06-10-2010 Today asked me to commend my wife on a recent act of Godliness. I chose to commend her on how she deals with people. My wife is not a people person. She tells me that she likes people but has enough friends. She doesn't need/want to go...

06-08-2010 I was away for a long shift and missed the family a ton. My wife actually called a couple of times and told me how much she missed me too. We had a couple of nice conversations on the phone and a few cute e-mails. I have kept up my Love Dare...

06-04-2010 Yes we did and yes it was. I am lucky here. Not too much detail with this one for obvious reasons. This started to come back a few weeks ago, around the beginning of May and has been wonderful. I think the bond between Laura and I is stronger...

06-03-2010 This is an easy one. My mother died when I was a teenager and my father and his wife, my step-mother, of many years get along great with us. I don't see them as often as I would like with them living half way around the world, but when...

05-31-2010 Well I am three quarters of the way through this and cannot believe how much the Lord has changed my life. I am a happier person, more patient, a better husband and have flushed a ton of distracting habits from my life. On Sunday we went to...

05-29-2010 Today's dare asked me to pray for my wife's needs. I did. I got down on my knees at work, during a quiet time and prayed. I referred to Laura by name and asked God to help me help Laura meet and fill her needs. I asked for help around...

05-27-2010 Love makes sacrifices. I actually asked my wife what stresses her and how I can help her with that. My wife doesn't seemed stressed at any time. She deals with home life, kids and daily stress much better than I do. I have no idea how she...

05-24 and 05-25, 2010 I combined these 2 Dares into one long conversation with my wife. We actually found some quiet time around our home and sat in the bedroom and I apologized for many things that I have done in our relationship. I started with apologizing...

05-22-2010 I pray for help forgiving people on a regular basis. I still have not forgiven my ex-wife for her numerous issues and the hurt she caused me, and that was years ago and because of her I met back up with Laura, my mate, my best friend and I...

05-21-2010 The object of today's dare was to identify and cast out anything that I lust after or that is an object of my lust that takes away from my love for God and my wife, Laura. I have previously mentioned that immoral websites and porn have...

05-19-2010 I threw out porn a while back, the videos/DVDs, the magazines and the internet. I did this after watching a sermon on Love and Relationships at my brothers church. The pastor is a down to earth guy that gives you examples of things that have...

05-17-2010 I have used that exact line, "I love you. Period." sometimes adding "even if you choose not to love me back" a number of time since I started the Love Dare. In the beginning Laura usually answered with "hmm", "uh...

05-16-2010 It has been a while since I wrote last. This, as I have mentioned in previous posts, has been a new journey between myself and Jesus Christ. I have found myself praying for myself and for my family more and more. I have a nice Bible that my...

05-09-2010 I feel like I should have been reading ahead in my Love Dare book. I answered most of this dare yesterday when I wrote about my journey beginning with Christ, how I was brought to my knees and how I have accepted Him as my Lord and Savior....

05-07-2010 I looked at all my previous posts. I have come so far from Day 1 - my life has changed around and I am definitely more positive than I was when I started this dare. I have given myself to God and leave my life completely in His hands. I believe...

05-06-2010 I had a busy week so we waited for our date night for Thursday, we were both available and I decided we would go out rather than stay in. We have four kids so staying in would have been, how do I say this, less than private and very noisy....

05-03-2010 I am waiting for Day 18's Dare - to make a nice dinner. I have modified this one just slightly as we, Laura and I, cook quite a bit at home for our 4 kiddies so the modification will be a true 'date night' on Thursday for just her...

04-29-2010 I have been away this week for training. It seemed like a good idea a couple of weeks ago to be gone from the house and give Laura her space and time to miss me. Now, I missed her like crazy. I thought about us, my life, my relationship with...

04-26-2010 Another great day. I think I have crested the hill and "we" are back on the road together. I was gone all day today teaching, we met at home at 4:30pm and had an awesome evening, making dinner together and watching a church service...

04-25-2010 I started holding the door open for my wife. I continued asking her if there is anything I could do for her. I helped get the kids ready to leave today when we were going out. I have been honoring her lately. I think it is going well.We ended...

04-24-2010 So I started posting yesterday about a major issue in our relationship, thought better of it and confronted the wife, talked calmly and rationally. I listened and responded in a kind tone, I explained my feeling without becoming angry and actually...

04-23-2010 I am at work for a 24 hour shift today. I started out OK, I still sometimes doubt myself and wonder that my wife hasn't started to move on. I am scared to death on a regular basis that I am losing her. I try to do everything and anything...

04-22-2010 I was just about to write that I had a good day yesterday and that we were intimate for the first time in a month or so....but she was also short with me, with her answers and with her comments, like she was irritated with my very presence...

04-21-2010 Wow! Talk about 1 step forward and 2 steps backwards. I was up at martial arts with the family and we had picked up a new/used bed for my daughter. We ran it home and put it in the front porch. Laura went back up to get the kids. I decided...

04-20-2010 Ah - Day 10 - a quarter way through. My head held high, God at my side supporting me through this. At times I have thought of quitting and times, like yesterday, this is the best thing I have ever done, for me, for God and for my wife. I was...