Love GenX Style Contest entry #1
Remember the story with the most votes wins the "date with your spouse" gift certificate! If you haven't yet submitted a story...what are you waiting for? :)
This is from Joy Miller:
"Fifteen year ago my husband and I traveled in a singing group that did recruitment for our Christian college. I was the pianist and he was the (cranky) sound guy. Like most sound guys, he was a little too protective over the sound equipment, and that annoyed me.
So I set out to "change" him.
My plan? Make friends with him and then subtly make suggestions that I hoped would change his behavior. Not surprisingly, I never did get him to change his attitude about the sound equipment, but I won't say that my plan was a total loss.
Nine week after I set my plan in motion, we were engaged! And we're now the proud (homeschooling) parents of three beautiful children."
Thanks,
Joy Miller
http://fivejs.wordpress.com/
http://realworldhomeschool.wordpress.com/
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Tell us the story of how you and your spouse met. If you have photos, send those along, too! All the stories will be published on this blog. The winning story will be the one with the most comments...so tell your friends. A winning story will be chosen at the end of the blog tour and will be published in Tricia's monthly newsletter! (Just think, you'll be famous!
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Friday Flashback...
This is me at my bridal shower. Dig the big gold belt? I borrowed it from John's aunt. I kept that dress for ten years (maybe fifteen) until I realize I'll never fit in it again! I'm sure that cake didn't help!
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BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.
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Preparing for the Birth:
1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don't bother because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.
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The Layette:
1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?______________________________________________________
Worries:
1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper, a frown--you pick up the baby.
2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.
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Pacifier:
1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it.
2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby's bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.
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Diapering:
1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.
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Activities:
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, Baby Zoo, Baby Movies and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaners.
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Going Out:
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.
3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.
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At Home:
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.
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Swallowing Coins (a favorite):
1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand x-rays
2nd child: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass.
3rd child: When third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!
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Pass this on to everyone you know who has children
(The older the mother, the funnier this is!)
GRANDCHILDREN:
God's reward for allowing your children to live.
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YOU MIGHT BE A CHILD OF THE 80'S IF....
Have I posted this before?
...you know, by heart, the words to any "Weird" Al Yankovic song.
...the Brady Bunch movie brought back cool memories.
...songs by Debbie Gibson still haunt you to this day.
...three words: "Atari" "IntelliVision" and "Coleco". Sound familiar?
...you remember the days that hooking your computer into your television wasn't an expensive option that required gadgets--it was the ONLY WAY to use your computer!
...you remember "Friday Night Videos" before the days of MTV.
...a predominant color in your childhood photos is "plaid."
...you see teenagers today wearing clothes that show up in those childhood photos, and they still look bad.
...while in high school, you and all your friends discussed elaborate plans to get together again at the end of the century and play "1999" by Prince over and over again.
...you remember when music that was labeled "alternative" really was.
...you took family trips BEFORE the invention of the mini-van. You rode in the back of the station wagon and you faced the cars behind you.
...you've recently horrified yourself by using any one of the following phases:
- "When I was younger"
- "When I was your age"
- "You know, back when..."
- "Because I SAID so, that's why"
- "What IS that noise on the radio?"
- "Just can't (fill in the blank) like I used to".
...you can't remember a time when "going out for coffee" DIDN'T involve 49,000 selections to choose from.
...Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you actually learned the English language.
...you ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in either a Duran Duran, Madonna, or Cyndi Lauper video.
..."Celebration" by Kool & the Gang was one of the hot new songs when you first heard it at a school dance.
...there were at least three people in your school that voluntarily went by the names of "Skip" "Buffy" "Muffy" or "Dexter."
...you ever owned one of those embarrassing crimping irons.
...you used to think that all those gold chains on Mr. T actually looked kinda cool; and the thought that Mr. T made millions seemed rational to you at the time.
...you remember with pain the sad day when the Green Machine hit the streets and made your old Big Wheel quite obsolete.
...honestly remember when film critics raved that no movie could ever possibly get better special effects than those in the movie TRON.
...you're starting to believe that maybe 40 isn't so old after all, and it's those people over 50 you have to look out for.
...you freaked out when you found that you now fall into the "36 - 50" age category on most questionnaires.
...you've ever shopped at a Banana Republic or Benetton, but not in the last five years, okay?
...you're doing absolutely nothing with anything pertaining to your major degree.
...you're finding that you just don't understand more than half the lingo used on MTV any more.
...you ever wanted to be gagged with a spoon.
...you ever used the phrase "kiss mah grits" in conversation.
...when someone mentions two consecutive days of the week, the Happy Days theme is stuck in your head for hours on end.
...you spent endless nights dreaming about being the Bionic Woman or Wonder Woman or the Six Million Dollar Man.
