Marriage
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Week 4: Acts of Service (Foreign Languages)
I have a friend whose love language used to be physical touch. And then she had three kids. One day, she threatened her husband within an inch of his life if he tried to show love by grabbing her hand or pulling her into a hug. Now, he shows her he loves her by cleaning Continue reading
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Week 3: Words of Affirmation (Foreign Languages)
I was going to wait and save Words of Affirmation for last. After all, it’s the one I’m the WORST at, which obviously means (you guess it), it’s my husband’s primary love language. And I was hoping that by the end of this series I’d have some more encouraging illustrations to report on how much Continue reading
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Week 2: Physical Touch (Foreign Languages)
He gets up from the couch to walk into the kitchen, and as he passes by her he places his hand on her shoulder, just for a brief second. Love tank fill up. She sees that her friend doesn’t have the usual smile on her face at church, and without asking a single question, she Continue reading
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Week 1: Quality Time (Foreign Languages)
When Greg and I were dating, it took me a good while to realize we spoke different languages. We seemed so compatible and everything seemed to just flow. But as our dating continued and got more serious, it became evident he was speaking Swahili and I was more of the !Kung dialect. The first time Continue reading
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Foreign Languages: New Series (Introduction)
I’ve been on six mission trips and two vacation trips that involved visiting foreign countries. I’ve been to the Philippines, Hungary, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Canada, Bolivia and yes, even Gibraltar. (You know, home of The Rock.) Nine countries with nine different languages, and I never knew more than a handful of phrases to get Continue reading
