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“Vocation is played out not just in extraordinary acts — the great things we will do for the Lord, the great success we envision in our careers someday — but in the realm of the ordinary.” — Gene Edward Veith
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Even though physical touch might not be your primary love language, don’t deny your husband the joy of interacting with you in a way that delights him.
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A woman of noble character, who can find? She is married to a potentially great man. Maybe not yesterday or today. . . but tomorrow he will be awesome with your love and respect to lift him up!
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And I’ve learned that I should always be very careful about closing the door on an opportunity to love. Avoid pulling back and closing the door, because the rewards of love always outweigh the pain of loss.
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Do not look at the miserable mess of today and mistakenly think it marks the future. Do not allow a temporary mess to dictate your feelings about a fabulous future. Do not throw up your hands in despair and become a part of the misery. Keep going. Keep building the future. Just like it is with diapers and drooling babies, it is the same with the messes of marriage — growth will produce change, maturity will lead to a better day! I learned that, too!
Continue readingDo not allow your efforts to become futile by being distracted by the truth of today. See things through faith as they will become, and love in advance the completion and not the work in progress.
Continue readingThere is something spiritual and supernatural that occurs when a man and woman covenant together in unity. The power of two! When two people agree together, their individual power combines to produce a force of much greater impact than available to two separate individuals.
Continue readingElectronic gadgets are not a necessity. They are a bonus, a privilege, and a great motivational reward for getting things done! You don’t have to be mean and nasty. Just get their attention. “Sure you can have it back. As soon as you finish your chores and do your homework. . . and get some exercise — Vitamin D is essential to cellular function!” All said with a smile!
Continue readingIf you’ve yelled at your children lately, don’t take it too hard. It happens, just like spilled milk — that unexpected capsizing, that gush of guilt, that dribbling of destructive words, rivulets of rage. You’ll mature just like your children will.
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If you are a mother, then you are the one who keeps your world together. . . in fact, as someone said around the table on this Thanksgiving Day, a mother is not just the finger in the pail.
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