Here is today’s dare during deployment: In email, phone, or letter—do not say or write anything critical or negative. Even if you are on the receiving end of a verbal attack, choose to be quiet.
Today's dare is to say nothing negative to your spouse. It talks about how anger is usually the result of disappointment or grief. I think this is very true many of my underlying issues of being angry at Stan do come from me feeling that my needs are not meet. It also talks about being patient with one another. This is someting that i can truly learn and know i need to work on. I always let things stress me out and I tend to loose my patience very quickly with Stan and with the Children this is something that I want to continue to work on this year and make myself a better person.
"The practice of patience will foster a peace and quiet. . . . Patience is where love meets wisdom. . . . Patience helps you give your spouse permission to be human. . . . It gives you the ability to hold on during the tough times in your relationship rather than bailing out under the pressure.”
I can see how patience will help provide my home with so much more than it has now. It will allow my children to know that they can make mistakes. But most of all it will let Stan know that if he messes up, forgets something or has a bad day. That i will in return be patient with him and try to understand. When Stan cant meet my need right away or I am upset that he didnt do something that I wanted him to do. It will simply help to talk to him and not lash out.
Verse of the day:
Verse of the day:
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. —Ephesians 4:2
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