A couple days ago I was guest on Dave Ramsey’s TV show on the Fox Business Channel. As always, Dave is as sharp as they come and very exciting to be around. His mind is so fast and his convictions so deep that it wouldn’t be difficult to be intimidated when on national TV he fires a question at you. Glad it didn’t happen to me…
It was fun. We talked about love and money, particularly my new book Your LovePath. Because Valentine’s Day is near, one of Dave’s questions had to do with how to make Valentine’s Day special without doing some “bonehead” (his word) thing that doesn’t work. In reply I told Dave about a call I had on the radio program I used to do.
A minister’s wife called in to tell us that she and her spouse take turns making Valentine’s Day special. One year is his to plan and execute. The next year is hers. It was her turn and she decided to cook her husband his favorite meal and serve it to him dressed as his favorite dessert. When I asked if that costume involved fabric, she replied, “Not much.”
She didn’t say what his favorite dessert was or how she dressed herself as that dessert. I imagine that everyone reading this — just as everyone who heard the original call or heard me telling Dave about it a couple days ago — has some mental picture based on the dessert they like best. Mine involves icing, rosebuds, and fancy writing in various colors. Don’t worry; that’s as far as I go in describing it. Whatever it was that she actually did, she said, “He looooved it.”
Making Valentine’s Day special doesn’t require a lot of money, just a bit of creativity. If you decide to do as the minister’s wife or if you come up with something all your own, enter my new contest by sharing it with others. Send a description clear enough for others to replicate to ask@JoeBeam.com. Even after Valentine’s Day, I’ll continue to post them for others to try. I will choose the one that I think the most creative and send a copy of my new book Your LovePath.
Don’t be bashful; let others learn from you. Send your idea soon.