Dare:
Again say nothing negative to your spouse but do at least one unexpected gesture as an act of kindness.
Again when I read this, I thought this described David, but this time, he is the one that is kind, at least mostly. He takes care of me. I'm honestly very lazy and just let him do things for me. David always says the only thing he expects from me is to do the laundry Well, I've washed and dried the clothes - but I haven't put them away. I'm not doing even what is expected of me. I need to step it up and do that and more. My excuse is that I work 10 hours a day - more than everyone else in the house combined. Okay, so I will actively look for at least one gesture, but if God puts more in my path, I'll try to take advantage of it.
Results:
I'm not sure if David even noticed me being kind, but I tried. I put ALL the laundry away for one. Also, since it's Sunday, after church it's Fantasy Football time. I set up my laptop so David could watch the scores. At one point, he moved the laptop and it came unplugged so after a while the computer shut down. I have to admit, I didn't show the most patience when David was so helpless. I kind of grunted, got up from what I was doing and came over and fixed it for him. I caught myself and didn't say anything, but I thought it. I count that as a failing moment. Anyway, I picked up from there and went on. We had an event at the church and David, as always, was in the kitchen helping. I went in and saw him working on wrapping spoons in napkins - standing up. I knew his back was hurting so I offered to take his place (not something I would normally do). So, there were places I succeeded and one I didn't, which is what I will dwell on. I need to be serious and take this dare to heart completely.
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