...you know who shot J.R.
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I'm not ignoring you... I promise!
Hello Friends!
I found out last week that the
contact page on my
website does not work. Has never worked.
Yep. That's right. If you've ever left a comment on my website, it is now floating around cyberspace La La land, unread and unretrievable.
The good news is that it works NOW! So comment away...I'll be waiting. :)
Also, the
blog tour for
Generation NeXt Marriage began yesterday!
Here are the first few stops:
3/24
Julie at The Surrendered Scribe
http://thesurrenderedscribe.blogspot.com/http://christianwritersforum.com/Blog/Martha at Our Family’s Adventures
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MarthaKatrina at Callapidder Days
http://callapidderdays.blogspot.com/3/25
Rebecca at Ripples and Reflections
http://www.rebeccabarlow.blogspot.com/Angie at God Uses Broken Vessels
http://godusesbrokenvessels.blogspot.com/Gina at Portrait of a Writer…Interrupted
http://portraitofawriter.ginaconroy.com/FUN!
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I Would...
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
by Erma Bombeck
I would have talked less and listened more.
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded.
I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.
I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television - and more while watching life.
I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.
I would never and bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."
There would have been more "I love yous".. more "I'm sorrys".. but mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute.. look at it and really see it.. live it.. and never give it back.
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Friday Flashback...
This is my "I'm too sexy for my big hair" look. You can barely make out the big gold hoops under the hair. What not many people know is that I was pregnant here--just barely. So while it may look like I'm being contemplative, I'm thinking what the heck and I going to do with my future?
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Are you a BRAT? Are you raising one?
This article was run in The Seattle Times last week. And it hit a nerve with me. After reading it, I realized I can be a bit of a "brat" (gasp)...and worse yet, so can my children. How can we raise our children NOT to be brats when everything in our society screams "entitlement" at them?
Very interesting...
Are We Grown-up Brats?
By Dan Zak, The Washington Post
What has happened, even though companies are improving service, is that "customer expectations are continuing to rise," says Roger Nunley, managing director of the Customer Care Institute in Atlanta. This can be attributed to "consumers doing business online, where they get instant gratification and quick turnarounds. That's quickly becoming the standard expectation."
Change in expectations is a generational thing, experts say. People who grew up during the Depression were happy to have a job and stuck with one for a lifetime. Many members of generations X and Y were raised in a different light. They expect a buffet of opportunities and are peeved when they don't materialize.
Narcissism and entitlement among college students have increased steadily since 1979, according to a study to be published this year in the Journal of Personality. Between that year and 2006, 16,000 college students were asked to pick between such paired statements as "I expect a great deal from other people" and "I like to do things for other people," and "I will never be satisfied until I get all that I deserve" and "I will take my satisfactions as they come."
The data are clear: The ascent of narcissism and entitlement is dramatic.
"iGeneration"
"What we really have is a culture that has increasingly emphasized feeling good about yourself and favoring the individual over the group," says the study's co-author, Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University. "And that has happened across the board, culturally, and it's showing no signs of slowing down."
To complement her research, Twenge offers evidence from the field: "I have a 14-month-old daughter, and the clothing available to her has 'little princess,' or 'I'm the boss,' or 'spoiled rotten' written on it. This is what we're dressing our babies in."
Schools have programs designed to boost self-esteem. We're inundated with the notions of "feeling special," "believing in yourself" and "be anything you want to be." Twenge ponders all these messages in her book "Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled -- and More Miserable Than Ever Before" (Free Press, 2006). Twenge also coins the term "iGeneration" ("i" as in both iPod and "me, me, me"), which includes those born from roughly 1981 to 1999.
This goes beyond social conditioning and technology, though. Entitlement is part of human narcissism. When something goes wrong for others, it's their fault. When something goes wrong for us, we blame external forces.
This projection often antagonizes a situation. Feeling entitled to something you aren't getting leads to frustration, which leads to bratty behavior and confrontation. Nearly 80 percent of Americans say rudeness -- particularly behind the wheel, on cellphones and in customer service -- should be regarded as a serious national problem, according to a study by the opinion research firm Public Agenda.
An airport is a petri dish for rude behavior. "You have people screaming at customer representatives at airports because it's snowing out -- as if they're entitled to have a sunny day," says professor Keith Campbell, who specializes in the study of narcissism at the University of Georgia. "Yeah, there are certain times where we're entitled and other times we're not. The problem is when we have that meter wrong."
All this is tied to the feeling of not being satisfied, of thinking that some force is blocking the way to a goal we think we deserve.
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Understanding Generation X
Here is a very interesting article on Understanding Generation X...
