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This is a guest post by Leslie McCaskey.

Throw a welcome home party, every night! That is the task I chose as research for a  simple contest entry. There is a book out in the market place called “Your Man is Wonderful.” It is written by Dr. Noelle Nelson, for those of you are intrigued by this post and want to go out and buy yourself a copy.

The point of the book is to help women evaluate their relationships and to rediscover the prince they once married. Women are challenged to rediscover the good things in their marriages, relationships, and husbands using one of the proven methods from the book through a contest. Interested in competing alongside me? You can enter at Toad To Prince

I’m writing about the challenge I participated in. It was an easy decision after an real incident that happened just the other night. Here’s the backstory: I am 35 weeks pregnant and work from home.Therefore, I have time that I can be thinking about the baby, making preparations and what do they call it? “NESTING!” Yeah, that’s right. Well, if you could see the closet space in my house, your automatic response would be “Yikes!” Yes, I agree it’s pretty scary. So, to make room for baby, some cleaning would have to be done!

So, there I was standing on a chair, working and concentrating solely on not falling, and my husband walks into the room from a long day at work. I say “hello,” but continue the task at hand. He walks off and I don’t hear from him for the next thirty minutes. Finally, I walk into the other room and he is pouting and very upset. He clearly explains that he needs a little more attention when he gets home at night.

Since then, I’ve made note to stop whatever I’m doing and give him a hug and kiss upon his arrival. (Cheesy, I know. Are you reading this with crackers? Ha!) Also, I remember to ask about his day immediately. It’s amazing at how much conflict is avoiding by spending 5 minutes playing catch up right away, rather than putting my own self first and staying on task. I have the luxury of working from home, so I don’t face long days at the office and dealing with high strung customers. I remember each day that he is working so hard to support our small, growing family. He puts in the time, so I can stay home and we won’t have to deal with childcare and those awful expenses.

I didn’t take this challenge because I’ve had a rocky relationship or something needed to change. My husband and I hardly ever fight, so when I realized that this was a love language that needed to be addressed, it was really apparent. I was intrigued to take this challenge because I never want to lose sight of my husband’s needs and wanted to learn from other women’s experiences, which the book directly points out. Marriage and relationships take work and as long as your willing to try, a full happy life can be the biggest prize of all.

To check out the contest yourself or take the 35 day challenge, visit Toad To Prince