Encouragement. Love. Grace.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Partner
Do you like what God is doing with the She's Under Grace ministry? Well guess what? I am looking to add a partner! God is calling someone to be a part of this team. Each one of you has something you could give toward this ministry. Send an email to shesundergrace@gmail.com and let me know if you are interested! I can't wait to hear from you!
5 Love Languages Day 3.
Are you just catching up
with us for our 5 day series on the 5 love languages? If you haven’t yet, the
link below will take you to the 5 love languages quiz so you will know what
yours is. It takes maybe 5 minutes to complete.
Day 1:
Acts of Service
Day 2: Quality Time
Day 3: Words of Affirmation
A very important thing to remember when giving words of
affirmation is to keep it sincere. You really don’t want to say something and
not mean it. That is not encouraging at all. If this is your spouse’s love
language and they are having a bad day (because let’s face it, we all have
those days) this would be the perfect time to give those words of affirmation
and make them feel loved. But that’s not only when you should use those affirming
words. It really should become a habit. Giving those affirming words when your
spouse has a bad day is great but for it to become a daily thing would all
around be better. That way they are getting those uplifting and encouraging
words daily instead of every now and then.
You don't always have to use words to show affirmation. You can get creative with it and maybe leave a note somewhere that they will see it or possibly get them a card and not only write "Love, so and so" but actually write a little something.
This is my husband’s love language. I definitely know that
without a doubt. I try my best to compliment him daily because I want him to
not only know that I love him, but I want him to feel my love.
Is this your spouse’s love language? Here’s your challenge
today:
Call your spouse and give them a good ole fashioned
compliment and encourage them today.
Is this your love language? Comment below and let me know or
let me know some words of affirmation you already use for your spouse.
{Reminder: Leaving a comment below automatically enters you
in for the drawing for a free surprise! Did I mention it's free?}
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
5 Love Languages Day 2
Are you just catching up with us for our 5 day series on the 5 love
languages? If you haven’t yet, the link below will take you to the 5 love
languages quiz so you will know what yours is. It takes maybe 5 minutes to complete.
Day 1: Acts of Service
Day 2: Quality Time
Do you or your spouse have a job where you are on call 24/7?
I know how stressful it can be to have your spouse’s phone ringing all the
time. My husband is the worship leader at our church and his phone goes off
constantly. However, he does take those times like during dinner to focus on
Peyton and me to just catch up on the day. I really appreciate times like those
because life does get so busy. (In case you are wondering, this isn’t my love
language.)
Another way you could spend quality time with your spouse is
to make a movie night. You could go out or stay in. If you have kids, find
someone to watch the kiddos for a couple hours and spend that time with your
spouse (grandparents love that stuff).
Too often we let time pass us by without taking a moment to spend a little bit of time together. Especially when you have children, you are always running around taking care of their needs and we sometimes forget to spend anytime with the one we love the most. Or even if you don't have children, jobs and other activities I know can take up a lot of your time.
So if this is your spouse’s love language, here is my challenge to you:
Tonight while having dinner (or if schedules don’t work out
to where you can have dinner together tonight) try putting away your cell
phone. If it rings, let it ring. Take that time to spend with them and let them
know that you love them. Trust me, they will love it.
Be sure to comment on this post for your chance to win! Let
me know; is this your love language? Your spouse’s? How do you spend quality
time with them?
Monday, April 28, 2014
5 Love Languages Day 1.
So today we will begin our 5 day series on The 5 Love Languages. Some of you may already know yours and your spouse's. But some of you might not know that you even have a love language. Well, you do. We all do. What is a love language? It's simple. A love language is how you most feel loved. If you don't know your love language or just want to take the test, follow the link provided. It is really simple and takes maybe 5 minutes.
5 Love Languages Quiz
The first love language we are going to look at is Acts of Service. People with this love language feel most loved when their spouse does things for them. Maybe your spouse does a chore around the house for you like washing dishes, doing the laundry, or even getting groceries for you. If this is your husbands love language, you may take out the trash for him, get his lunch ready for the next day or even cut the grass. We've all heard the saying, "Actions speak louder than words". This quote my friend, should be your slogan.
