For the past month our church has been doing a series on marriage. It has really been eye-opening and a great lead into Valentine's Day. I would say that Joey and I have a great marriage, but of course, just like every one we struggle with some things too. I have been very convicted the last couple of weeks because there are times when I feel like I am constantly noticing the things that my sweet husband is NOT doing and I let him know it. Let's be real for a moment, there is SO much that Joey does around the house. He does the laundry, the yard work, the floors, and lately he has even helped out with the dishes as I tend to be a baby the first trimester. lol. However, for some reason, I can always pick out what he has not done. Why do I do this? ugggg....
Anyhow, I came across a blog a few weeks ago that had a wonderful post addressing this very issue....apparently, I'm not the only one who struggles in this area. ha! The blogger had a great idea of keeping an "appreciation log" .... She says that "Taking a moment to recognize the small things that may often go overlooked helps keep negativity at bay in any relationship. It challenges you to become observant and really pay attention in order to come up with something new every day."
I thought it was a wonderful idea so I pinned it and then stole it! ;o) I changed it up a bit because if it is not readily available 24/7 then I would get side tracked and forget about it. I ended up using note cards instead of a journal. I modpodged the boxes, put our names on them, printed a verse out for the front of it, and then wrote on the back, "it's been noted." I must admit that it has been very good for me. I am not good at expressing my thanks and sometimes I will forget so having these little cards right at my fingertips helps me to commit to saying it. Works for me at least ;o)
Presley's Valentine's party at school this year was also lots of fun. I headed up the party and was in charge of the craft! Luckily, I was able to get all of the moms involved so I didn't have too much to do this time. Target dollar spot ended up being a life savor for the craft! They had little tin mailboxes for $1 and then I found a bucket of sticky hearts for $5....great for little ones ;o) NO CLEAN-UP! There were so many cute ideas for Valentine's Day on pinterest and it was so fun seeing all of the mom's valentine's ideas and craftiness in the classroom!
Here are the links to all of the blogs that I got all of the ideas from in the pictures above......don't want to get in trouble for "stealing" anyone's thunder ;o)
Jar of I love you hearts.... I made up a poem to go along with this, but I'll spare you the cheesiness :o) lol Just a side note: one of the commenters had a great idea of hiding these in your child's backpack, desk, lunchbox on their first day of school in kindergarten to remind them that you love them as they go through the day. Great idea!!!
Brownie Points Valentine for teacher I loved this little valentine and printed it off for free. ;o) I attached it to a box of brownies and then attached a gift card to Celebrity Cafe and Bakery ;o)
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