9.17.2004

Quick note: Val and I are reading a book called His needs, Her needs, and it is amazing. The subtitle is "building an affair proof marriage," which I thought was a bit strange, having received the book as a gift, but as the author oulines, considering even Christian statistics on divorce and adultery, it is not inappropriate. The idea behind the book is simple. The author (Harley, Willard F.) has been a counselor for several years, and after years of failing as a marriage counsellor (or at least couselling marriages that failed), he was determined to find the cause of the failures, and in doing research on thousands of couples over the next several years, he compiled a list of ten, five for each gender, needs that you must learn to provide for your spouse. These things are quite simple at face value, but the insight and accuracy that he has nailed many growing concerns between Val and I, and offered simple, yet effective ways to address them have already proven invaluable. I highly recommend it, and may end up giving it as a Christmas present to a lot of you.
# posted by Sir Omer : 9/17/2004 01:46:00 PM
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Did I already tell you about "Sacred Marriage" by Gary Thomas? Also, "Loving Your Marriage Enough To Protect It" is a good one too! It's by Jerry B. Jenkins, the co-author of the "Left Behind" series. All these are great marriage builder books and of course "The Five Love Languages" we went through with Keith during our marriage counseling. Great stuff! I think Chris & Sharon read "His Needs, Her Needs". We need to borrow it or something. :)
# posted by Blogger Justy'sGuitarGirl : 9/20/2004 02:11:00 PM
 
Good Morning! We had a gorgeous sunrise here. The sun was a huge orange ball on the horizon and the sky was all different shades of pink, blue and orange. (I wish I had some poetic skills to describe it!) I finished a book that Val might like: "The Painted House" by John Grisham. It's not one of his "lawyer" books, but a book about growing up in rural Missouri. It's a short book and an easy read. I liked it. I haven't read "His needs, Her needs", or if I have, it was a long time ago. It's good to be aware of the pitfalls before you actually encounter them. It's easy to think that once you're married, everything falls into place with no effort. But like everything else worth having, you do have to work at it. It reminds me of the verse in Jeremiah: (I know the plans I have for you...).

Love you guys!

MOM
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 9/21/2004 06:46:00 AM
 
Beth needs your phone #. Please e-mail her.

Thanks,

MOM
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 9/22/2004 09:37:00 AM
 
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