saturday was J's eighth birthday...we celebrated it sunday evening.
such excitement!
we took A and S along.
i used a turned-inside-out grocery bag for gift-wrap and they decorated it.
a nice, comfortable evening!
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we joined an elective SS class taught by Pastor Mark and his wife on 'Different, Unique and Married.'
this class will run three months and i'll be sharing in a nutshell what is taught in class.
Stages of Marriage
- romance - wearing rose-tinted glasses
- transition - what was i thinking?!
- reality - when the ideal becomes an ordeal
- retaliation - when the ordeal becomes a new deal (changing the other person)
- resignation - accepting the truth that God has made he/she this way
B. Three Major Sources of Conflict
- money
- sex/intimacy
- in-law relationships
Our Dilemma
A. Reactions to Differences
- before marriage what we think is cute is no longer cute
- a strong desire to change the other person
- we challenge
- we criticize
B. Results of Differences
- loss of respect
- creates resentments
- no one takes responsibility
- wedges are created and walls go up
What it Takes
- acceptance - to endure without resentment
- right responses and attitude
- selflessness
Wrap Up
or we celebrate the differences and blend them together to form a winning team!
...blessedness!
GIVEAWAY closes at midnight tonite!
...blessedness!
GIVEAWAY closes at midnight tonite!
2 comments:
Oh good! Now I can catch the pieces from class that I miss due to wiggly people! =) R.
Happy Birthday to J! Aren't grandchildren wonderful? They are such a gift.
Very interesting notes on Marriage and conflict, very good and true.
Hugs, Cindy
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