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Give Meaningful Gifts of Self this Christmas

the mom-team — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:09:46 +0000

Studio 5 contributor and licensed therapist Julie Hanks, LCSW shares meaningful gifts of self to give your spouse this Christmas.

The most meaningful Christmas gifts don’t require much money, but do require thought, time, and awareness. Though it’s fun to shop and wrap gifts, we ultimately all wish for the same emotional gifts from our spouse — things that can’t be purchased – gifts of self. We all long for reassurance that we are loved and cherished, for comfort when we are sad or hurt or scared, and for validation that our experience matters to the person we love the most. Even if your husband doesn’t have the words to express these wishes, he longs for the same emotional gifts too. Here are some ideas to get you started thinking less about gifts you can buy and more about gifts you can offer from your heart.

1. Gift of Emotions

Tell your emotional truth

Too often, in an effort not to hurt your spouse’s feelings, you may have stopped expressing the full range of emotions – your hurts, your fears, your anger and your joys, and dreams. “I don’t want to be a nag” or “I ‘m supposed to be nice and happy all of the time” are common phrases I hear in my therapy office as reasons women stop expressing themselves. It’s helpful to consider that intimacy means “into-me-see” or see into me. True intimacy requires a deep level of emotional honesty and the tender expression of a full range of emotions, not just the good, happy, nice ones. Your thoughts, your feelings, and your expression of them are what make you uniquely you.

Ask for what you really want

Sending clear signals about what you need emotionally from your spouse can be difficult. It requires an internal awareness and a willingness to ask deeper questions that go below the surface. Behind every complaint and criticism you have for your spouse is an emotional plea for closeness. Practice going below the complaint and expressing the emotional need directly. Instead of saying, “You always work so much! Are you going to be working until 8PM forever? I’m sick of eating dinner alone.” try saying, “I want to spend more time with you. I’m afraid that I’m not important to you. Can we plan a date night for this weekend?” Trust me. Being direct with your emotional needs is a gift to him.

More gifts of emotion:

Write a handwritten love letter describing in detail what you love your spouse and what they mean to you.

Write an apology of letter or forgiveness for past hurts.

Share your “Bucket List” with your spouse.
2. Gift of Attention

Push the pause button

When is the last time you really listened to your spouse? Do often find that you’re so busy with children, household chores, or other commitments that you rarely look your spouse in the eye and talk? If your conversations with your hubby are while you’re multitasking – unloading the dishwasher or texting or watching TV, you may want to practice “pushing the pause button”. If you’re focused on other things, you’ll miss the meaning behind what your hubby is trying to tell you. Too often couples I see in my practice are so distracted by other activities or so busy reacting from their own intense emotions that they completely bypass the emotional meaning of their spouse’s expression.

Here’s an example of how this might play out in a therapy session. In an effort to reach out to his wife John says, “I really miss you. You’ve been so preoccupied since our son was born. Let’s spend some alone time together.”

Megan responds defensively, “I’m trying to be a good mother. You know this is all new for me. I’m overwhelmed and I’m trying to be there for you – can’t you see that? Megan, flooded by her own emotions missed John’s main message of, “I miss you. I need you” and she heard some version of “You’re not good enough.”

If Megan had “paused” her emotions response and slowed down her reaction enough to hear his emotional message she might have said something like, “Oh, John, you really miss me and want to spend time together. Thank you for reassuring me of that.” Then once John is heard, Megan can share with John how she is feeling about the transition to motherhood. Putting your emotions temporarily on hold and really hearing your spouse is truly a gift.

Learn to speak his love language

Ask your hubby how he feels most loved and learn to be more proficient in his “language”. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, identified distinct categories of how people experience love: physical touch, words of affirmation, acts of service, quality time, and gifts. Couples often give love in their own language instead of in their partner’s language. For example, if your husband’s primary love language is acts of service then make a special home cooked meal, or surprise him by doing all of his household chores. If his language is physical touch, actively approach him for a hug and kiss, hold his hand, sit by him, initiate physical intimacy more often. Offering love in his language will help him feel deeply loved by you.

More gifts of attention:

Ask him about the times he feels most loved and cherished. Take notes and do something from his list every day for a week.

Plan a candlelight dinner, turn off all electronics, and talk.

Plan a playful night of physical intimacy with your spouse.
3. Gift of Memories

Keep track of the good stuff

Do you keep a mental note of your spouse’s failings, or of past hurts or offenses? This year try write your hubby a Christmas letter recounting all of the good times, family milestones, and positive relationship moments. I knew a couple who did this for a few decades now enjoy a beautiful book containing years of personal expressions celebrating their memories of each year, significant family events, and the evolution of their love. To reflect on tender feelings and focus on the positive memories created through the years will validated that your husband is indeed cherished and loved.

