Cherish Him

It’s time to take a closer look at how to cultivate the wifely affection that we talked about yesterday.  And who better to ask what makes a husband feel cherished than husbands?

Chapter two in Feminine Appeal contains responses from different men about how their wives show them this tender love.  I have included some of them here to get you thinking…

“If I’m sick in bed, my wife prepares tea and meals for me without my asking and waits on me hand and foot.  It’s as though her world stops so she can take care of me.”

“Each time Karin catches my eye in public with a smile and subtle wink, or greets me with a warm embrace upon my arrival home from work, or hangs on my arm when we go out on a date, the message comes through loud and clear: ‘I enjoy being with you and want you to know that I love you.’”

“With just a handful of exceptions, Lisa has written me a note in my lunch every single workday for over ten years.”

“My wife shows me affection through a constant stream of small surprises--showing up at work with my favorite Starbucks drink, making her famous brownies on no special occasion, arranging to borrow a friend’s convertible sports car for our anniversary.  Not all have been extremely costly, but all have been very meaningful.”

“I am cherished by my wife through her fervent and faithful intercessory prayer for me.  Her conviction is that no one can care for me like my heavenly Father.”

And here’s one more fun idea I recently came across. My mom was given this t-shirt as a gift and immediately began wearing it.  After my husband saw it, he began dropping hints about how he might like me to have the same shirt. This Christmas, one of his gifts under the tree was this t-shirt which I proudly wear! (Although we can't heartily endorse all the t-shirts on the website, you can purchase your very own "i love my husband" t-shirt here.)

So, we have no more excuses, ladies! There are plenty of ideas here for showing affection to our husband. Let’s get started today!