If this is your love language, I'm not saying that you need to take advantage of this and make your spouse do everything for you. That is not love. When your spouse randomly does some kind of service for you and it makes you feel loved.
Is this your spouse's love language and you hate to do chores? Let's look at it like this.
How would you feel if your love language was words of affirmation and your spouse never encourage or said sweet things to you? You would feel terrible and unloved, right? Right.
This is where we have to suck in our pride and do it anyways. We want our spouse to feel loved right?
Here's your challenge for today:
- If your spouse's love language is acts of service, do at least one thing for them today. Then try one for everyday this week. It's alright, make them feel loved. :)
Don't forget to leave a comment below to be entered for the free giveaway! Is this your love language? Is it your spouse's? I would love for you to share with me!
5 Love Languages Quiz
The first love language we are going to look at is Acts of Service. People with this love language feel most loved when their spouse does things for them. Maybe your spouse does a chore around the house for you like washing dishes, doing the laundry, or even getting groceries for you. If this is your husbands love language, you may take out the trash for him, get his lunch ready for the next day or even cut the grass. We've all heard the saying, "Actions speak louder than words". This quote my friend, should be your slogan.
If this is your love language, I'm not saying that you need to take advantage of this and make your spouse do everything for you. That is not love. When your spouse randomly does some kind of service for you and it makes you feel loved.
Is this your spouse's love language and you hate to do chores? Let's look at it like this.
How would you feel if your love language was words of affirmation and your spouse never encourage or said sweet things to you? You would feel terrible and unloved, right? Right.
This is where we have to suck in our pride and do it anyways. We want our spouse to feel loved right?
Here's your challenge for today:
- If your spouse's love language is acts of service, do at least one thing for them today. Then try one for everyday this week. It's alright, make them feel loved. :)
Don't forget to leave a comment below to be entered for the free giveaway! Is this your love language? Is it your spouse's? I would love for you to share with me!
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Discover Your Language, Love That Is
Next week will be the first ever series on the She's Under Grace blog. We did this study in our women's group at church and I know it helped me and opened my eyes so I wanted to share it with you.
Do you know your love language? Did you know you had one? Well, I'm here to tell you that you do. Gary Chapman wrote an awesome book called The 5 Love Languages which I will be using for this series starting Monday. We are going to go through a different one each day and see what each one looks like and how it can help your marriage. You don't have to be married to join this series with us. If you are engaged, dating, or single, this series is for anyone. If you don't have the book, that is fine. It is not a requirement to participate. However, if you would like one to go along with the study you may purchase one on amazon or go to any Christian book store.
Struggling in connecting with your spouse? Have friends that are struggling in their marriage? This would be the perfect time to tune in and maybe re ignite that flame Tell your friends and trust me, ya'll don't want to miss this!
But wait, if you comment on any post this week (or every one of them) you will be entered in a drawing for a free surprise, sent to you by me with a personal message to you. So be sure to comment! :)
#Shesundergrace
Do you know your love language? Did you know you had one? Well, I'm here to tell you that you do. Gary Chapman wrote an awesome book called The 5 Love Languages which I will be using for this series starting Monday. We are going to go through a different one each day and see what each one looks like and how it can help your marriage. You don't have to be married to join this series with us. If you are engaged, dating, or single, this series is for anyone. If you don't have the book, that is fine. It is not a requirement to participate. However, if you would like one to go along with the study you may purchase one on amazon or go to any Christian book store.
Struggling in connecting with your spouse? Have friends that are struggling in their marriage? This would be the perfect time to tune in and maybe re ignite that flame Tell your friends and trust me, ya'll don't want to miss this!
But wait, if you comment on any post this week (or every one of them) you will be entered in a drawing for a free surprise, sent to you by me with a personal message to you. So be sure to comment! :)
#Shesundergrace
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