Revisit the romance

Often I hear couples complain that they feel more like roommates than lovers.

After the initial infatuation of new relationships has faded, reclaiming and rekindling those romantic feelings takes…effort.

When is the last time you talked with your spouse about early romantic feelings that brought you together, browsed through your wedding photo book, or looked through photos of your favorite vacations? You don’t have to take a trip to the location of your honeymoon or first date to rekindle romance, just take a trip with your hubby down memory lane.

More gifts of memories:

Create a photo book of your favorite memories.

Create a relationship soundtrack CD with a mix of songs that have special meaning to you.

Plan a date to revisit a visiting a romantic location that has special meaning to you as a couple.

Julie de Azevedo Hanks, LCSW, licensed therapist and owner & director of Wasatch Family Therapy specializes in women’s emotional health and couples counseling. Visit www.wasatchfamilytherapy.comfor individual, couple, family, & group counseling and education designed to strengthen you and your family. For additional self-improvement & relationship resources connect with me atwww.juliehanks.com

Blog Tour for Romance Novel, Wind Warriors

the mom-team — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:21:02 +0000

I have some great news to share with you! Come September, I will be participating in a huge blog tour put on by Cynthia Roberts, author of the upcoming romance novel Wind Warrior!

There are some pretty exciting prizes for everyone involved – Cynthia is giving away $600 dollars worth of wonderful items! YOU could win one of five fabulous prizes! There will be something romantic, something succulent, something exquisite, and two others that will offer you lots of choices… Curious? Check out what you could win on the official blog tour giveaway website, here! You can also learn more about how this giveaway will operate.

Mom-stuff.com has a new romance article written by Cynthia. It is Romance 101. We are so excited to have her professional words of wisdom on Mom-stuff.com.

I’m looking forward to being a part of this great blog tour, and I hope you will come and join us! I will choose 5 entries from your comments on Sept 28.

Each participating blog will randomly choose five entrants from their list of participants to be placed in the grand pool where 5 winners will be randomly selected, So leave a comment and you will be entered.

Winners will be chosen on Sept. 30^th and notified via email by Cynthia

All finalists must provide their name and official delivery address at the time of finalist selection to me.

New Resources Articles on mom-stuff.com

the mom-team — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:51:20 +0000

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Have a wonderful summer with picnics, BBQ’s vacations, and some get family time. Thanks to all of the moms who contributed to our Summer Pages.

Blog Tour Visits Trench Mommy

the mom-team — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:32:38 +0000

The Mom-Stuff Blog Tour is visiting From the Trenches of Motherhood this week. Mandy is a preacher’s wife and a mother of three. Mandy has a positive attitude about life which really shows in her blog and her Blog Frog Community. She wants to encourage others to improve their lives. Today I want to share a post from her blog to show you her personality. This post encourages wife’s to love and appreciate their husbands.

Fan The Flame {Part Two”}

Welcome to week two of my marriage series based on the book Seven Reasons Why God Created Marriage. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will join us as we seek to grow our marriages.

This week’s verse is:

“Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” – Romans 15:7 (ESV)

This week’s theme is:

Accept One Another

I love my husband, but there are times he does something and it annoys me. A lot.

I know…you’re shocked that I get annoyed, right?!

What? You’re not?!

Okay, okay…we all have our moments. And this is what this post is all about.

The challenge for the week is finding a way to accept your husband in the little things. Maybe it’s when he leaves the toothpaste cap off or his dirty socks by the bed. Maybe it is something bigger than that.

Whatever the case is, I want to challenge you to accept your husband unconditionally this week by picking one thing that he does – that annoys you – and ignoring it this week. Perhaps it is the socks on the floor or the shoes left out.

This week our job – yes, I’m included in on this! – is to simply accept them for who they are and not criticize or nag them.

For me, it’s going to be about the shoes, the toilet lid, and the shower curtain. I am going to accept him for who he is by silently just taking care of the item or problem that gets to me. If he leaves his shoes out, I will put them away. If he leaves the toilet lid up, I’ll just put it down without saying a word. And if it’s the shower curtain not pulled back after his shower, I will just close it without sighing in frustration.

Now it’s your turn to share what and how you are going to accept your husband. Write your post and then link back up here so we can all be encouraged together.

