really want to be or wish I was.
A man tends to rate all of life's experiences on a performance scale: do I measure up? do I have what it takes to perform? A woman, on the other hand, asks only one question, through a myriad of lenses: am I worthwhile? do I have any value or beauty?
A word of advice to all of you dear husbands: don't wait for your wives to ask you for breakfast in bed. And to all the ladies, don't expect your husbands to read your minds--if you want a muffin and some milk, you'd better ask for it, or you'll get old and grey, waiting for it.
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I'm with you. I love my husband. He does bring me coffee in bed most mornings, but then we are retired. It is really nice. He says, "This is for the 'Queen of Everything.' I call him my "Prince Charming'.
I really miss it if I don't have that quiet time with the Lord and my Bible. I'm praying for you and looking forward to the special series starting in SS.
Okay, but just remember you don't know me, I'm anonymous. :-) Otherwise, I might blush. No, seriously, I can get over my pride for the sake of teaching others how to love and how to minister Christ's love to his/her spouse.
Could you help me out please,by telling me exactly the stuffs a woman wants her husband to do for her,i mean what are the things a man should do for his woman,so she knows he appreciates her.
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