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<\/a>This is a series looking at the marriage advice given in Nancy Campbell\u2019s book \u2018How to Encourage Your Husband\u2019.<\/p>\nWhile packing for a move I have turned up are books, terrible idiotic books filled with toxic advice. One of those books is by Nancy Campbell of Above Rubies \u2018How to Encourage Your Husband\u2019. I think I ended up with this book in the aftermath of leaving my old church, given to me by one of my former friends<\/span><\/span> that thought it would \u2018help\u2019 my marriage since in her eyes my husband leaving our old church meant that I wasn\u2019t doing my job of wife well enough. Reading through this book now I cannot help but laugh at some of the suggestions. The book is entirely written by commenters and comments from Nancy Campbell\u2019s website.<\/p>\n When my husband and I were first married, he told me that \u2018It\u2019s the little things that count\u2019 What little things<\/em> could I do to make sure he felt appreciated, respected and treasured? At that time, I was blessed to have him home with me during the day as he was beginning a distance education program. He was only away a few hours in the evening while he went to a part-time job. I missed him so much even during those few hours that I would call his cell phone just in case I could catch him on a break. He could not hear my calls because of where he was working but his phone displayed another \u2018missed call\u2019 from home. Checking his phone on the way home he would be thrilled to see how many times I had called. He knew I was thinking of him.<\/p>\n Soon our circumstances changed and he returned to fulltime work. When he first started his new job, he told me he\u2019d put his phone on silent, but I could still call him while he was working. Throughout the day, as I go from task to task, I keep the phone tucked in my apron or on counter beside me. Every once in a while I give him a call just to let him know I care. My missed calls are little things<\/em> that make his day!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Stay in touch! Like No Longer Quivering on Facebook:<\/em><\/p>\n No Longer Quivering<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n If this is your first time visiting NLQ please read our Welcome page<\/a> and our Comment Policy<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright notice: If you use any content from NLQ, including any of our research or Quoting Quiverfull quotes, please give us credit and a link back to this site. All original content is owned by No Longer Quivering and Patheos.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Read our hate mail at Jerks 4 Jesus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Check out today\u2019s NLQ News at NLQ Newspaper<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Contact NLQ at SuzanneNLQ@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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