My husband rocks!

Repeat of a previous post, to honour my husband for Father's Day - and as an entry into a contest at Time-Warp Wife.

Those of you who know me on Facebook are already familiar with me bragging on my husband and then ending with "My husband rocks!". I have also blogged about a great company, Union28, that celebrates marriage and communicates this message positively in fun and stylish ways (also where I got that catch-phrase).

And my husband does rock! To be perfectly honest, I think he is a better husband than I am a wife. Here are just a few of the rockin' things he does for me and our kids.

He works very hard to support me and the children so that I can be a stay at home mom.

He is also blessed to work as his own boss, so he is able to determine his own work hours and he has made it a priority to be home at a decent time so that we are able to eat dinner together as a family virtually every evening, despite our rather busy schedule.

He is always thinking of me and trying to do things to make life easier for me. He does 99% of our grocery shopping, as well as most of our trips to Costco and Walmart - and he always asks me which of the kids I want him to take with him, so I can have a break while he's gone. He virtually never goes anywhere without taking one or all 4 kids with him.

He makes breakfast for the kids every Sunday morning so I don't have to get up earlier in order to get ready for church on time. He also makes breakfast for the kids on the Saturdays that he's home so that I can sleep in.

He reads Bible stories to the kids and prays with them every evening. If he has hockey in the evening, he usually makes sure to still do this before he leaves.

Before bed, he often takes the time to just chat with the kids, or tease them, or tell them made up stories (they love this!).

He takes the kids out for one on one dates.

If he's not going to come home for lunch on a workday, he phones me to see how my day is going.

He compliments me on my looks.... a lot!

He makes it a priority for us to go on dates regularly.

He initiates us reading devotions and praying together before bed.

My husband rocks!

Union 28 (My Husband Rocks) Winner!

I'm so glad that I was able to introduce a bunch of new people to Union28 - isn't it such a fabulous company?!

And the winner of my Union28 giveaway, as selected by Random Number Generator is....

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 24 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Commenter # 24 - Jaime Giesbrecht!! Congratulations Jaime! Your prize? Your choice of the chocolate or hot pink tee in fitted or non-fitted style. Email me your selection (colour, style, size) and your mailing address, then sit back and wait for your fabulous tee to arrive!

And for everybody else, don't forget that until May 31st you can take 15% off your entire order at Union28 by using my giveaway code U28TIB15!! (Again, Canadians, don't forget to email them for a better shipping rate if you're ok with not having tracking capabilities on your order)

Giveaway - Union28 - My Husband Rocks!!

This giveaway closed at 12 noon on Monday, April 25th. The winner was announced here.

I am so excited, you have no idea!!

I have blogged about my "My Husband Rocks" shirts before - I am practically in love with this company. Their mission (to encourage marriage relationships, communicate a positive image of marriage and to honour the sanctity of the marriage covenant) is fantastic and their clothes are wonderfully stylish, not to mention a huge conversation starter. Seriously - complete strangers come up and talk to me about my shirts when I'm wearing them. I have never received so many compliments on a piece of clothing before. It's amazing!

And, since my husband totally DOES rock, I enjoy showing off that fact by wearing these fabulous products. Today, I couldn't help myself, and ordered two more items - the purple fitted tee and the chocolate fitted zip hoodie - too cute right?!

Ready for the best part? Union28 has generously donated an original "My husband rocks" tee for me to giveaway right here on my blog!! That's right! The winner will be able to choose between the chocolate or hot pink "My husband rocks" tee in either fitted or non-fitted style. This giveaway is open to all US and Canadian residents! Thank you Union28!!

Not only that. For those of you who don't win, you can take 15% off your entire order from Union28 until May 31st, 2011 using the code U28TIB15 at checkout. One tip for Canadian residents - if you don't mind getting your order shipped without tracking, you can email them for a shipping quote to reduce your shipping charges from a whopping $25 down to the more manageable $8ish range.

You can also enter another giveaway by entering their encouragement challenge and win a his and hers tee of Union28's newest design! Click here for more details on that giveaway.

Side note: Go check out that coupon code again. Guess what TIB stands for?! Yup, TammyIsBlessed - so fun!! :)

So, to enter my blog giveaway, all you have to do is go check out the Union28 website and tell me what two of your favourite products are - one from the women's selection, and one from the men's or children's section.

To get up to 4 extra entries, you can also...
1) compliment your husband (or wife for my male readers) for something specific on your Facebook status and tell us why your husband rocks!
2) mention the giveaway (including my blog and Union28's website) on Facebook
3) "Like" Union28 on Facebook
4) blog about this giveaway

Make sure to comment here on my blog separately telling me each thing you've done. Winner will be drawn using the Random Number Generator on Monday, April 25th (deadline to enter is noon Central Time). Good luck!! I'm so excited!! Thanks again Union28!

My Husband Rocks!

Those of you who know me on Facebook are already familiar with me bragging on my husband and then ending with "My husband rocks!". Yesterday, I blogged about a great company, Union28, that celebrates marriage and communicates this message positively in fun and stylish ways (also where I got that catch-phrase).

