Marriage

Hi, 

Isn't this the cutest!!!

I think it accurately describes the way I feel right now.



Not to long ago, actually... about a month ago.
Kurt and I were attending a Marriage Enrichment course at our church.

WOW! It was really awesome, we learnt so much about one another, the skills of a good marriage, and that we are not the only couple that irritate and get annoyed with one another.

We were taught how to deal with conflict and a particular sentence stuck out for me:

"If you are fighting to be right, you are making your spouse wrong, the loser"
DO YOU WANT YOUR SPOUSE TO BE A LOSER??

We were taught that everyone has a love language.
There are 5 love languages to look out for.

You can spot your spouse's love language by their actions and also the things they complain about.

The 5 love languages:

1. Words of Affirmation

“If this is your love language, you feel most cared for when your partner is open and expressive in telling you how wonderful they think you are, how much they appreciate you, etc.”
2. Acts of Service
“If your partner offering to watch the kids so you can go to the gym (or relieving you of some other task) gets your heart going, then this is your love language.”
3. Affection
“This love language is just as it sounds. A warm hug, a kiss, touch, and sexual intimacy make you feel most loved when this is your love language.”
4. Quality Time
“This love language is about being together, fully present and engaged in the activity at hand, no matter how trivial.”
5. Gifts
“Your partner taking the time to give you a gift can make you feel appreciated.”

http://www.kevinhalloran.net/what-are-the-five-love-languages-summary/

We had a session on sex, nothing dirty and "sexual", but sex in marriage and they way that a man and woman's brain is SO VASTLY DIFFERENT.

The session leader played parts of 2 different DVDs (The tale of two brains and Laugh your way to a better Marriage) by Mark Gungor, whom I have become very interested in.

-If you can get hold of those videos, you really should watch them, he is a pastor and keeps things very clean and clear.

 Mark keeps things so simple and explains everything in a very funny way.
He refers to scripture for everything he relates to and I really really enjoyed this session.

Just for the way it was explained and kept so fun and light.

Here are a few of his best quotes:





This one is for you

VERSE 1

Father God

I come to you now

To declare your Greatness

You gave your son for my wicked ways

That I may be set free

CHORUS

You are the

Maker of my faith

Forgiver of my sin

The lover of my soul

Jesus

VERSE 2

You are Almighty, Majestic

All I will ever need

All glory to you Lord

For all you gave for me

Your amazing love

BRIDGE

Jesus may all creation

Shout to you

Worship your name, Jesus

You are all I want, you are all I need

You deserve all praise

Little Girl

There was a time that I considered myself a song writer...

They may seem stupid, but at the time I felt like it needed to be heard.

Little Girl

Little Girl

You need to remember who you are

You have a destiny, a purpose so great

People will come and go and the feelings will to, but you need to hold on to the things you love

You are amazing, you can accomplish great, and I will be there for you when you need me

Just call me, darling

I will dry your tears and sing you this song

So you know you are my greatest creation

Little Girl

Never give up

You do not see it now, but life has only just started for you

In a few years you will see that there is a way better

And you are a true treasure

Remember I am here

I will never let you fall

I have you in the palm of my hand

My love for you is unchanging, way beyond what you imagine.

 

Head, Shoulders, Knees, Knees, Knees... Toes

I chose this title mainly because after feeling very proud of myself for working my ass off for 2 weeks, I have a knee injury.

When I was fresh out of school I bought an old, piece of junk scooter.
It carried my then skinny ass to and from work, through rain, storms, and firey hot days.

One day stands out though.
It was raining "cats and dogs", insanely heavy rain, horrible stormy weather and I was travelling by scooter down Blouberg road on my way home.

My scooter slid out from under me and I landed knee first on the tar, with my scooter on top on me.
I had to ride with my buckled wheel and painful legs all the way home, on Koeberg road.

Anyway, back to the point.

Since that lovely day, I have had a knee that cramps when its cold and gets red and hot when I walk to far.

So...because of my dedication to wearing something skimpy this summer, I have bruised the inside of the joint without bumping,knocking or touching my knee.
I have a massive blue mark and I can barely bend my leg.

I am to stay off my leg and resume exercise after a week, DOCTORS ORDERS.

I am not very excited about this arrangement, I am VERY scared my laziness kicks in again.

I guess its up to the 2 liters of water per day and high protein to burn my fat for me.

1. 2. 3. GO



Today marks 2 weeks since my Boyfriend and I started our OFFICIAL eating clean/ excercising 6/7 days a week.

I must honestly say, its not that easy to get into a pattern of excercise and sore muscles, but its fantastic.

I have Zumba'd everyday for the past 2 weeks, so I can say I am a pro at shaking my hips by now.

When my dad was in the process of loosing 50kg, he bought a huge weight-lifting machine that works so well for arm excercises.

I am telling you, doing the job I do with sore arms... not so nice, but I am not stopping now.

Hopefully, I can continue the pattern I have developed and this time next year I am looking even better than before.