My Husband never wanted me to decorate the outside of the house or the front yard.
The first Christmas he was gone, I barely decorated anything. I bought a small tree and let the kids decorate it with stuff they made. I didn't want to deal with it. I was too depressed.
The second Christmas he was gone my house was fully decorated. The lights were up and the front of my house was spectaculor. I did it for me. It looked fabulous.
I also took the kids to see a late night movie on Christmas Eve and that was also something I had never done before. This will be our 3rd Christmas with this new tradition.
So, lets come up with a fun plan for you....
There can be no testimony without a test. I am praying to go through this test and come out the other end with a new and better marriage then before.