May 2006 - Posts
Dawn and I don't have it figured out yet and doubt we'll ever feel like we've arrived but there are a few things that we've decided help improve the odds of a couple having a good, strong, healthy, loving relationship. Taken from notes on a series of lessons taught by
Chris Havard and a
Weekend to Remember, we want to share a list we've started - please add to our list!
A successful couple:
- Has a 30 minute conference each week each person sharing (in 15 minutes):
- My concerns (no spouse feedback allowed).
- What I wish about each concern (no spouse feedback allowed)
- What I'm willing to do about each concern (dialog).
- Pray together (nightly)
- Game Night (every 2 weeks or more)
- Annual Retreat / Vacation together
- Read a book together and discuss.
We'll come back and post details about each point over the next few weeks. Please feel free to comment on this list and let me know what you believe are important "habits" of a healthy marriage.
Another on the way to work story... First off, my daughter Alexa takes after me in that she doesn't like mornings - she's happy after about two cups of coffee... So, anyway, I'm leaving the house after our usual hug and kiss for each girl and my wife. I turn and head to the door and Dawn starts heading up the stairs to change the girls' clothes. As she starts up the stairs, Bri and Cori rush to her and grab her free hands and pronounce that they want to hold her hands going up the stairs. Alexa seeing that Mommy has no free hands flops prone on the stairs and wails, "I wanna hold Mommy's hand!"
As I turn and tell Alexa that Mommy will come back and hold her hand up the stairs and Dawn tries to say the same thing, Cori chimes in with, "Mommy, God should gave you three hands!"
Yeah - that would definately be handy... One day I'll recount the stories of trying to feed three infant girls at one time when you're home alone...
My wife called me to chat the other day while preparing lunch for our girls. As she handed Corinne her plate, I heard 3 and a half year old Cori say, "I didn't ask for chicken." My sweet wife explained that Cori could have grilled cheese also but she wanted her to have a little meat with lunch to which Cori let out a loud exasperated sigh, "GAH!"
I wonder where she learned that...
<Me>Points at Dawn</Me>
<Dawn>Points at me</Dawn>