Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
My guy and I are leading a couple’s small group using new curriculum to strengthen marriages. So far it is going very well. We have a nice mixture of couples who have been married for less than six years, with young children and exhaustion, and the others are close to twenty years in, with teens... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfzRlcnq_c0 This haunting song perfectly describes some of the mystery of marriage: 'I don't love you, not always, but I always will'. It's a great reminder to me that love is a verb, not a noun....a daily choosing. Can you listen carefully to the words and relate to some part of it? 'Your mouth is... Continue Reading →
A woman was telling me recently how much she wished her husband would lead their family; she was so tired of being the ‘spiritual leader’ of their home but he was resistant, so she often took the reins. We talked about ways to give up the need to lead and give him time to take... Continue Reading →
I grew up with the notion that God was distant and omnipotent, loving His people, but ready to punish and discipline as needed. I don’t fault my Sunday School teachers and their felt boards and characters, but the stories of Noah’s Ark, Jonah and the Whale and even Daniel in the Lion’s Den didn’t do... Continue Reading →
Are you a score keeper? I am embarrassed to say that I was. For years I was convinced that my husband wasn’t giving his all in our marriage. It felt like he was trying to get away with doing the least amount of work, and it was my job to catch him and put another... Continue Reading →
I have a coffee mug that says, “What people really need is a good listening to.” I couldn’t agree more. Everyone has a story and most are eager to share it with someone who genuinely cares. In a friendship, once you get past the introductory phase of agreeing on most everything and relating to each... Continue Reading →
Because of the work that I do, I get to research the subjects of marriage, love, sex and the Christian church. Almost two years ago I ran across a study done by Dr. John Gottman, who claims to be able to predict the success of a marriage with 80% accuracy based on one thing: subtle... Continue Reading →
I have a coffee mug that says, “What people really need is a good listening to.” I couldn’t agree more. Everyone has a story and most are eager to share it with someone who genuinely cares. In a friendship, once you get past the introductory phase of agreeing on most everything and relating to each... Continue Reading →
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