{"id":2311,"date":"2012-10-14T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=2311"},"modified":"2013-01-24T20:26:22","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T01:26:22","slug":"winning-him-without-words-stay-connected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/14\/winning-him-without-words-stay-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning Him Without Words: Stay Connected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1 Corinthians 13: 4-7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>Love is patient,\u00a0love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.\u00a0<sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,\u00a0it is not easily angered,\u00a0it keeps no record of wrongs.\u00a0<sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>Love does not delight in evil\u00a0but rejoices with the truth.\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">__________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well, how did the first two chapters go for you?\u00a0 Are you ready to move forward and learn more about making your unequally yoked marriage thrive?\u00a0 I am!!\u00a0 Let\u2019s get to it!<\/p>\n<p>In this Chapter, Lynn walks us through different ways that we can stay connected to our husbands.\u00a0 In the beginning of this chapter, she talks about how putting together a Fantasy Football Team gave her something in common with her husband.\u00a0 I admit I haven\u2019t been that much into football, or any other sport for that matter. But there are things that my husband and I do like to do together; riding motorcycles, movies, reading, playing cards, trying new restaurants, trying new foods and recipes, and more.<\/p>\n<p>A little over five months ago, we turned off our television. Yes, shut it off!\u00a0 We even had the cable turned off!\u00a0 We had discussed this for a couple of years, but he was never really ready to give it a try.\u00a0 But one day he brought it back up again, and I jumped at the chance.\u00a0 I called the cable company and asked them to turn off our cable. \u00a0We looked at each other and said, &#8220;Well, Now What????&#8221; \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>From there, the only time we watched television was if the two of us wanted to sit down and watch a movie.\u00a0 Netflix has some fun programs that we enjoyed watching, as well; like Myth Busters, or How It\u2019s Made; both fun and interesting shows.<\/p>\n<p>We weaned ourselves away from the television, and began to find new things to do together.\u00a0 We began to explore new books.\u00a0 We got into the reading the bible more.\u00a0 We learned how to play new card games, or board games.\u00a0 We went for more walks. We TALKED more!! That was a big one!!<\/p>\n<p>During these five months, we grew together.\u00a0 We learned more about each other. \u00a0We learned each others Love Language. \u00a0We spent more quality time together.\u00a0 During our meals, we sat at the table and talked, instead of in front of the television without speaking a word to each other!\u00a0 It was amazing what was happening in our marriage!<\/p>\n<p>If you do not know what your spouse&#8217;s Love Language is, please click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.5lovelanguages.com\/assessments\/personal-profiles\/?profiletype=husbands\">HERE<\/a> for an online test. \u00a0HE WILL NEED TO TAKE THIS QUIZ. \u00a0It will be well worth it,Ladies, to learn his love language!! \u00a0His love language will speak directly to his heart! \u00a0Win-Win situation! \u00a0You will also see other quizzes for wives, children, teens, and singles! \u00a0Excellent site!<\/p>\n<p>About a week ago, we decided that with winter months coming on board, and football season starting, we would turn the television back on; but we both agreed that it was not going to become the idol that it had been in our home before.\u00a0 It would not become the thing that divided us, or took away our quality time!<\/p>\n<p>It was funny when we turned the television back on and hooked it up to the antenna\u2026we flipped through a few channels and said \u201cEh, nothing really on\u2026so now what do you want to do?\u201d\u00a0 LOL\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t like before, where we would flip through the channels and even if we couldn\u2019t find something worthy of watching, we would watch it anyway just to have something to do!!\u00a0 That will <b><i>not<\/i><\/b> happen again!<\/p>\n<p>We gained a lot during this time without our television, and we are determined not to let a stupid little box divide our relationship again!<\/p>\n<p>I love my husband.\u00a0 I know he loves me, too.\u00a0 We want our marriage to be successful.\u00a0 So we are determined in finding ways that we can make our marriage even better.\u00a0 It isn\u2019t a bad marriage, in any way!\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong!\u00a0 But I believe that every marriage has room for improvement, no matter how good it is!!\u00a0 All it takes is a little work, creativity, and the determination to do it.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s turning off the television, or creating a fantasy football league, or ??? \u2026 ask the Lord what will bring your marriage to a higher level, and then be intentional about it!!\u00a0 <i>Your marriage is worth it!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s chapter has a whole lot more to offer you than what I\u2019ve shared here.\u00a0 Lynn covers some pretty awesome topics!\u00a0 Be sure to spend the time that you need in this chapter.\u00a0 I believe it is truly going to open your eyes in so many ways!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Your Reading Assignment<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oct 15 \u2013 1 Cor 13:4-7 \u2013 Love Is a Lifetime \u2013 Beverly<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oct 16 \u2013 All Things Are Not Equal \u2013 Jennifer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oct 17 \u2013 Bring On the Bedroom \u2013 Donna<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oct 18 \u2013 When You Don\u2019t Agree \u2013 Sarah<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oct 19 \u2013 Discovery \/ Prayer \u2013\u00a0Martha<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Let&#8217;s Pray:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lord, I pray for each women that reads our blog posts this week. \u00a0I pray that each woman would be given creative ideas to stay connected with her husband. \u00a0 Give us creative ideas of how we can meet our husbands needs physically, emotionally, and more. \u00a0Teach us his love language Lord. Help us to speak to him through his love language. \u00a0In Jesus&#8217; Name, AMEN!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">If you would like to join this Online Bible Study and our Facebook Discussion Group, please click on the &#8220;Sign-Up Here&#8221; button at the top of our page, and follow the instructions. \u00a0We will add you as soon as we receive your request. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">God bless you,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/2012\/07\/16\/the-resolution-for-women-intelligent-design\/christi-signature\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-670\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-670\" title=\"Christi Signature\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/69.89.31.171\/~girlfrk8\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/christi-signature.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"58\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7 \u00a04\u00a0Love is patient,\u00a0love is kind. 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