Great words of marriage wisdom from my good friend Debbie [who once taught me how to play 30 Seconds, for the second time] Realize that in the difficult stuff you are NOT against each other. Together, as a Team, face the issue. Don't put it in between you. LISTEN to each other's NEEDS. Actively love, in words, in actions, in selflessness, in putting their needs above your own. Can I just throw in there that [...]
And one more short yet profound look at what my best friend Rob Lloyd had to say when I asked him about what makes a strong marriage stronger? "If you love them in the little ways, you'll love them in the big ones too. Don't ever stop working at it - who wants a marriage that is just "fine"?" Rob Lloyd [married for six years] [to continue to the next part, click here]
Another looks at what makes a good marriage great, this time by my good friend Richard 'Snoek' Leonard: • Humility, constant communication, a surrendered heart to God and a biblical 1Cor13 active love. Short and sweet, so let's take a look at what he means by 1 Corinthians 13 love: 1 Corinthians 13 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong [...]
Continuing the series where I asked a bunch of my friends who I think are in healthy marriages to share a key or two about what they have found helps make their marriage work well: Pray together often. Hug, kiss and say I love you every day. say thank you often, for the little things like taking out the trash - genuinely appreciate each other. one I am especially bad at - really listen without [...]
my good friend patrick of cordery sent me a link to the preach at the wedding of william and kate yesterday which i sadly missed due to not wanting to watch it... but i'm really glad he did cos the words of this are phenomenal and really worth checking out or going and taking a read through again in case you were watching but a bit too caught up by lady gaga's hat... this is [...]
i've mentioned this site before but i'm still really enjoying the simple daily prayer thorts they put up there so if you looking for a place to help you meditate and reflect and prepare for prayer and for the day check out this daily prayer site commonprayer.net just some of the thorts on there today: When we love and learn to share : when we love, Christ is there. Elizabeth of the Trinity, a nineteenth-century [...]
so me and tbV have been in a place of really trusting God for the future and for just general every day life and i haven't wanted to blog about a lot of it because when you start mentioning stuff and people start responding to 'save you from the crises' then it kinda cancels out a lot of the trust element... but i will say this. when you are trusting God and not having a [...]
and the search for revolutionary dating methodology continues... firstly some interesting thorts i read on my friend's blog linked to that whole 'Guys, Step up!' mentality of the girls. Girls, this is not an excuse, but provides some understanding of the guys place in this whole thing... "Telling a girl I liked her was about as difficult as trying to eat a tortoise whole. In my early 20s, internet-spawned relationships allowed me to keep this [...]
...and the discussion continues seeking out a Christ-following version of dating and relationships that is more effective than the model we have simply been borrowing from the world - beginning with a renewing of your mind and refusing to conform any longer to the pattern of this world. Somebody asked the question - what if we have already crossed the line physically with someone or some ones? There are two very important points to hear [...]
my wife, whom i love, both because i can and because she is well worth it has written another blog in her series on how to love your man better and if you click this piece of writing here it will mystically transport you there so you might be reading of it...