Ladies, do you keep some kind of Journal?  I know so many of us scrapbook and do so many fun crafty projects.  Well, one sweet thing to do when you are a married lady or are engaged is to keep a journal of  things you love about your man.

His masculine characteristics you admire.
His leadership and vision which you see in him and admire to him
All those little acts of love, provision and sacrifice he does for you to love, cherish and protect you.

What are some of those?

Me?  My brother is presently living with me until he and his fiancee get married early Fall.  I love having him around.

And one of the DEAR providing things he does?  He makes the Peets coffee in the morning.  Now when I was married, this indeed was something I would set up for my late husband the night before.  He got up earlier than I did.  I would set it up for him so all he had to do was flip the switch on.  He LOVED it.  He felt SO LOVED in my doing this.  Yes, you can see what each of our Love Languages are.  He even wrote me a love note which I, of course, still have, thanking me for doing that for him.

With my dear brother, he makes the coffee.  It part of what HE does.  He is even so thoughtful as to put it into a thermos for drinking later. 

And so for him, to give him masculine acknowledgment, I THANK HIM.  And then he knows he is appreciated and valued.

What about you?

How are you acknowledging and appreciating the men in your life?

Are you thanking them for that?

And have you entered those things into your journal so you can enjoy them over time?

As today is Memorial Day, while I am on the topic of THANKING OTHERS, I want to give a special THANK YOU to all those are serving now abroad and their families.  You are ever in our thoughts and prayers to come home to us safe and sound. 

To those who have come home from all the wars we have had on foreign soil.  Thank you for your sacrifice.  Freedom and Liberty come at a price.

And most of all to those who did not make it.  To you and your loved ones, you paid the greatest price of all for our Freedom and Liberty.  And we are grateful nation and we thank you and honor you.

God bless,

April Braswell
Romance Coach, Online Dating Coach

My father's memorial service was amazing and cathartic.  And the best part?  I got together with all of my siblings and my 2 cousins for the very first time.  That was so great and such a blessing.

We want MORE occasions to get together which are HAPPY and JOYOUS!  Like my brother's wedding!

April 3, 2008

All girls are so strongly influenced by their fathers.   In my case, I married a dear sweet version of my brother.  And today my father, John Y. Barry, died.  I'll comment on it more later.  This weekend I am introspective.  He is why I love to receive Pink Roses.  For my 16th birthday, he sent me a dozen pink roses to me at school.  I received them in the adminstrative offices.  I felt like A PRINCESS.  To this day, when men give me beautiful roses, I feel like A PRINCESS!  Don't you?  Shouldn't every woman?  God bless and God speed.  April Braswell