Have you ever heard the phrase “Love begets love?” This little idiom is an absolute truth bomb. Love actually produces more love. We can increase the amount of love that we experience in our own lives by simply choosing to express love. As we endeavor to live simply loved, I have a challenge to issue for this month. Every Saturday in October here on the blog will be “Share Your Love Saturday.” Your mission is to find a way to show love to someone else. That’s it. No grand gestures required (although a grand gesture now and then never hurt
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Communication. The biggest stumbling block in any relationship. How we speak to each other, both verbally and nonverbally, can either make or break our connections. Making sure that we are speaking the right language is a good place to start. It is especially helpful if we are speaking the right love language. Several years ago, Dr. Gary Chapman wrote a book entitled The Five Love Languages. This bestseller has since revolutionized the way that thousands of couples relate to one another (including me and my husband). Since then he has written several different versions of this teaching specifically geared towards
Yesterday I was supervising afternoon recess at the small Christian school where I teach music when the following interaction caught my eye. A little girl had just taken a tumble off of the monkey bars. She began to cry and carry on in a rather dramatic fashion, so I headed over to her to make sure she wasn’t injured. One of her little friends who had been comforting her suddenly jumped up and started to run off. The girl left sitting on the ground yelled out “You don’t even care!” Her friend yelled back, “I do, too, care. I just
Today marks 19 years since my dad left this earth and stepped into heaven. He was a remarkable man. A tremendous storyteller, musician, and truly kind-hearted soul. I came along as a later-in-life surprise for him. He turned 42 just 2 weeks after my birth. He always told me that I was the best surprise he ever had. Even though I wasn’t necessarily planned for, I knew that I was wanted and loved. I’m sure that my arrival caused some disruption. However, I always felt secure in the love of my parents. Even though I was a surprise to my