Angela Mills - Bless Your Husband: Creative Ways to Encourage and Love Your Man

How to Use This Book

This book is for all kinds of wives. Wives who are just making it through the busy daysnothing wrong in their marriage, but nothing special about it either. Wives who are in happy, fulfilling marriages and want to do something extra to bless their husband and grow in the Lord. Wives who are in a rough spot and wonder if they will still be married by this time next year.

This book is for working wives who will do the daily readings in the evening or in the early morning before leaving for work. Its for those who stay home with children and will read the challenges during nap time or while hiding in the bathroom. Its for newlyweds, for wives who have been married for years (or decades), and those who will tackle the challenges while their husbands pursue their favorite hobby.

Its for all of those wives and for everyone in between. Because what you each hold in common is the fact that you want to express love for your husband in words and in actions. Who among us knew it was going to be so hard to do and to be what we vowed on our wedding day? Who knew that love was going to be a choice we made over and over? Who could have imagined, while standing at the altar in a white dress that made us feel like a princess, that we would one day wear stained sweats and argue with our husbands over how to load the dishwasher? (Or is that just me?)

A comedian once said, Married people, youre not really selling marriage. All we ever hear about is how hard it is.

I laughed when I heard this, because it is so true. Its kind of shocking when you first realize how hard it is, isnt it? And our society has all too easily accepted that marriages are going to fail. So when a wife picks up a book like this and commits to being a blessing in her husbands life, it gives me warm fuzzy feelings. Were in this together!

Now, a little about how this book works.

This is an interactive book, which means you are expected to write all over it!

Each week consists of five days of reading/activities and an optional Weekend Reflection. Day One is a little different from the others.

Day One

Each week begins with an introduction to the weeks theme, followed by Day One activities. Youll fill in a simple, goal-focused statementsomething specific to consider and work on throughout the week. (Youll have quick, daily reminders of your goal as well, and a weekly goal check-in with the Weekend Reflection.)

The weekly memory verse will also be introduced on Day One. Then youre on to the challenges.

Bless Your Husband Weekly Challenges

This is the fun part. Every week youll find a variety of challenges designed to bless your husband. Each day, or as you are able to throughout the week, choose a challenge from the list.

Ive tried to take into account the different types of people, personalities, and love languages, so the daily challenges reflect an array of tasks. Some are hands-on, some are more emotional, others are spiritual. All will help you grow as a wife and in turn, bless your husband.

Most challenges will have a shareable hashtag attached to them. If you are active on social media, and enjoy connecting with others, you can share a photo or a post (while being sure to protect your husbands privacy) and use the challenge hashtag. Each hashtag starts with byh so it will be easier to find others who are following the challenges in this book. Dont get caught up in feeling like you have to post every day. Just do it when the mood strikes, and connect with others who are on the same day you are, while spreading Bless Your Husband cheer!