Comments for Encourage Your Spouse

Comment on Encouraging Words: Reinforce by Lori

Lori — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:02:21 +0000

Thanks for sharing your insight, Robyn. So cool – it gives me the shivers when I identify what a surpassing GREAT engineer our God is! He’s got it – us – all covered. All the time!

Comment on One Chair at a Time by Lori

Lori — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:56:59 +0000

So happy you joined the conversation, Dave! Thank you for rounding out the thinking, and letting me use your life as an illustration. It was a pleasure to hear your story and meet your lovely cheerleader/wife!

Blessings,

Lori

Comment on One Chair at a Time by Lori

Lori — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:53:49 +0000

Never quite thought about it from that angle – that complacency is a kin to mediocrity. (but now that you say it, it’s a “duh” in my brain… )

And if we’re serious about our relationship, like we are with our careers or hobbies, then complacency & mediocrity wouldn’t satisfy us…

I LOVE how you make me think, Robyn!

Comment on Encouraging Words: Reinforce by Robyn Gibson

Robyn Gibson — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:31:36 +0000

This was just AWESOME! Thank you Lori! I’ve studied the ‘ezer kenegdo’ … but what struck me for the first time was when you said, “suitable helper.” Of course ‘human’ helper is the implication here. But also, suitable could mean, what is suitable for your husband might different than what is suitable for my husband; that our support for our husbands’ has been specifically crafted, by God, into each of us wives!!
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Comment on One Chair at a Time by Dave Hughston

Dave Hughston — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:22:50 +0000

I’m the guy that moved up “one chair at a time” back in 1969! Lori did a super job by tying the concept of excelling and leadership with improving our relationship with our spouse. Her premise is right on point – if we want to improve our marriage then we must “do” something – even if the something is small. But as we all know, doing small things over time results in big change.

Since we choose who we love and since love requires action, we just need to remember that the action must be meaningful to our spouse, not to us. Do those things that our spouse would value, even though it might be costly to us. Isn’t that what love ultimately is – to die to self in order to do for another?

Thanks Lori for your leadership in sharing the skills that can improve our marriages!