Generation X was brought up on television, Atari 2600s and computers. They were raised in the 1970s and 1980s and witnessed the country undergoing a national pessimism. As children, they sensed that adults were not in control of themselves or the country. Vietnam and Three Mile Island affected them. They were more fearful of catastrophes than their parents.
In general, members of Gen X distrusted leadership and were politically apathetic. Many grew up in complex families of divorces, stepfamilies and blended families.
Their employment was considered volatile as they experienced the economic recession of the early 1990s and 2000s. Permanent jobs were replaced with short-term contracts. It was a time of outsourcing and underemployment. Some found themselves overeducated and underemployed. Male wage earners earned less than their fathers at the same age.
They saw themselves as pragmatic and quick. Money was considered survival. According to Strauss and Howe, Gen Xers were taught not to trust others, and survival had to come first. They came of age with a sense of social distance - of adults expecting little from them and doing little for them.
Television shows captured their concerns and values. The TV show "Friends" typified the employment and relationship environment. "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Melrose Place" and "The Simpsons" were popular among this group. Gen Xers helped make "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" box-office successes.
"What do Gen Xers want?" is a question frequently asked by today's employers.
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Eternity is...
This is from a 1986 issue of Reader's Digest
Eternity Is . . .
. . . keeping a smile on your face till the shutter clicks
. . . waiting for the tow truck to show up.
. . . listening for the sound of a key in the lock at 2 a.m.
. . . trying to find a six-cent error in your bank balance.
. . . 20 minutes of aerobic exercise.
. . . awaiting the result of a pregnancy test.
. . . listening to a six-year old relate the plot of this neat movie.
. . . looking for a freeway exit when you are headed the wrong direction.
. . . housebreaking a new puppy.
. . . the second hour of Monopoly.
. . . waiting for the light to turn green when you've spotted an empty parking
space across the intersection.
-- by Jane Go
MeMe
What was "Eternity" to you in the 80s?
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MeMe Answered!
Last weed I MeMe'd you all and here are my answers.
1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A 3rd grade teacher.
2. What is one test you've had to take before you were finished studying?
Every test. I wait until the last minute!
3. What is one thing you want today? What should you start out asking for?
Today I want to get my desk cleaned off! I should start asking myself how I can keep everything from piling up :-)4. When is one time in your life that you were going in the wrong direction?
In high school when I was seeking self-satisfaction through dating the wrong guys.5. Who was the last person you kissed?
My husband, John. Before that I kiss my mom for cleaning out my car for me. Ahhh, what a nice mom!Stop Lurking! Every week I will draw names for a free Tricia Goyer book from those who comment on my blogs. Winner's choice! Tell your friends.
Friday Flashback...
I was 1-year-old here. My hands look exactly the same--dimples included. My cheeks do, too, for that matter. Who know those fingers would spend SOOOOOO many hours on the keyboard? And for the record ... what's up with the shag carpet I'm sitting on? Eeek!
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Who has influenced you...MeMe
"She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue." Proverbs 31:26
Oswald Chambers said: "Which are the people who have influenced us most? Not the ones who thought they did, but those who had not the remotest notion that they were influencing us."
Do you have people like that in your life--those who influenced you, but had no idea they did? I know it has been in mine. Likewise the reverse is also true. In fact, it makes me think who do I influence the most? Not only the ones that we, as Christian Writers, concentrate on – our readers, but also those whom we have not the remotest notion we are influencing. One of the strongest ways we influence others is with our words. A friend of mine once said, "Watch every word that comes out of your mouth, you don't know who's listening."
It is easy to convey our beliefs and morals on paper, yet it is more difficult to covey these things in our lives, and with our words. But words laced with wisdom and faithful instruction can bring greater influence than we could ever imagine. What you speak to your son in the grocery store may be the words the woman in line behind you needs to hear. Your positive comments about a situation at work, may help a co-worker decide that this "Jesus thing" is real. Your joyful remarks in church, may be more meaningful to the visitor sitting behind you than the whole sermon. So as a friend I'm saying to you, "Watch every word that comes out of your mouth, you don't know who's listening."
MeMe
1. Who is one person who influenced your life that had no idea they did?
2. Who do you hope to influence today?
3. What is your biggest struggle when it comes to your words?
4. What is one thing someone said to you in the 6th grade (good or bad) that you still remember?
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Things we can learn from kids...
Things We Can Learn From Kids . . .
1. You can be anything you want to be when you grow up.
2. Sometimes you have to take the test before you've finished studying.
3. If you want a kitten, start out asking for a horse.
4. It doesn't matter how fast you're running with the ball if you're going in the wrong direction.
And
5. A little kiss can make a big difference.
Source: Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me by Cynthia Copeland LewisMeMe
1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
2. What is one test you've had to take before you were finished studying?
3. What is one thing you want today? What should you start out asking for?
4. When is one time in your life that you were going in the wrong direction?
5. Who was the last person you kissed?
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Top 10 things I'd like to hear my teenager say...
