Damn He’s Good - Why I’m Happy and Married - Part 1

This is my 22 nd  year of marriage and I can honestly say of my husband damn he’s good is so many ways that there would be too many to mention. This morning I woke up smiling because I had dreamed about him. I dreamed we were dancing on a beautiful ship and that the paparzzi were all around us taking pictures. The dream was so real and it just felt good. I woke up thinking I am so blessed to still think wonderfully of my husband after all these years and we’ve been through a lot but still love each other like crazy.
So if you read my posts you know that I decided to dedicate the next month to marriage restoration and I hope you will come on the journey with me and leave your own words of personal encouragement for those who may be struggling. You also know that I got inspired to do this after watching the movie Fireproof and highly recommended that anyone going through marriage difficulty watch the movie - so let’s get started.

The following tips can help a bad marrige to become better and a good marriage to become exceptional. For week one I want you to focus on 7 things:
1. Why did you fall in love with your spouse?
2. I want you to start a log on every good thing your spouse has ever done for you and I don’t care how you feel about them right now. Dig in those memories and start building a log. Start with the very first thing that they did to impact your life. And write about that good thing until you begin to feel it emotionally, even if one event takes all day to stir those memories.
3. Think about what made your spouse stand out and make you want to marry them beyond any other person you had a relationship with.
4. I want you to tell your spouse that you love them at least twice a day for the next 31 days even if they curse you for saying it.
5. I want you to say a prayer for your spouse every day for the next 31 days - It can be short like Dear God save my marriage.
6. I want you to list things that you know bug the __________ out of your spouse pick the top one and let your spouse know that from this day forward I will….
7. I want you to touch your spouse - a hug, hold hands, kiss, back rub, foot massage - just do something every day as often as you would like.

Next I want you to find a marriage tip from your pet. Pet’s have great marriage philosophy if we observe them and then do something that you learned from your pet to enhance your marriage. I am going to give you five things that I learned from my pet which I have incorporated into my marriage:
1. Unconditional love - my dog love me no matter what. I can have a good day or a bad day. I can be a complete nut case and drive everybody in my house up the wall but my dog will stay right by my side. Never leave me and will be kind and loving towards me no matter what my mood is.
2. My dog wakes me up every morning and makes me laugh, then we play, then she goes off to the rest of the house to wake everybody up. So I make sure that my husband wakes up to a smile everyday.
3.My dog knows whenever I come home and greets me at the door or runs out to the car. So I greet my husband whenever I know he’s coming in and I never let him leave without saying goodbye and kissing him.
4. My dog spends quality time with me everyday. We have at least one meal together and she always makes sure that I spend time away from work. My husband and my schedule is so busy but we do try to have some meals together during the week and at least Sunday morning and evening the whole family has meals together. We are trying to learn not to always work and have more time for entertainment.
5.My dog forgives and forgets. If I accidently step on her tail and she cries. If I pick her up and say I’m sorry she’s ready to play again. So I purpose to always be in a forgiving mood like my dog.

Please share your pets marriage tips as well.