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Renee Swope

Encouraging and equipping moms to parent with God's grace and confidence.

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A Little Love Goes a Long Way!

Welcome friends! If you are found your way here through my Encouragement for Today devotion, I’m so glad you stopped by. I’ve got two things for you today. First,  the short and fun post below along with a BOOK give-away. Also I’ve got a link that will take you to the rest of the story of what God did that day I wrote about in my devotions – and how He gave me new direction and purpose as a mom -along with a chance to win my “Purpose-Driven Mom Gift Pack.” {The link is at the end of this post.}

   “A simple word can renew hope.”
Lois Mayday Rabey

When she wrote The Husband Project, her goal was simple: create 21 simple, and inexpensive projects for women who wanted to bless their husband. {I love simple!}

In her book, The Husband Project, my oh-so-fun friend and author Kathi Lipp helps us do everything we can to love on our man –  from planning a guy-date to getting him a pint of his favorite Ben & Jerry’s. And I loved hearing how one of the most effective “Projects” was also the simplest: Write him some Post-it Note sized encouragement.

Post-It Note Challenge – Write Something Fun or Flirty for Your Man!

Are you ready to show your man a little love today? If so, here are your instructions:

  1. Grab a Post-it
  2. Write something, fun, flirty, or a little scandalous on it {we give you permission…}
  3. Put that Post-it somewhere where only HE will find it

It can be words of encouragement, something sweet or flirty and so on. Leave the post it where only he will find it. It can be in his briefcase, wallet, on his car steering wheel, underwear drawer, tool box, whatever he is going to open or use today. Below, Kathi has listed 21 ideas to get you started thinking. If you need to, use one from the list below. OR make up your own Post-It Love note – cause a little LOVE goes a long way.

21 Post-It-Sized Encouragements

  1. I’m praying for you today.
  2. Those jeans are really working for you…
  3. I love you.
  4. You are the best dad!
  5. You’re the kind of husband that makes the other wives jealous.
  6. You rock my world!
  7. Can’t wait to see you tonight – meet me upstairs…
  8. Thanks for working hard to provide for us. I appreciate all that you do.
  9. You make me feel beautiful.
  10. I thank God for you every day.
  11. How did I get so lucky, being married to a guy like you?
  12. You’re great!
  13. You make every day more fun.
  14. Have a great day.
  15. You’re hot!
  16. I feel so safe with you.
  17. Smart and good looking – I’ve got the whole package in you!
  18. You can be very distracting, you know…
  19. Our kids are so blessed to have a dad like you.
  20. That smile I wear – it is all because of you.
  21. God have blessed me in big ways by letting me be your wife.

Remember, you have more power than you know to change the direction of your man’s day.

So go grab that Post-it and put a little love in his day, cause a little LOVE goes a long way!

Enter to win a copy of The Husband Project. Kathi is giving away 3 copies!! Tell us what you wrote on your post it note (or if it’s “too hot to handle” just write TMI in the comments below) Click “Share Your Thoughts” below to enter.

For my single lady friends… Today’s tips are totally transferable to everyone in our love-lives. In fact, I plan to make a little love go a long way with my co-workers and my kids with these ideas from Kathi.

For more ways to encourage your man check out Kathi’s Valentine’s specials and subscribe to her blog to receive her FREE E-book “14 Ways to Have a Happier Husband”!

You can read my Encouragement for Today devotion here or click here to read part two of the story my devo and find out what God did to give me new direction and purpose as a mom and enter to win my “Purpose-Driven Mom Gift Pack.”

Comments

  8. As we celebrate 20 years – you bless me more and more all the time. You work harder than anyone I know, taking the punches all day but coming home with a smile. Thank you for making our foundation rock solid and for being an awesome dad. So honored that you are “my man”.

    Great idea – so hard to make it through life without giving one another constant “boosts”, it’s easy to get caught up in the negative and forget the example our Loving Father laid out for us 🙂

  9. You’re the best thing that happenned to me……I am really blessed and lucky for choosing me. Thank you Lord for this man I truly love and cherish until my last breadth….

  14. Thanks for sharing! My husband has been at work since 7 so I decided to text him. Here’s my message:

    “Thank you for working hard to provide for our family, Honey. You are not just a pretty face! 🙂 Love you!”

    I thank the LORD for blessing me with such a wonderful godly husband. Been married for almost six years, three precious children. Couldn’t ask for more.

    Blessings!

  15. “We are so blessed to have you! Thank you for being the best hubby and the sweetest, most fun Daddy!”