I want to thank Mandy from the Trenches of Motherhood for sharing her blog posts with other moms. We love learning from each other. Follow along with us on our Mom-Stuff Blog Tour. You will find great information and make some new friends. Make sure to leave comments here or on Mandy’s blog. Follow with Google Connect. If you are on twitter you can find Mandy at http://twitter.com/TrenchMommy and me at http://twitter.com/ Dianne_mom-stuff. Come follow us. Retweet and share with your peeps.

Mom-Stuff.com has posted our St. Patrick’s Day ideas.

See you tomorrow, I will share more from the Trenches of Motherhood..

Dianne

Blog Tour visits Lolidots

the mom-team — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:42:47 +0000

The Mom-Stuff Blog Tour is visiting Lolidots this week. Robin is a small town girl with a great sense of humor. Her blog is an unexpected extension of her Boutique that has been a wonderful experience for her. Robin loves doing the product reviews and hosting the fun giveaways for all of her readers. She is starting to be more comfortable with the main page of the blog and really enjoying it. The creative outlet is nice to have but, what she enjoys the most are the friendships she has made through it and because of it. So go visit Lolidots and become one of her new friends,
Today we want to share her post on relationships’.

Mawwaige is what bwings us togevah today…

**First, let me say that if you don’t understand the title of this post then I demand you go out and rent (or totally just buy) The Princess Bride.Posted by Robin Haws at Lolidots

I was going to do another post about Lost, what with it being D-Day and all. Then I thought about my dear readers who maybe are not counting down the actual minutes to the show tonight. With that and the thought of all the Lost posts that will inevitably appear once the show starts, I got the ol’ noodle crankin’ and am going to take a crack at something else. Bear with me here. I’m not sure where it will go.

I’ve been thinking a lot about marriage lately. Relationships and how they work. How we learn what to do in a relationship, what they mean, how we change and grow when we are involved. Marriage and relationships seems to be a reoccurring theme that has shown up in different places in my life recently.

When my amazing hubby and I first got together it was head-over-heels, movin’-too-fast, you’re-the-one-for-me, bliss.

For a few months.

Then things got real. And for me, that meant things got scary.

All I ever knew was to “cut and run” when things got hairy. Because, in my eyes, a “good” relationship meant that you didn’t fight. Fighting meant it wasn’t a “good” relationship and that meant you ran away.

I grew up in a loving home. My dad and stepmom (Mom to me. Nothing “step” about it.) loved us (my brother and I) and did their best to raise us right. I honestly do not remember seeing them argue. I’m sure they did. With all my brother and I put them through, with all my biological mother put them through, I’m sure there was plenty reason to have a disagreement here and there. I don’t remember seeing it. They had, in my mind, a “Donna Reed” marriage.

Flip the switch to the weekends I spent with the other set of parents. It’s easy to be argument free when you’re only dealing with kids on weekends here and there. At least, it’s easy to appear argument free. But, that’s not what I learned from her. The lesson I learned from my biological mother was that when things got tough, it was okay to run.

So, entering the first real and adult relationship of my life with expectations of blissful days and argument free nights, all the while carrying no real conflict tools, was a time bomb waiting to happen. Well, unless you count sarcasm as an argument tool. I mean, sarcasm counts, right?

What did I do?

I left.

What happened next?

Life.

Fate. (yes, I believe in it.)

Because my hubby was the only person I had ever dated that I remained friends with. Because we went our separate ways and lived through things that needed to happen to us. Because, in the end, I truly believe we end up with the person we are meant to be with. Because the first time around, it just wasn’t the right time in our lives yet.

Because of that, two years later we were back together.

And it’s been five years, almost one year of marriage, two kids, countless obstacles that life has thrown at us and all the other wonderfulness in between.

I’ve changed a lot. I’ve gained some fairly decent conflict tools. Sarcasm still counts, right? I’ve learned to trust, to love, to care, to stay.

Though, the credit really goes to my hubby.

He came along for the ride. He held me back when everything inside me was saying “cut and run”. He changed with me. He grew with me. And together, we allowed our relationship to grow, sometimes without even knowing it.

There were times that I really thought things were over. Petty fights about the stupidest of things sent me into spirals of grief over the relationship that I was sure wouldn’t last. Because, I didn’t know any better.

But, we learned together. We learned how to trust together. We learned how to let it all go and give ourselves up to the scary thought that is “forever”.

Don’t get me wrong. I still slip. I get mad over things that I am ashamed of later. I make a huge deal out of things that would be ridiculous even to a 6th grade girl. But, I’ve learned how to let it go. I’ve learned how to talk it out. I’ve learned that it doesn’t mean the end of our relationship. I’ve learned that every time we argue and then get over it we are one step closer to each other. I’ve learned to love those pits of life as much as I love the mountaintops.

