Taking the next step can be difficult. We tend to get into a rut so easily, and we miss the opportunity. Taking The Next Step is a weekly reminder to take action. Be deliberate about your manhood, and you relationships with your wife and kids. What do you need to do to become more of the man, the husband, the father that you were created to be?

Here is this week’s edition of Take The Next Step!

Take The Next Step!

Winter can be dull and boring. Especially as is seems to keep dragging on and on. Around my area, the temps have been unseasonably warm, but that could change at any moment. And even though the temps are up, the trees are still bare, and there is a chill to the air.

So this weekend, plan a nice and easy weekend in with your wife. Keep it simple and relaxing. Allow her to decide what you’ll do. It could be a nice family movie, or a game night. Or it could be finding a sitter for the kids and spending the evening together.

Whatever it is, make sure it’s relaxing. Winter will soon be over, and when spring gets here, everyone will be busy outside enjoying it. So take advantage of some down time while you can.

Make it happen!

From Around The Web

15 Surprising Facts About Winter Weather – Just because it’s warm here doesn’t mean it couldn’t snow tomorrow. Winter may not have wrapped up her efforts just yet. Here are some interesting facts about the season.

Ideas To Help You Relax This Winter – Here is a list of ideas that you can use to relax this weekend. Some may be more useful than others, but who knows what might inspire you?

Finnish Winter Landscapes – And, just to give you some snow to think about, are some beautiful images of winter in Finland. You know what to do: Full screen it and enjoy it!

Parting Quote

Together with a culture of work, there must be a culture of leisure as gratification. To put it another way: people who work must take the time to relax, to be with their families, to enjoy themselves, read, listen to music, play a sport. – Pope Francis

Be Deliberate, Men!