I love my dear husband for many reasons, but one of the reasons is that he is always pursuing being a better man. He reads and listens to blogs, books, and people that will assist him in this pursuit, and often he changes his habits in ways that are hard but ultimately rewarding.I am not nearly as good at being intentional about this, but I am grateful that he often shares with me the things he hears and reads that he thinks I'll appreciate. One of the things he's been reading about lately and really trying to implement are routines.
Sean reads a blog called the Art of Manliness, a site he was turned on to after reading the book of the same name. The book (and blog) basically detail how to be an upstanding assertive man in our culture, and I support that 100%. There's advice on everything from how to throw a punch (only if absolutely necessary, of course) to how to braid your daughter's hair. Recently he read a post on the importance of having daily routines and, realizing that I would benefit, in turn read it aloud to me.
