The 12 Nights of Christmas
When it comes to creativity, there?s one Christmas gift my wife, Barbara, gave me that I?ll never forget!Program: Real FamilyLife (90 seconds)
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Dennis Rainey: When it comes to creativity, there’s one Christmas gift that my wife, Barbara, gave me that I’ll never forget!
Barbara: It was really neat, because it was out of character for him. You know, between the two of us, he can be fun and he has a great personality, but he's really pretty shy. So I know that it was out of his comfort zone, and he did it because he loves me..[ Read Full Transcript ]
Dennis Rainey:Actually, what I was thinking of was a whole series of gifts that Barbara gave me. They were romantic gifts. In fact, VERY romantic. We talk about it in our book “Rekindling the Romance.” Barbara called the gift The Twelve Nights of Christmas. I'll spare you the details. But even years later, my heart still beats a little faster when I think about it.
All too often, wives are unaware of the tremendous power they have over their husbands. Power to encourage him, affirm him, and, yes, the power to make his heart beat a little faster.
One final thought. What Barbara did for me took hours of planning and creativity, as well as the courage to be adventurous. Take a moment to think…How can you do that for your spouse soon?
I’m Dennis Rainey, and that’s Real FamilyLife.
Date: 12/16/2008 12:00:00 AM
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