25 Signs of a man who Loves His Wife.

1. Includes his wife in envisioning the future.
2. Accepts spiritual responsibility for his family.
3. Is willing to say "I'm sorry" and "Forgive me" to his family.
4. Discusses household responsibilities with his wife and makes sure they are fairly distributed.
5. Seeks consultation from his wife on all major financing decisions.
6. Follows through with commitments he has made to his wife.
7. Anticipates the different stages his children will pass through.
8. Anticipates the different stages his marriage will pass through.
9. Frequently tells his wife what he likes about her.
10. Provides financially for his family's basic living expenses.
11. Deals with distraction so he can talk with his wife and family.
12. Prays with his wife on a regular basis.
13. Initiates meaningful family traditions.
14. Initiates fun family outings for the family on a regular basis.
15. Takes the time to give his children practical instruction about life.
16. Manages the schedule of the home and anticipates pressure points.
17. Keeps his family financially sound and out of harmful debt.
18. Makes sure he and his wife have drawn up a will.
19. Lets his wife and children into the interior of his life.
20. Honors his wife in public.
21. Explains sex to each child in a way that gives them a wholesome perspective.
22. Encourages his wife to grow as an individual.
23. Takes the lead in establishing sound family values.
24. Provides time for his wife to pursue her own personal interests.
25. Is involved in a small group of men dedicated to spiritual growth.



I am adding this here as something I want to strive for for you!

11-1-11 prayer

Dear Father
I pray today you are renewing her joy. Let her experience the zeal only you can give. Thank you Lord.

10-30-11 prayer

God I pray that she is blessed by good Godly friends today. I pray that she is being built up for the woman you've made her to be and that she has a strong support system. Amen.

10/30/11 Prayer

Dear Father
I pray that she is protected from sin and unrighteousness in the ways that she struggles the most. I pray that she is being protected from comparison, which steals joy. I pray that you are helping her feel as beautifully and wonderfully made as you have designed her. Amen.

10/29/11 Prayer

God,
I pray that she is getting a chance to participate in the things she is passionate about. I pray that you are giving her the desires of her heart and that you are helping her see the talents you have woven into her being for her to bless others with.

Amen

10/29/11 Prayer

Dear Father,
I pray you are providing her with a home of comfort and of love. Whether she live alone, with friends, parents or whomever, that it would be a place of refuge and peace. I pray that she is able to recharge and be refreshed by being in her home and that others can come there too and be refreshed.
Amen

10/27/11

Dear Father,

I pray that you are blessing her to be able to see people the way that you do.  I pray she is able to look beyond the exterior and the superficial things of the world and see to the heart.  God help her to love others selflessly.  Thenk you God! Amen

10/27/11am

Dear Father

I pray that she is feeling your love and the love of those around her.  Let her be comforted by how much you care about her and how deeply you regard her.  Let those around her be pouring into her their thought and prayers and service and let her be blessed by their love.

Thank you Lord

10/26/11 pm

Dear Father

I pray that you put men in her life that can be a Godly example to her.  That she will have males who watch out for her and care for her as a sister and will protect her.  Provide brothers for her that will help shape a healthy male/female relationship.

In HIS name

Amen

10/24/11pm Prayer

Father,

I pray that she is able to see the work you are doing in her life.  Lord, for her to realize the providence and care you have provided.  I pray that she sees the growth you have provided her and that she feels a deeper desire for you after seeing how much you have brought her through and how far you've carried her.

In your sons name

Amen

10/23/11 pm

Father,

I pray you give her a healthy relationship to an older man.  Whther it be her father, stepfather, or someone else who is willing to pour into her.  I pray that he will help her learn the way she deserves to be treated and that she will have a firm foundation in who she is built upon who you have made her to be in relation to men.  I thank you for this.  Amen

It was a good night followed by a bizarre night. I went and saw Beauty and the Beast the broadway show at UT Tyler with my friend Jessica Hazlewood (soon to be Lord), which was awesome! It was a phenomenal show and something I hope we get to share someday. Though, I have to admit, I realize tonight I like the romantic lesson in Aladdin better... Be yourself... And you don't need to pretend for others to truly love you! Anyway... Afterwards was ihop with friends, then I came home and crashed, and was awoken by roommates and their drunk friends. It is really tough to see girls that just don't respect themselves and don't behave like ladies. It is tough to see them just give themselves away, and be drunk and not really respect themselves. I hope if you've been through that stage, or are there now, that God will provide you the strength and realization of self worth that you need to move past it.

