Our family needs us to go to battle for them in spiritual matters.  Pray each day for your wife and your children by name out loud.  Areas to consider as you go to God for help: your marriage, protection, children's future spouse...

Give your wife a break.  Take care of dinner, the kids, and anything else she is responsible for and give her the night off.  Let her enjoy some time pampering herself. 

Write your wife an encouraging note. Give a couple specific examples of things you really appreciate about her. Let her know how important she is to you and how much you love her. Leave the note in an usual place that she will find at an unexpected time, like her car, the kitchen, refrigerator, etc.

Keeping the house in order can be overwhelming, particularly if you have small children. Plan a power hour. Have your wife go through the entire house room by room, putting a post-it note on each door listing what cleaning needs to be done in that room.

Divide the rooms up between family members and start a timer. Younger children may need to partner with someone. Make it a competition to beat the clock and finish within an hour. Then go out and celebrate with ice cream.

As the weather begins to cool, it is a great time to find a local fall festival or county fair.  Check local papers or google where to go. Take your whole family and enjoy the festivities.  Bring your camera and capture the memories.

One of the most important things we can do for our children is provide a united front. Children are masters at dividing and conquering to get what they want. 

Make it a goal to always stand with your wife in any decisions made. Your children need to know what mom says goes, and you support her 100%.  Your wife needs to know you always have her back.  If there are things you do not agree with, then talk about them privately and come up with a plan you both agree on. 

With the weather cooling off, it is a great time to go to a local park and take a long walk with your wife.  Hold hands and enjoy spending time together.  

Your Mission:

Our wives need to know that they are a priority to us. While you are at work or out and about, text, call, and send an email letting her know you are thinking of her and look forward to being with her when you get home. Search for quotes on "thinking of you" and send an image. Make it a priority this week to spend focused time with her.

Determine ahead of time a specific amount and give your wife some cash, $20, $50, $100 etc. Tell her she can use the money for whatever she likes, but she has to spend it on a date with you, and she has to stay within the budget. Be creative and have fun, maybe use some for dinner, some to shop or go to an event, whatever your wife wants to do. Enjoy the journey!

With Summer winding down and Fall around the corner, it's a great time to get back into the swing of things.

Here are some suggestions to help:

• Review the next few months and include any important dates on your schedule,
• Add a weekly family meeting each Sunday to review the upcoming week,
• Keep a calendar handy to add important events each week,

Getting in a routine of regular weekly meetings helps keep everyone in the family in sync and can prevent something from falling through the cracks.