5 Ways to Love Your Husband Through the Little Things

It is not easy for me to submit to my husband. Nor is it not easy to follow his lead. It's not because he is a bad man, abusive or course. It's mainly because of my own baggage; I didn't have the best example of a marriage turning out well. Nonetheless, I am on this lifelong journey to become the wife that I know that I was created to be. It is a thing greater than myself.

Below are just a couple of things I do daily to try to show my husband that I love him and that I am trying to be the wife I know I need to be. These are not mind-blowing events. They are just little acts of love as I walk on this journey of marriage with my husband.

1. I drag my butt out of bed! Every morning, I would much rather stay in my bed until I am absolutely forced to get up and start my day (usually by my children). However, as soon as I hear the shower turn on in the morning, I get up to make my husband breakfast and lunch for the day.

2. Dinner is served! My awesome husband has the courtesy to call every night when he's leaving work. This allows me 35 minutes to make sure that dinner is on the table and ready to go when he comes home. He often gets home at 7 pm, ravished and exhausted from the day. The last thing he wants to do is try to figure out dinner for himself, so I discipline myself to do this little thing to make his life easier.

3. I give a listening ear. My husband is a good talker, and as often as I'd like to tell him to zip it and deal with it on his own, I know he needs a listening ear. It's my job to listen and let him get what's bothering him off his chest.

4. Time to himself. All men, especially the introverts like my guy, need some time to be alone, think, tinker, regain their strength, whatever. This doesn't happen while surrounded by kids and the wife. So, nightly, I get the kids ready for bed. This allows him some time to himself so that after the kids go to bed, he and I can be together without him being a total vegetable. (He does read books and pray with the children before bed, so he's not totally AWOL. But he gets a couple minutes to himself before then.)

5. The nightly rubdown. Now, I'm not talking a full-on master massage here. But I know that he will sleep better with a relaxed back, so I try to rub his back before bed.

I know, ladies, that our husbands may not reciprocate in kind. That's hard for me. Regardless, I am still called to be a good wife. And I know that in the end, if I can be diligent with this, it will be best for my family and for my own heart, too.

What “little things” do you do everyday for you husband to show him you love him?

Written By: Lisa Liebling