I’ve also learned that as much as I love my memories of the “Donna Reed” marriage I grew up with, I want my kids to see some of the conflict. Why? Because I want them to see the resolution. I feel an intense need to teach my children that disagreement is perfectly fine and there are healthy ways to get through it. Do they need to see every fight? No, certainly not. Just as they certainly don’t need to see the really fun resolving! But, I just know that I don’t want to send them into the harsh world of relationships without showing them the realities, the grumblings and the apologies that completely go along with the smiles, hugs and love.

Because, like a very smart blogger I read said recently, the ups and downs are why people ride the roller coaster. And she’s totally right. Those naive visions of the “Donna Reed” marriage or the “cut and run” lifestyle will only get you so far. Once I realized what true love was…once I realized I had found it…I was ready for my lifetime pass to the roller coaster…and the puking that sometimes goes along with it.

We want to thank Robin for sharing her blog with other moms. We love learning from each other. Follow along with us on our Mom-Stuff Blog Tour. You will find great information and make some new friends. Make sure to leave comments. Remember mom-Stuff will be giving away gifts to our followers that make the most comments. So welcome to the party. Let the moms know what you think by commenting and tweeting about their blog.Visit www.mom-stuff.com for ideas for Valentine’s Day gifts, kids crafts and classmate Valentines.

See you tomorrow, dianne@mom-stuff

Featured Blog-SOLO dot MOM

the mom-team — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:29:40 +0000

Today is our last day at SOLO dot MOM on our Mom-Stuff Blog Tour. The Mom-Stuff Team has really enjoyed visiting Kathrine’s great blog. She is a great resource for all moms, not just single moms. We love her articles on dating, parenting and self improvement. We have picked this article to share with you because we want to show you the spirit of Katherine’s blog. She is very practical and every mom can learn from her daily living dating attitude. She also has started a webazine titled Single Parenting 101 providing inspiration, encouragement as well as practical tips on parenting. She would like to invite other single parents to jump on board with her. Swing by both of her sites.

the joys of dating

JOYS OF DATING

We are dating. (Mr. M. and I)

We both have tight budgets.

We both have two kiddos.

So our dates end up being “outings” with all the kids as we do stuff together or the few and far between time we might have for just the two of us – we end up watching a video or heading over to Target. Woohoo!

LOSING THE ROMANCE

Are we losing the romantic edge by not being as creative with our dating? Is the relationship in danger because we don’t get much time for just the two of us with four kiddos between us?

People like Jon and Kate lately in the news and other couples in my own personal world that are falling apart make me wonder with the “extra” responsibility kiddos bring to a relationship and when you throw in the fact it is a “new” relationship…how do we keep it intact? Can couples attempting to blend families (and Jon and Kate aren’t even blending… they chose to have multiples) survive the “dating” process? I need some regained faith in the line of love and commitment. Doesn’t anyone stay together anymore?

DAILY LIVING DATING

Things really won’t change when it comes to our responsibilities with our children… not for a long time. And our budgets won’t get any looser within the near future…. so our dating has been and will probably continue to be “daily living dating”. So now the challenge remains… to become and continue to be creative with our dating life.

Single moms out there – dating and tending to children… what are some creative ways you liven up your dating life on a tight budget and when kiddos are involved?

In the past Mr. M. and I have done this:

1. took a walk at a park neither of us had been to in the area.

2. rented a video for the “whole crew” to watch a new family oriented movie.

3. went to the zoo.

4. turned off the television and just talked when we had quiet time after the kiddos are in bed.

5. took the kiddos fishing and hiking.

Don’t you think as single moms we turn the whole dating thing into a realm open to new definitions?

Let me know what you think… single moms and single dads.

Find yourself… keeping it real.

Katherine at SOLO dot MOM

Thanks to Katherine for welcoming us in her doors this week. We are so glad we came. She has extended to us her warm hospitality. Visit her often, follow her and please let her know that you have enjoyed her blog on the Mom-Stuff Blog Tour. We still have a few spots left on our Mom-Stuff Blog Tour if you want us to highlight your blog let us know. dianne@mom-stuff.com

SOLO dot MOM-Featured Blog of the Week

the mom-team — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:51:24 +0000

Our Featured Blog this week is SOLO dot Mom. Kathrine is a single mom with great articles on parenting, dating and personal development. Kathrine has started a webazine titled Single Parenting 101 providing inspiration, encouragement as well as practical tips on parenting. She would like to invite other single parents to jump on board with her. We have really enjoyed getting to know Katherine better this week. Visit her blog and tell her thanks for sharing with our mom-stuff community. We want to share a post with you from her blog. Make sure you click on the links for part1 and part 2.