10/22/11pm Prayer

God

I pray that she is blessed with opportunities to see musicals and plays and concerts or whatever her heart would desire.  I pray you have close friends in her life to delight in these things with her.  I hope she is getting to be enchanted by these types of entertainment, or whichever she likes.  Amen

10/21/11 am

Dear God

I pray that you make her healthy.  Whether it is emotionally, mentally, physically or spiritually I pray that you make her healthy.  Take away her sickesses and anything that could hinder her service to you.  Any situation that may just hinder her, but that are to your glory, I pray that you shine through.  You are the creator of her being and I know you have put her together just the way you desired, and so I pray for your healing.

10/20/11 pm Prayer

God

I pray you are providing her with a community in which she can be involved and be taken care of.  I pray she is experiencing communitas and that she can completely trust and lean on those she communes with.  I pray that you are providing people who will really go through the tough things that come in life with her.   I pray that she has a family, provided by you, for all of her trials and hardships. Thank you God

Amen.

10/18/11 pm

Dear God

Thank you for entrusting her to me, whomever she will be.  I pray that you make the fruits of the spirit prevalent in her life.  That you will love her so much, that she has no chance but to shine your love.  That you will pour so much into her she overflows with love for you and others.  That, though she will not be perfect, she will feel perfectly loved by you.  Thank you Lord

Amen

Prayers

11:11:11
I actually saw the 11 seconds on the clock when I looke at it today. Wow. It just makes me delight in the though of you. It is weird that right now I don't k ow who you are, but when you read this, you will know it was you... Always you. I heard a fantastic message this week from my friend and mentor George Montalvo speaking of the seriousness and blessing of marriage as it relates to exodus. My prayer for you today is that you are able to see this. That your eyes are opened to how much marriage means to conveying the gospel to the world. I pray that The spirit helps you realize your worth and the value of your body. I've made many mistakes myself and I pray that He grants you the grace and understanding to forgive me. Amen

I pray for her that you will be her anchor in the storms. I pray that you are helping her see the beauty she posseses because she is yours. I pray you hive her the strength and boldness to call me out when I need it, but the grace to do it lovingly. Make me more sensitive to know and understand her heart to love her better. Amen.

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Poem? Post? Song? I dunno.. But what I wanted to start with is...
I have so much to give that sometimes I just give it out to everyone... Maybe I should save some to give someday to that special someone

Why I Keep On

I've been warned that I maybe shouldn't think so much of my future bride... that it will make me miss out on the now. I find that hard to understand... I think having an idea of what I desire in a woman and having the realization that she is somewhere with feelings, emotions and maybe even desires a husband someday helps me be more mindful as I live that someday I will have a ministry above all others. There are things I want to make better in myself for my future bride... so I think of "you" as inspiration to grow in those areas. Now, yes, most of our growth needs to be for God and self... but I don't think God nor myself are that worried about how well I can cook, clean, give massages, dance or compromise on my stubbornness on certain things. So... I will keep on keeping on and writing, praying and considering "you".

:)

Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble'

I'm not surprised, not everything lasts
I've broken my heart so many times, I stopped keeping track
Talk myself in, I talk myself out
I get all worked up, then I let myself down

I tried so very hard not to lose it
I came up with a million excuses
I thought, I thought of every possibility

And I know someday that it'll all turn out
You'll make me work, so we can work to work it out
And I promise you, kid, that I give so much more than I get
I just haven't met you yet

I might have to wait, I'll never give up
I guess it's half timing, and the other half's luck
Wherever you are, whenever it's right
You'll come out of nowhere and into my life

And I know that we can be so amazing
And, baby, your love is gonna change me
And now I can see every possibility

And somehow I know that it'll all turn out
You'll make me work, so we can work to work it out
And I promise you, kid, I give so much more than I get
I just haven't met you yet

They say all's fair
In love and war
But I won't need to fight it
We'll get it right and we'll be united

And I know that we can be so amazing
And being in your life is gonna change me
And now I can see every single possibility

And someday I know it'll all turn out
And I'll work to work it out
Promise you, kid, I'll give more than I get
Than I get, than I get, than I get

Oh, you know it'll all turn out
And you'll make me work so we can work to work it out
And I promise you kid to give so much more than I get
Yeah, I just haven't met you yet

I just haven't met you yet
Oh, promise you, kid
To give so much more than I get

I said love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
(I just haven't met you yet)
Love, love, love, love
Love, love
I just haven't met you yet