From
Phil CallawayLaugh Of The Day (from Family Squeeze)
The top ten things I’d love to hear my teenager say:
10: Who needs to eat out? Let me make something.
9: We won’t need the car. We’re walking.
8: Dad, I sure could use a little advice.
7. New movies aren’t cool. Let’ s watch something old.
6. There’s nothing to eat around here. I’ll go buy something.
5. Is my music bothering you?
4. This is my room, but it’s your house.
3. You relax. I’ll do the dishes.
2. Hey, I’ve been on the phone a lot. Why don’t I pay the bill this month?
1. Well, lookie there! It’s 10 PM. I better go to bed. (For more laughs,
click here.)
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Are you a Stealth Fighter parent?
I found this on a blog called
GenerationXpert:
Gen Xers are being noticed for their parenting.
They are being called
Stealth Fighter Parents because they are “even more protective, digitally keyed-in for constant surveillance, sharp eyes on the target, and ready to strike at a moment’s notice to defend their children’s interests,” according to Neil Howe and William Strauss, authors of Millennials Go to College. Although my kids are really young, this makes a lot of sense to me.
As Gen Xers we do tend to question a lot of things - and we are skeptical. I think that our kids benefit from that. I know that I am not afraid to stand up to anyone on behalf of my kids.It's often said that Generation X can not effect change because of there not enough of us. However, since we are parenting the largest generation in American history, I believe we have unimaginable impact. The hand that rocks the cradle...
So what do you think? Are you a stealth fighter or a
helicopter?
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Labels: generation x, millennials, parenting, teenagers
Friday Flashback...
This is a photo of me with my mom. I'm that little dark hair blob. I'm not just laying there. I'm thinking of the great American novel. I promise! My mom was a single mom. She had me when she was 20. My grandma had her when she was 20. I had my son when I was 17 ... and my daughter when I was 20. My daughter is now fifteen. If she's thinking about having a baby at twenty she better meet Prince Charming and walk down that aisle first! Although, it's really okay to break the 20 cycle!
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A lesson that should be taught in all schools!
This is a true story:
http://www.snopes.com/glurge/nodesks.aspBack in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock , did something not to be forgotten.
On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom.
When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.
Looking around, confused, they asked, 'Ms. Cothren, where're our desks?'
She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me what you have done to earn the right to sit at a desk.'
They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.'
'No,' she said.
Maybe it's our behavior.' She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.
And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period. Still, no desks in the classroom.
By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms. Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.
The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the deskless classroom.
Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.'
At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it.
Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall.
By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned. Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it.'
By the way, this is a true story.... If you can read this, thank a teacher and learn.
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A Way A Day
7 Ways To Love Your Spouse This Week!
Why wait for Valentine’s Day to show your spouse how much you care? Here are seven ways you can show devotion. The only price is time, commitment, and consideration.
1. Express Kind Words: Compliment your spouse at breakfast and try to get in three more loving expressions before bedtime. “Sound speech cannot be condemned.”(Titus 2:8)
2. Forgive Errors: Forgive your spouse quickly, instead of carrying a grudge all day. Give extra hugs to show pardon has been granted. “It is to his (her) glory to overlook a transgression.”(Proverbs 19:11)
3. Care About Burdens: If your spouse is discouraged after a hard day, discuss the problems, then pray together. “Bear one another’s burdens.”(Galatians 6:2)
4. Throw Away Expectations: Accept your spouse for who he/she is today, not according to your “wish list.”Remember your spouse is God’s special creation. “You are the children of the LORD your God.”(Deuteronomy 14:1)
5. Be Gracious: Speak to your spouse with the same respect and consideration you give your friends. Sometimes our words come out harsher than we intend. For added fun, leave a message on your spouse’s voice-mail and speak blessings for the day. “Let your speech always be with grace.”(Colossians 4:6)
6. Have A Good Attitude: Did a rainy day ruin your picnic? Your attitude can be as bright as sunshine or as dreary as a thunderstorm. Make the first words out of your mouth in the morning be a praise, and continue this habit throughout the day. “A merry heart does good, like medicine.”(Proverbs 17:22)
7. Seek God Together: Join your spouse in prayer, Bible reading and devotions. If your mate doesn’t feel comfortable with this, ask if you can read or pray out loud for the two of you. “For where two . . . are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”(Matthew 18:20)
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This is what my latte looked like this morning...
NOT!
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The love of a wife...
The love of a wife to her husband may begin from the supply of her necessities, but afterwards she may love him also for the sweetness of his person; so the soul first loves Christ for salvation but when she is brought to Him and finds what sweetness there is in Him then she loves Him for Himself.
Richard Sibbes
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