And my husband does rock! To be perfectly honest, I think he is a better husband than I am a wife. Here are just a few of the rockin' things he does for me and our kids.

He works very hard to support me and the children so that I can be a stay at home mom.

He is also blessed to work as his own boss, so he is able to determine his own work hours and he has made it a priority to be home at a decent time so that we are able to eat dinner together as a family virtually every evening, despite our rather busy schedule.

He is always thinking of me and trying to do things to make life easier for me. He does 99% of our grocery shopping, as well as most of our trips to Costco and Walmart - and he always asks me which of the kids I want him to take with him, so I can have a break while he's gone. He virtually never goes anywhere without taking one or all 4 kids with him.

He makes breakfast for the kids every Sunday morning so I don't have to get up earlier in order to get ready for church on time. He also makes breakfast for the kids on the Saturdays that he's home so that I can sleep in.

He reads Bible stories to the kids and prays with them every evening. If he has hockey in the evening, he usually makes sure to still do this before he leaves.

Before bed, he often takes the time to just chat with the kids, or tease them, or tell them made up stories (they love this!).

He takes the kids out for one on one dates.

If he's not going to come home for lunch on a workday, he phones me to see how my day is going.

He compliments me on my looks.... a lot!

He makes it a priority for us to go on dates regularly.

He initiates us reading devotions and praying together before bed.

My husband rocks!

Friday Favourites - Union 28!

I think it was my friend Pam who first introduced me to the company Union28 and inspired me to purchase one of their products.

Union28 represents strong marriage and the pursuit thereof. They convey a positive image of marriage in a fun and stylish way.

I love their products and have purchased several of their t-shirts myself.

Directly from their website....

One of the great and wonderful mysteries of life is that loving each other in action--what we do and say--produces romance. Everything in our culture today teaches the opposite, that romance turns into love, but nothing could be further from the truth. Love is a choice and we decide how we're going to treat each other in the good and in the not-so-good times. What a hope-giving reality that a strong, loving, thriving relationship can be built, simply by changing how we interact with our spouse.

Marriage was created to be a blessing and a little kindness, selflessness, and respect goes a long way. Accept the fact that your spouse isn't perfect and then start taking notice of all the good things they bring to the table! Pretty soon you can train your mind to be grateful for who they are as opposed to feeling disappointed about who they are not. When you allow yourself to believe that your spouse rocks, you will free yourself from the downward spiral and temptation of self-pity, disappointment, and even despair. The fact is, your spouse is probably a greater blessing than you allow yourself to realize...so lay down your expectations and praise your spouse for his/her attributes. After all, the key is to change yourself! And you'll be surprised at the positive affect it has on the one you choose to love...and you!

Our Mission: It is our mission to encourage marriages and to honor the sacred covenant between a husband and his wife by communicating a positive image of marriage in a fun and stylish way. Formerly implementing the name From*me Tees, we wanted our company name to better reflect our passion - seeing marriages grow and thrive.

In order to grow and thrive, a marriage needs to be strong to compensate for the imperfect husband and wife involved. We wanted our new name to represent this idea of strong marriage and to be a visual reminder and encouragement of just that! So we took three aspects of a strong marriage and thus created Union28!
Union: Marriage is a sacred Union - two becoming one.
(Union - the act of uniting or an instance of being united in marriage; the state of matrimony; marriage: The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one; agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or the like; harmony; concord.)
A man and a woman leave their single life, give up attachments to anyone else, and bind themselves to each other; the two now become one flesh as they join in physical union and commit to be on each other's team for life - loving, honoring, respecting, forgiving.
2: Marriage is an exclusive relationship between 2 - a husband and his wife.
The intimacy shared in marriage is holy and private. A husband and wife commit to offering the best of themselves (their time, emotional energy, affections, etc) to each other, not allowing any other earthly relationship, thought, or thing to come between them.

8: ("forever") Marriage is marked by covenant and steadfastness.
The marriage covenant is a binding promise, made between a husband and wife, to stick together and to remain through the good times and the not-so-good times.

(Life can be hard. Sometimes marriage feels even harder! Our mission at Union28 is not to judge or condemn; we know strong marriages don't just "happen" and sometimes people suffer from broken promises. Rather, we are about cheering on marriage, because we think marriage is worth it.)

I have the first four shirts pictured on this blog (click on the pictures to go directly to that item on their site) and I love wearing them! I have gotten way more compliments on any of these shirts than I ever have on any of my other clothes put together. Strangers come up and talk to me about these shirts!

And they have more than just shirts (both fitted and non-fitted) - they have shorts, pants, dresses, hats, a bag and even underwear! They have products for husbands, wives, fiances, and children.

So, I'd like to encourage you to check out their website and consider supporting this company and their mission by purchasing something to share your thoughts on marriage and, in particular, your spouse!

What's your favourite item?

I think I'm going to get one of these next!