Love Song For No One - John Mayer

Staying home alone on a Friday
Flat on the floor looking back
On old love
Or lack thereof
After all the crushes are faded
And all my wishful thinking was wrong
I'm jaded
I hate it

I'm tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
So tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
Get here

Searching all my days just to find you
I'm not sure who I'm looking for
I'll know it
When I see you
Until then, I'll hide in my bedroom
Staying up all night just to write
A love song for no one

I'm tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
So tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here

I could have met you in a sandbox
I could have passed you on the sidewalk
Could I have missed my chance
And watched you walk away?
Oh no way

I could have met you in a sandbox
I could have passed you on the sidewalk
Could I have missed my chance
And watched you walk away?

I'm tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
I'm so tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here oh yeah

I'm tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
I'm so tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here

You'll be so good
You'll be so good for me

Wondering Where You Are - Tyrone Wells

Will you like to watch the sunrise?
Will you have blue or brown eyes?
What are the dreams you long to share
I hope you like Stevie Wonder
Are you afraid of thunder?
I close my eyes and say a prayer you’re out there somewhere

I’ve been waiting all of my life for you
I’ve been wishing on every shining star
I’ve been watching out of my window
Wondering where you are
Wondering where you are

My heart’s my only treasure
Been saving it for your pleasure
Can’t wait to give my heart to you
We’ll walk this road together
That leads us to forever
I close my eyes and say a prayer you’re out there somewhere

I’ve been waiting all of my life for you
I’ve been wishing on every shining star
I’ve been watching out of my window
Wondering where you are
Wondering where you are

Too many nights alone
And this house won’t be a home
Until I’m with you

And I’ve been waiting all of my life for you
I’ve been wishing on every shining star

I’ve been waiting all of my life for you
I’ve been wishing on every shining star
I’ve been watching out of my window
Wondering where you are
Wondering where you are
Wondering where you are
Wondering where you are
I’m wondering where you are
Wondering where you are
I’m wondering where you are
Wondering where you are

Prayers for her

I pray today God that you are helping her have increased patience and that in any anxieties and worries she has she will be comforted and will give it over to you. I pray that you will set her heart at ease and help her enjoy the moment.

Thank you Father

Prayers

Dear Father,
I pray she is feeling your love, the love of friends and family and is experiencing the love you have for her and she is sharing it with others.

February 17 11:11 Prayer

Tonight I pray that God will help her see her own beauty, not just as the world portrays it, but as she is designed. I pray that when she looks in the mirror she sees that she is handcrafted by the Master Creator and that she is given contentment with who she is is and the presence she brings.
Amen

11:11 Prayer

Tonight I pray that God is providing her with a sense of purpose and passion and is showing her His desires for her and her life. I pray that He is providing her a soft, but protected heart. And, that she has men in her life that will build her up in a Godly manner.
Amen

Prayers

I pray that she is gaining Comfort and growing in the knowledge and feeling of
How close and intimate God is and though she may long for a loving husband that she is fulfilled by a loving God and that today she had little to cry about and much to
Smile for.

At 11:11 I pray... Tonight's prayer
God I pray that you will bless "her" with a community of friends and family
To provide a support network for her, and that on this Valentine's Day that if she is feeling lonely or down, or if she is in a relationship currently, that she is honored by the guy she is dating, or that you will fill her heart and make her feel your love!

To Whom It May Concern - The Civil Wars

There is a band that has been amazing me the past year... their album just came out this month and this is a song that makes me think of my Beloved, whomever she may be...


Why are you so far from me?
In my arms is where you ought to be

How long will you make me wait?
I don't know how much more I can take

I missed you
But I haven't met you
Oh but I want to
How I do

Slowly counting down the days
Till I finally know your name

Ooo, the way your hand feels round my waist
The way you laugh, the way your kisses taste

I missed you
But I haven't met you
Oh but I want to
How I do,
How I do

I missed you
But I haven't met you
Oh how I missed you
I haven't met you
Oh but I want to
Oh how I want to

Dear whoever you might be
I'm still waiting patiently.

A place for this

I've had an assortment of places these letters have gone... But this year I've decided I needed a "place" I can get to from anywhere designated just for this... So, here we go! It is mostly just coincidence that I start this today on Valentines Day!
There will be a collection of songs, prayers, pictures and thoughts... I hope this blesses anyone who stumbles upon it, but mostly the one who it is for, my beloved.