  16. I made a cut out chain of hearts and wrote a message on each heart. “God gave me you”. “Thank you for working hard to provide for us”. “Our children are blessed to have a Dad like you!”. “I am grateful for the extra time youve spent with the kids lately due to my work schedule and other events”. “I love you”.
    I feel like we haven’t been investing much in each other lately. I almost feel silly doing it because, sadly, he’ll probably wonder if I’m sick because its been that long since I’ve surprised him with anything fun! However, I think he will feel special when he finds it and hopefully it is a first little step towards the both of us making more effort to show our love for each other. Thank you for the nudge to love my husband!

  17. I’m thankful I still get butterflies like when we first started dating when we go out on date nights.

  20. I just sent a text to my husband telling him thank you for working so hard to provide for our family and how much I appreciate how much he does. He immediately called me to thank me for the text and asked what brought it on. Currently we live in Georgia with two of my children – back in September my husband was transferred to Texas with his job. We made the decision at the time for the kids and I to stay here in Georgia until my daughter graduates high school. She is currently a junior. This has by far been the toughest thing we have done – I miss you so very much. So, thank you for reminding me to send him words of encouragement, especially during our current situation.

    • Oh Stacey, I love what you wrote and how he noticed. Wonder how God might use your words if you sent him a text every day to tell him how much you love and appreciate him. Im going to try to do that too. Its so easy and yet it’s so hard to remember sometimes – but what a difference your note made in his heart today. Thank you for sharing his response 🙂

  21. My post-it note said: Thank you for working so hard to provide for us! You take such good care of your family. By the way, you wear those jeans so well. I think you are so hot!!!

  22. I attached a P ost it note to a Snickers bar and placed it in his lunch box. I genuinely wrote how he is like a Snickers bar…the wrapper says It ALWAYS SATISFIES!!!!!! : )

  24. My prayer has been answered and I THANK you so much. My husband Keith has been my Superman for the past 29 years of marriage. For the last 2 years he has been down after he HURT his back. It’s been really hard watching my once STRONG husband grow weaker and weaker. I have been praying along with my church family for his healing. I have also been wondering what I could do SPECIAL for him for Valentine Day. Well, now I know, a pesonal LOVE NOTE from me to him is PERFECT and I know it will make him SMILE as well as help him to walk a little talker having this come from me. Thank you, thank you, thank you, and I am going to purchase the book to continue to find ways to love on my husband.

  25. I couldn’t resist the ultimate Valentines Day quote from the Jerry McGuire move: “You complete me.”. Thanks for the wonderful idea.

  27. To my wonderful husband.
    You are such a wonderful father and husband. We are so blessed to have you in our lives.
    Loving you always…..

  31. Note says “Thank you for all you do for me and our girls……you are a strong, loving and capable provider!”

  33. I am ready to quit! I am in the process of a divorce. I have four young children at home and work fulltime as a teacher. I am overwelmed and tired of taking care of everything and everybody. I just want to sit down and cry.

    • Oh Lana, Im so sorry. I wish I could come over and take your kids to the park and give you some time to rest. I wish I could sit across the table and tell you just how much your life matters – to your family and to your students – but most of all to Jesus. I wish we could have coffee and I could look into those weary eyes and just listen and let you vent. He’s by your side. He’s bending down and looking up into your eyes as you rest your head in your hands and wonder if anyone notices all that you are doing. He sees. He notices. He cares. Oh how he cares. Im praying for you sweet friend. Lifting your load and your weary heart to Him tonight.

      “You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great.” Psalm 18:35 (NIV 1984)

  34. Our children have the most amazing role model, their own expectations for their future are molded by the way you show them how to be a man, a husband, and a father. Thank you for being you!

  39. My Post-It to my husband reads: “You’re amazing! Vision Fundraising is gonna be huge because YOU will make it so. I admire your determination and love you so much. <3 Me

  40. I didn’t write any today. But, I am going to cut out some heart shapes tonight, write notes on them and hang them in our medicine cabinet, on his desk, and other places he’ll find them after I go to work tomorrow. Some of the things I will write are “I appreciate you more than you’ll ever know”, and “Love you lot’s, love you always.” I know I need to do this more than just on Valentine’s Day. My husband isn’t walking with the Lord right now and God has been nudging me about showing him more love, respect, and encouragement so maybe the book will help me with that.

  42. I really like suggestion # 8 – really appreciate that my husband is a hard-worker. I’m sure my husband would really appreciate some “TMI” notes!

  44. Note to my hubby: “Thank you for being an incredible, selfless provider and protector of our family! We miss you so much, and can’t wait until your crazy travel/study schedule is over and we can be a complete family again!”

  49. My sweet hubby works in ND 4 to 5 weeks at a time and this Valentines day he’ll be there and not here so I’ll have to text him his post it which would say: You are the peanut butter that completes my jelly….;)