3 Ways to Care for Your Husband This Holiday Season

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November first hits, and suddenly the holidays are here. Like a punch in the gut, your internal clock starts ticking. Your holiday to-do list seems like an endless monster hurrying to devour (your soul,) your time, and energy.

As you start to scramble to get everything together, the everyday things start to slip by the wayside. While rushing out the door to feed the homeless, or do extra for your kids’ classroom, you forget to pack your husband’s lunch for work. As you try to make the holidays perfect, it’s the little things that you would normally do for your family that slips away.

We are called to be our husbands’ help meet and keepers of the home; so before we go rushing off to be the “best givers” during the holiday season, let’s stop and think about how we can give to our family first because our family is our first and foremost ministry. If we cannot care for their needs (and ours) above others, then we need to take a step back and re-evaluate our priorities.

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. – 1 Timothy 5:8

Today, we’re going to take a look at how we can serve our husbands.

1. Remember the Little Things

Remember when you started dating your husband? At the time, you wanted to do everything and anything with and for him. It was the little texts or notes that made his whole day? I can assure you that to this day, that hasn’t changed. Even though life seems to move so much quicker now, whether due to children or outside commitments, try and remember during the hustle and bustle to do a few little things for your husband this holiday season. Whether it’s sending him to work with holiday cookies, or even just leaving him a little love note on the bathroom mirror. The little things in life are what make your relationship feel special.

Here are a few more ideas to love on your husband extra this season:

• Heat his towel in the dryer while he showers
• Create a hot lunch for him and pack it in an electric lunchbox
• Spring to get him a new robe and slippers (not for Christmas)
• Warm up his car in the morning and scrape off his windshield
• Stock his favorite snacks and drinks in his car
• Clean out his car or truck for him
• Write him a thank you or love letter
• Pray for him

2. Think of His Traditions

When you married your husband, I’m sure that first holiday season was full of a bunch of traditions thrown together as the two of you tried to make it work. Nowadays, you probably have your own family traditions, and that’s fine. But maybe this holiday season, why not surprise your husband with one of his favorite childhood traditions?

It could be decorating a gingerbread house or going for a sleigh ride on Christmas Eve. Maybe it’s playing board games on Thanksgiving or listening to his favorite album, the same one his mom used to play as she cooked for Thanksgiving. No matter what it is, let the gesture be filled with love, respect, and thoughtfulness from you.

3. Show Him You Care

One of the weirdest things I saw growing up was couples not giving gifts to one another during the holidays. I was told that they already knew they loved each other, so they didn’t bother “wasting money” on one another. Once I grew up, I realized just how sad and broken their marriage was.

Now, while I do want the focus of the holidays to be on thankfulness to God and Jesus, and it’s not about money, it is also a time to rally around our loved ones and fill them up with love. So when it comes to your husband this holiday season, show him how much you love him. Even if you have agreed not to buy gifts, you can still make something or do things to show him you care. Kiss him under the mistletoe, make him a pair of gloves, or make his favorite cookies. Start a snowball fight with him or have sliding contests down the hall in your socks. Sneak cookie dough in the middle of the night after the kids have gone to bed. Make him laugh, and let him know how much you care.

As you pour into your husband and your home this holiday season, don’t forget to pour into your peace, too. The Thanksgiving Planner was designed to help you prepare your home and heart for the holidays without the overwhelm, so you can spend less time juggling lists and more time loving your family well.

So, no matter how busy you get this holiday season, remember that the holidays are fleeting, but the love and trust you have with your husband lasts all year round.

What will you do for your husband this holiday season? Leave a comment below, or join the conversation on Facebook.

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