Hey Dads! I'm so glad you are here for Episode 12 of the DadCast!

It's easy to get caught up in parenting, staying focused on the kids, and neglect one of the most important relationships in your life.

That's the relationship with your wife.

In order to be the best dad you can be, you also need to be the best husband you can be.

Your kids need to see your marriage as a firm foundation and a safe place.

So, maintaining and prioritizing your relationship with your wife is what Episode 12 of The DadCast is all about!
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Episode Notes
DadCast Encouragement
In order to be the best dad you can be, you also need to be the best husband you can be. Your kids need to see just how much you love their mother. They need to see that you are working to make that relationship better than ever.

That means you have to prioritize it. You have to be as deliberate and intentional in this as you are in your dadhood skills.

Studies show that kids from homes with great marriages are more stable, more secure and happier than other kids. That just makes sense; creating a home environment that is a great environment provides kids with a sense of permanence, and it allows them the freedom to stretch their wings, knowing that there is a safety net in the home.

In order to be the best dad you can be, you need to prioritize the relationship with your wife over almost everything else. In my opinion, only your relationship with God should be a higher priority. You wife comes next.

Being a successful husband and building a great marriage is critical to being the best dad you can be.

Finding out what it takes to prioritize and maintain the greatest relationship possible with your wife is what Episode 12 of The DadCast is all about!
Dadhood Resource

His Needs, Her Needs by Willard F. Harley

Other Resources mentioned in this episode of The DadCast

The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Josh McDowell's One Year of Family Devotions
Your Family Time With God by John Maxwell

How To Be A Great Dad!
Here are the first five of ten ways I've found to improve and prioritize your relationship with your wife.

Show your wife affection
Treat your wife as special
You don't need to win every argument
Step up as the spiritual leader of your home
Understand your wife

Show Your Kids Today That You Love Them!
Here are some specific action steps you can take for each area.

Show your wife affection

Learn your wife's love languages. Discover how she best expresses and feels loved. Work on communicating love to her in these ways. her love language, not yours.
Read through Ephesians 5, and look at the ways that a husband is called to love his wife. I see three main aspects of love here:
- Love your wife with a sacrificial love. Love you wife enough to be willing to pay any price to enable her to serve Christ.
- Love your wife with a sanctifying love. Set your wife apart and love her like no other.
- Love your wife with a satisfying love. Don't view your marriage as simply a way to get your own needs met. It's a two way street.
Be vulnerable with your wife. Ask her for ways that you do get your love across.
Ask her what you're not doing, and how you can start doing it.
If you can't seem to get started here, seek out a professional marriage counselor.

Treat your wife as special

Read 1 Peter 3:7 together. Discuss these four things:
- Treat her with respect. She deserves your honor and is worthy of complete and total respect.
- Be considerate to her needs, her physical needs, spiritual needs, and emotional needs.
- Help her out. Your role is to help her, protect her, care for her and help her carry her burdens.
- She is your co-heir in Christ. Work together, as equals in this marriage partnership.
Take the time to develop some ideas how 1 Peter 3:7 would look in your marriage. Write these ideas down. Act on them.
Eliminate any habits of yours that annoy your wife.