Have you ever loved so much that you would put up with anything? How about nagging?
Does God put up with your nagging?
Radically Married
When we lived in Oklahoma I would take my kids out to Red Rock Canyon west of Oklahoma City for an overnight camp out and a day of repelling. It was great fun. I only wish I had made time to do it more. Memories with my kids – great stuff. But that is not my point. I remember the last time we went I was in a hurry to pitch my tent and get the campfire started and the repelling lines set. I did not give much attention to the location of my tent. I just got it up. Looked good. Secured. On to the…
Anyone who has ever interviewed propective employees knows that even after the interview their is still risk. The reason is that you interview a person and discover their personality. After they have been working and become comfortable their character emerges and sometimes the two are quite different. I can hear the collective, “ahhhh yes” coming from some of you.
Consider this same idea in marriage. When two people meet and date they continue based on what they observe. If they only observe…
It was some years ago, and our family dog Rocky had been hit and killed by a car some months earlier. We really weren’t sure we were ready to get another dog. It seemed too much like we were trying to “replace” him. But, just outside our fence one day was a little mixed lab/something. He was black and really plumpy and he just wanted in our yard. It turned out, with a trip to the vet, that he was wormy, dehydrated and probably not too many hours from dying without some intervention. And he had…
The chicken or the egg? Sure, you have wondered even if you didn’t care or think it mattered. Which came first? In some things it does matter – it’s called cause and effect. Early in a relationship feelings of love cause actions of love. But lasting love, deep love, fulfilling love, the kind of love we each really want reverses all this. The actions of love come first and cause the fellings of love. Try it today with your mate. Continue it tomorrow and the next day. Forget or mess up?…
