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January 1, 2010
This blog is about my attempt to spend 365 days serving and loving my wife. I have to acknowledge AJ Jacobs for inspiration with this project, especially his excellent book, “The Guinea Pig Diaries” where he takes on a similar challenge. In the spirit of Jacobs, I will attempt to do everything my wife asks me to do…for 1 year.
Why? For a few reasons. I threw my back out two weeks ago and she did an amazing job of caring for me and doing things that are above and beyond the normal role of “wife.” During this time I realized the small things she did made a huge difference for me. I also know that she did things even when she did not want to and they were a pain in the butt. Part of this project is my expressing gratitude for that time. Also, I often tend to be sarcastic, rude and insensitive. I hope this project makes me think more about why I am that way…and to change. After 6+ years in wedlock the one thing I do not want to do is to take our marriage for granted. I’ve seen and heard too many horror stories from others. We both are stubborn older siblings and both have stressful jobs. I need/want to be intentional about caring for things at home. Finally, I’m doing this because it should be challenging and fun (if not maddening).
It’s a New Year…and this is a new project for me…let’s see how it plays out…
rmk said,
January 15, 2010 @ 9:33 pm
how dare you take out stuff about the princess and the frog???