Oct 16, 2009

List for Newlyweds, Part 3 of 5

Well the list continues from my previous posts on what I wish I had been told before I got married. I hope you are gleaning from these tips. Please feel free to comment and add your own, or provide feedback about these ideas. I would love to hear from you!

5. BECOME PLAYMATES:

(Remember the blog post about Boys and their Toys?) A book was written about this very idea titled, Boys and Their Toys: Understanding Men by Understanding Their Relationship with Gadgets by Bill Adler. It is intended to help women understand men by understanding their need for toys and gadgets.

I have skimmed this book, but plan to read it because it has some great parallels that can open your eyes to understanding personality traits of your man based on what ‘toys’ or gadgets intrigue him and why. Since they need this outlet of “playtime,” playing with your guy can nurture your relationship.

Try taking time out and getting involved with your guy’s favorite toys. Does he like to play video games, for example? Take some time to play the games with him – then he may be more responsive to compromise by giving you some time to communicate with each other.

6. KEEP YOUR IDENTITY:

Even though you are a couple you should continually work on becoming a whole person. It’s true you aren’t single anymore – but you need to keep your identity and continue the process of becoming the person you want to be with.

Don’t say “I have arrived: I am in a relationship so I don’t need to work on knowing who I am as a person anymore,” nor fall into thinking “I have this issue, but my spouse offsets it – he or she completes me.” You should continue to improve upon the person you have become. Continue learning about who you are.

We all have stuff to deal with – owning it (acknowledging it exists) and working through it are still our jobs as individuals. Besides, if you don’t keep your own personal identity in tact – you may be prone to extreme co-dependency which can cause problems for your marriage.

Don’t take that to mean I am advocating self-centeredness or selfish acts. Quite contrary to that notion, I am simply warning you against becoming so dependent upon your spouse that you cannot even go shopping or to do an outing by yourself because your self-worth relies upon that spouse, outside of your control.

In my own experience I was in a marriage with a man who had become not only possessive of me but also obsessed with me. He would not let me go anywhere by myself or have activities with friends on my own; in turn, I became less and less confident that I could do anything alone or have friends. It was a vicious cycle and it took effort to break that cycle in order to be released from it’s grasp.

Please check out the other posts in this series of things I wish I had known when I got married:

List for Newlyweds, Part 1

List for Newlyweds, Part 2

Find yourself… keeping it real.

Katherine at SOLO dot MOM

Photo Credit: http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2184797/relationship-main_Full.jpg

I love, love, love these post. Follow SOLO dot Mom to get the rest of the relationship scoop. Watch for post 4 and 5 in this series. Thanks to everyone following our Mom-Stuff Blog Tour. Make comments, make tweets, invite friends, tell your friends about how much fun we are having. So far the blogs we have visited on our tour have doubled their traffic. Not bad? If you have a blog and want us to visit, let me know at dianne@mom-stuff.com

Honor Our Fathers

the mom-team — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:12:37 +0000

Mom-Stuff has published their Father’s Day site with lots of fun and economical ways to Honor the Men in our lives. Make this Father’s day an unforgettable event with homemade crafts and activities. Check out our family fun section for fun things to do on Father’s Day. Also check out the scrapbooking section for a unique father’s day scrap booking page. In the kids craft sections learn how to make homemade gifts for dad. Check out the recipe sections for dessert recipes that dad will love. Make sure to check out the romance section for relationship articles. This month’s product review is on the lasted fad of bead watches. Get your free pattern for the latest fashion of Spunky Headbands. Don’t forget to stop by and check out health and nutrition for the latest article how to be green while cleaning. Come and visit us at http://mom-stuff.com

The Mom-Stuff Mother’s Day site has been launched

the mom-team — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:45:57 +0000

Come and visit us at www.mom-stuff.com

Its time to Honor our Mother’s. Make this Mother’s day an unforgettable event with passed down recipes, and homemade crafts. Check out our family fun section mother day tributes (it is not too late to send us your tribute, email to contact@mom-stuff.com with tribute in the subject line.) Also check out the scrapbooking section for a unique and simple mothers scrapbooking page. In the kids craft sections learn how to make inexpensive gifts mom’s will just love. Check out the recipe sections for fun recipes that have been passed down through our family and make them apart of your family. Make sure to check out the romance section for an article about how to stop controlling others by our own fears. This month’s product review is about online coupon sites. We have also added a pattern for the latest fashion of Spunky Headbands. Don’t forget to stop by and check out health and nutrition for the latest article on the 10 lies food companies use. See you at www.mom-stuff.com.