We needed to get a cat to the vet this week. She’s a stray and been hanging around for a while so we need to get her spayed. We caught her in a big crate, but she needed to be in a smaller crate for travel. My sweet husband came …
He Tried to Help… The other day my husband wanted some Parmesan cheese. It was odd that I didn’t have any in the refrigerator already. I woke up the next morning and saw a new bottle, front and center in our fridge. My first thought was, “He bought the wrong …
Marriage Over Time I’ve been married a while. If you have been, too, then you’ve seen that time sort of settles in. You know all his quirks and he knows yours. You have a daily routine and things are likely moving along just fine. Yep, fine. Some days are probably …
Difficult conversations It’s easy to fall into the trap of fighting or arguing with someone when we are having a difficult conversation. It may not be so easy to remember prayer before difficult conversations. It’s natural for us to defend our opinions and defend the things we love. Sometimes when …
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I’ve talked about showing our kids we love them before. Today I want to talk about how we can serve in love. Serving our kids does not make us their maid. I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve told my kids, “I’m not your maid” a time or two. Yet …
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Reward Behavior = Repeat Behavior People are pretty simple. For instance, research shows that when we reward behavior we like, people do that behavior more. Positive reinforcement indeed goes a long way! For instance, when I thank my son for taking care of the trash without being told, he is …
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