By Julie Banton
Pierson Station, Illinois,, USA
At our house we have a “Dad Alarm.” This is a recurring alarm that I set on my cell phone. It goes off one hour before my husband arrives home from work. It reminds my children to clean up any messes around the house and tidy themselves up. It reminds the older children and me to start supper. It also reminds me to make sure my clothes are fresh, to fix my make up and my hair and say a prayer for my big sweet hubby.
To be honest, we are not as consistent with this as I would like to be. Sometimes the alarm goes off and I ignore it, thinking to myself “too busy.” But when we are consistent, the results are not only a blessing to my husband, but a blessing to our whole household. My husband is never “too busy” to go to work to provide for his family and this family should never be to busy to provide a warm, clean, “Welcome Home” for him.
Let the wife make the husband glad to come home,
and let him make her sorry to see him leave. –Martin Luther
Continue to strive for a peaceful and happy home!
Remember the day you said “I-Do”… one of the happiest days of your life!
Strive to make each day with your best friend even happier than that day.
I just watched some of our wedding on dvd with the girls this morning Traci, how funny. What a great idea for the alarm! Thanks for sharing!
I really like the “Daddy Alarm” idea. We might have to implement it this year. 🙂
That is awesome! I will be doing this for sure! I am also gonna post it on my PCB blog! 🙂
So cute…we do the same thing but had not named it! Actually my husband and I text throughout the day and he texts when he is almost home…my son and I try to see who can see daddy (papa in our house) first…then we race screaming trying to beat each other for the first hug! Even when Jake is totally worn out from work this brings a smile to his face and heart!
Love the daddy alarm! And that is a GREAT quote!
I really like this idea of a Daddy Alarm. The only thing is, my husband doesn’t always get home at the same time every day.