Thanks to Dr. Eggerichs’ phenomenal book, Love and Respect, we in the church community are increasingly hearing about the necessity for men to be given unconditional respect (this is no April Fool’s joke!). For decades, the unconditional love movement has been going strong. Men everywhere are told to love their wives unconditionally and to treat them like crystal because they are the beautiful, delicate vessel. Men needing to display unconditional love is also well and good, but it is not the full picture – the church has missed the mark considerably on what men need in the home. In our … [Read more...]
The Five Languages of Apology
In yesterday’s post, Your Apology Language, Heather discussed the importance of understanding how you best receive apologies – which also affects what you likely do to give apologies. Gary Chapman, well-known author of The Five Love Languages, co-authored a book with Jennifer Thomas called, The Five Languages of Apology: How to Experience Healing in All Your Relationships. In the book, they describe five primary languages of apology: Expressing Regret Accepting Responsibility Making Restitution Genuinely Repenting Requesting Apology Additionally, on Chapman’s 5lovelanguages … [Read more...]
Your Apology Language
Okay, I admit it: when I was in elementary school, I loved the show Happy Days. Even then, the show was playing as reruns, but I would beg Mom to get us home from school in time to see it. On a slightly more embarrassing note, I'd tape the shows, watch them over and over again, and then torture poor adults by attempting to recite the entire show to them while they were driving me somewhere. Arthur Fonzarelli, "The Fonz," one of the most memorable characters on the show, was so cool that no woman could resist him, no problem could not be solved by him, and no jukebox dared to refuse to play a … [Read more...]
Lead Me by Sanctus Real
This is an amazing song born out of a singer's reaction to his wife asking him to be a stronger leader for her and their children. The first video is the song itself; the second video is the songwriter talking about the lyrical content and the story behind it. Guys, listen to the song and make it your prayer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLr6G8Xy5uc http://www.vimeo.com/11629244 … [Read more...]
Swimming in a Sea of Clutter
There are days when I want to open my door and ask strangers to come in and take my stuff (however, that was not an invitation <smile>). We don’t need many of the things we have in our house. We might like them, but we don't need them; and, after several Christmases, birthdays, plus all the things we both owned when we got married, we are swimming in a sea of clutter. We have plenty of books, media, and, thanks to my husband's computer skills, we also have old computer parts lying around. Early on in our marriage, gifts seemed so important to me. I'm not talking about the random … [Read more...]
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