12 Gifts of Marriage: Day 12 {bonus: 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway}

DAY 12: LIFE OF COMFORT

When you first read the twelfth gift of marriage, Life of Comfort, did you immediately think, “Hey Fawn Weaver, don’t make people think marriage will always feel comfortable?!”

Rest assured, that is not the sort of comfort I’m referencing.

Lying in bed this morning, looking out at the rain in front of me, and my husband laying behind me with his arms locked around me in a tight embrace, this twelfth gift became clear as day.

No sun in sight and the visibility almost nonexistent, yet the comfort I felt in my heart was so palpable it was as if the day was already filled with sunshine.

Marriage is not supposed to make you feel comfortable at all times. A great spouse loves you exactly the way you are. An extraordinary spouse helps you grow; inspires you to be, do and give your very best.

This is not always comfortable. But it should be comforting.

You and I are blessed with wonderful, imperfect spouses who love us to pieces. How do I know this? You’re here with me. You’re a part of this rapidly growing community.

I’m not implying your spouse loves you perfectly all the time, or vice versa, but it is your love that brings you here daily. It is that love that makes you resolve to be a better spouse with each passing moment.

Marriage is filled with an endless amount of gifts. We’ve only scratched the surface with these twelve. But on this day, I hope I have inspired you to look at your marriage as a true and immeasurable gift. A treasure from above. Never to be taken for granted.

If I’ve done that, waking up each morning at 4:45am to write a new post on one of the many gifts of marriage -every day for the past 12 days- was worth every moment. And tomorrow, my friends, I will sleep in…

Until Tuesday…make it a great day!

P.S. This is also the very last day of our 12 Days of Christmas spectacular giveaway so, if you so desire, make sure to scroll down and enter to win (it’s a pretty fantastic Date Night prize).

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12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR GIVEAWAY

One last chance to enter the 12 Days of Christmas Spectacular Giveaway in honor of the release of my upcoming book, Happy Wives Club. (We are just 2 days away from its release – Wow!)

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If You Pre-Order 1-4 Books:

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Fawn Weaver

Founder at Happy Wives Club

Fawn Weaver is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage, adopting the same name as the Club she founded in 2010. The Happy Wives Club community has grown to include more than 1 million women in over 110 countries around the world. She’s an investor in real estate, tech sector and lifestyle brands. When she’s not writing or working, she's happily doting over her husband of twelve years, Keith (and sometimes manages to do all three simultaneously).