Weekend Kindness
Reaching Others Through Kindness

I’m a daydreamer in the worst way.

I daydreamed constantly about how I’d be proposed to, what my wedding would be like, my honeymoon…  And so far, hubby has surpassed all of my imaginings with every one of those.  (But then again, it’s hard to get the honeymoon wrong when you stick your music-loving wife on a boat with a hundred big-name Christian musicians.)

So what kind of romantic getaway have I dreamt up?  Believe it or not, it’s fairly simple.  A secluded cabin in the mountains.  Lots of junk food like popcorn and chocolate candies.  Cooking good food like herb chicken together.  Watching sappy movies, playing board games, and going for walks together.  Mostly a weekend shut-in together would be my ideal romantic getaway.

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This morning we looked some tips of what you can do to help your house sell.  And there were some great ones.

As some of you know, we?ve been looking at houses for a long time, and even had our house on the market for a month.  We only had a couple of offers?and none of them were acceptable.

So, what do you do when you are running out of space, but can?t find something you like?

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I don?t know what it is about getting or looking at getting a newborn baby gift, but ladies seem to go crazy when it comes to these types of things.  The small shoes, the small socks?they are like something begging women to get all soft on the inside.

And the interesting thing is how short a period of time these kids are in their shoes.  I mean, I?m 90% positive that the only reason that ladies get these shoes are for their keepsake value!

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Leslie is selling her house, and wants to know if we have any tips for her.  So, out of kindness, I thought I?d share a few from my experiences over the past year selling and buying?

1. Know the overlap

Say you sign up with Sincerity Realty.  After a month with Sincerity Realty your house has not sold, so you decide to go with The Selling Guide.  You house sells within the first week. 

Who gets paid?  Both.

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So I?ve taken the test, and it says:

128 As a 1930s husband, I am Very Superior Take the test!

How about you?  How do you fare as a husband or a wife?

Take the test, post the results on your blog, let me know in comments, and I?ll link to you!

The Complete Husband
By Lou Priolo

Love is more than a feeling, it?s a choice.  When you took your vow to love your wife, you did not vow that you would have the feeling of love until death, but that you would choose to love her until death.

This choice means that you would prefer her over all others, and it means that whether it was easy or whether it was hard you would still choose to love her.

That is why there are 7 things that you may not do when she sins against you:

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How many of you have fireplaces?

Ok, put your hands down.

One of the things that my wife and I were looking for in a new house was a fireplace.  It?s not just the benefit of having something different generate heat for the winter?it?s the romance that a fireplace brings.

Whether it?s Gas Fires, Electric Fires, or plain old Wood Fires, there?s nothing that beats the crackling sound, the warm colors and the warmth.

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