Dare # 7

I didn’t get a chance to blog yesterday, When Ash got home from her overnight trip to WI she wasn’t feeling to great and progressively got worse throughout the day. Super dad kicked into gear and took control of every one in the house. Telling Ashleigh every time she got up to help to lay back down etc. etc. Any way Dare 7 (since I cant really say "Day" anymore because of holding off on the book for a week) is kind of just for me so I am not going to write today’s out but I will tell you what it entails.


"[Love] believes all things, hopes all things." - 1 Corinthians 13:7

For today's dare, get two sheets of paper. On the first one, spend a few minutes writing out positive things about your spouse. Then do the same with negative things on the second sheet. Place both sheets in a secret place for another day. At some point during the remainder of the day pick a positive attribute from the first list and thank your spouse for having this characteristic.

Dare 8 which is today’s 22 Feb 2010.

"Love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like a blazing fire." - Song of Solomon 8:6

Determine to become your spouse's biggest fan and to reject any thoughts of jealousy. To help you set your heart on your spouse and focus on their achievements, take yesterdays (Dare 7) list of negative attributes and discreetly burn it. Then share with your spouse how glad you are about a success he or she recently enjoyed.

The other day Ashleigh came home from the gym and after the normal "Hey Baby" she said that she has reached the first part of her goal! She was so proud that she did it and as am I. It couldn’t be expressed in any other ways (as I thought a couple of days ago) until today, When I read the Dare for today is when the thought came to me "How can I show her that I am her biggest fan and how proud of her I am? AHHHHH Facebook." That’s when I posted it without telling everyone exactly what her goal entailed this is what it said. "Is very proud of Ashleigh for reaching the first part of her goal! It took her tons of hard word but the payoff is great!" just enough for everyone to know how proud of her I am, for her to know the post was just for her, but not enough for everyone to know exactly what she had done. If you want to know ask her, if she is comfortable telling you then she will. There are MANY MANY more items on my list that I am proud/ecstatic about that she has done and continues to do, just to many to list right now! Stay tuned for tomorrows Dare and what I will do for it. Have a wonderful night followers.
 -Justin

“Blessed, indeed, is the man who hears many gentle voices call him daddy!”