Tag Archives: faults

How To Handle Disagreements – Part 2

So, you’re finding yourself at odds with someone in your church, family or neighborhood. What can you do about it? Someone once said that ‘the faults we notice most in others are those we have ourselves.’ So before we start criticizing and trying to sort out the other person and their thinking and attitudes, it’s a good idea to look at our own lives and ask the Lord to show us what needs to be changed there. Too often we are reluctant to do that. But that’s what growing as a Christian is all about, changing to become more like … Continue reading →

Ever Feel You Don’t Get it Right?

Sorry everyone, the days got away from me which is why my post for this blog didn’t go up yesterday. But in God’s timing even that worked out, because I want to share something that came up last night at bible study. Our home group has been studying Mark’s gospel. One of the things that struck me is the attitudes of the disciples. They are such an encouragement to those of us who struggle in our Christian life, which I assume is not just me but most of us. Even though they had Jesus right there with them and they … Continue reading →

Enrichment Tip: Identify and Accept His Faults

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My latest series of articles has focused on tips that women can carry out to help enhance their relationship with their husbands. In the first article I discussed the importance of taking the guess work out your needs by speaking out about what it is that is on your mind. The next article focused on the importance of being supportive about your man taking a periodic guys’ night out. In this article I am directing the conversation toward his faults. Everyone has faults. No matter how much you love your mate; eventually (usually found after you have lived together for … Continue reading →

Are You Magnifying Your Child’s Faults?

There are so many different ways that we can all get trapped in errored thinking. Even those of us who have done a great deal of personal work and who are determined to be good parents, we can have thought patterns and bad habits that can influence how we interact with our kids and our effectiveness as parents. One of the problem ways of thinking can be if we look at our children and believe that their faults are bigger (or there are more of them) than there actually are. I am quite certain that you have done this with … Continue reading →

Is He the Man of Your Dreams?

If you were asked to describe your idea of a perfect man, would you be describing your husband? I think that this question all depends on the day and time that it is asked! Of course we all have those moments when we feel that our spouses are less than perfect. However, in general, are you satisfied with what you have or are there a few things that you would change if you had the chance? I have noticed at some of my girlfriend get togethers there are some women who continuously complain about their husbands. I cannot say that … Continue reading →

Smoothing Out Misunderstandings

Even those people who fancy themselves great communicators occasionally run into situations where they get into misunderstandings with customers and clients. For the rest of us, who might not kid ourselves into thinking we are excellent business communicators, misunderstandings can be a regular occurrence. So, what can be done to address and smooth out difficulties when misunderstandings occur? For some reason, I am one of those people who often finds myself in a peace keeper role. It happens less now that I am working on my own than it used to. In my many years of working with nonprofit organizations, … Continue reading →

Marriage Tips: Acceptance

Previously, I posted The A-Z Guide to Marriage, which offered a brief overview of certain traits to develop or avoid in order to keep your marriage happy. This information was obtained through researching several sources, including surveys of happily married couples. Since these issues are so important, and found or avoided so commonly, I thought it would be a good idea to cover them in more detail, starting with A for acceptance. Acceptance means receiving something in a gracious manner. That can include anything from an award, to constructive criticism, to a quirk or personality trait that is very different … Continue reading →