Tag Archives: Differences

Our Differences Help Us Grow

When it comes to being married, I’ve enjoyed conversations with other wives and husbands and I hear many of the same things all the time. What makes one partner in a couple happy may not make the other partner. Each partner makes sacrifices so that as a whole they will be happier. Yet, when you ask someone, directly – what do they value in their happiness? You may be surprised to find out that many people share the same things. For example, husbands and wives both: Do not like being taken for granted Like companionship Enjoy affection Value financial security … Continue reading →

Is it a Problem or a Difference?

When you and your spouse are having a disagreement, are you having a problem or simply exhibiting the fact that you are both individual and different people? There is a – if you’ll pardon the pub – a difference. Understanding this difference can help you and your spouse to avoid unneccessary arguments and actually strengthen your marriage by giving you a foundation of mutual respect and understanding. What Is a Problem? A problem occurs between you and your spouse when an issue comes up that cannot be resolved quickly. These issues can be financial, household and more. A problem is … Continue reading →

Answering Questions: Change is Inevitable

I’ve talked about change here plenty of times and I’ve said that change is inevitable. We all change. We all make different decisions and do different things. But I saw a question posted to one of my blogs on Marriage and Religion that made me do some thinking. I suppose I could go and just answer the question in the comments, but I wanted to really focus my answer – so the question was: I need some good advice. My husband and I have both grown up in the same religion, and even married in it. Recently, he told me … Continue reading →

Funny Faces

Hot afternoons are a great time for indoor art activities. For my daughter, who loves to draw – one of the best afternoon activities is to sit down with a pile of paper, her much loved and used crayons, markers and pencils to create works of art that tell everything from jokes to stories to abstract mysteries that wouldn’t look out of place in a cubist’s museum. That being said, the following activity came to life when she made the comment about the funny looking person she’d seen at the grocery store. I wasn’t sure what she meant by funny … Continue reading →

Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews

If you have ever heard of these two words when speaking about Judaism, Ashkenazic and Sephardic, but were never quite sure what they meant, this will be a simple explanation. Ashkenazic Jews are the Jewish people and ancestors who came from France, Germany, Russia, and Eastern Europe. Sephardic Jews are the Jewish people who came from Spain, Portugal, North Africa and the Middle East. Sephardic Jews are often subdivided into Sephardim, from Spain and Portugal, and Mizrachim, from the Northern Africa and the Middle East. Ashkenazic Jews have certain customs and traditions that are different from Sephardic Jews. For example, … Continue reading →