review of Todd Wilson's How to be a Great Wife (even though you homeschool)

I just went to the Wisconsin CHEA homeschool conference.  Got a book by Todd Wilson entitled How to be a Great Wife (Even though you Homeschool) It is a designed to be a 10 week bible study for home schooling moms, including a chapter to read together and discussion questions, plus an action point for each week.  The reading was so short and to the point that I did the entire study myself on Sunday evening.  I was so inspired to change me to get my husband to be more involved.  Since it is written from a man's point of view, we find out exactly how to get our husbands involved, not the manipulative techniques that we, as women, sometimes employ to get what we want. 

We want our husbands to take leadership, be attentive and affectionate with the kids and and with us, and help us!  But our usual approach is to nag.  Todd Wilson suggests we be encouragers the way a mom is with her children - compliment and appreciate the tiniest effort, rather than criticize.

Amazingly, when I made the effort to follow his advice, I found that I was being that way with everyone, even my mother-in-law!  I like myself so much more.  And I really do see Steve doing things that I hadn't thought of before.  It's like the quote from a book I read: Only he who believes sees.