NO! SEX DOES NOT CURE A MIGRAINE!

Sorry folks for my absence... I've been a little uninspired...but I had a conversation with another wife the other day and she said...!$!@@ Put that in your blog.... So here it is...

What the Wife Says: This migraine really has me feeling bad. I think I will get to bed early.
What her Husband Hears: My head sorta hurts, I think I need some sex.

What the Wife Does: Puts on her night gown with her granny panties and climbs in the bed.
What the Husband Does: Gets naked and drops all of his clothes on the floor as he leaps into bed.

What the Wife Thinks: He has got to be kidding....didn't he hear what the hell I just said!
What the Husband Thinks:

(Note: this space is blank because he is not thinking!)



What Happens Next:

Send me what happens next! This is an interactive forum so tell me what you think happens next. Just click on "Post a Comment' and it will take you to a comment box. As always, you can choose to remain incognito!


Signed,
You've inspired me!

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Let's Talk About Talking!

Do you find that you and your spouse have time to talk? I don't mean just question and answer...do you actually talk?

Remember when you were dating how you stayed on the phone for hours rambling about nothing! What you doin'? Nothin'. What you doin'? Back then, you were trying to impress one another by doing whatever you thought you had to do to keep that person's interest.

Well, for those of us who have kids, that means putting the kids to bed early to allow for some time for you and your spouse to talk. Now, that is the true test.

How do you put the kids to bed early? Priorities! It seems, you've got to make spouse time a priority. Some of you are able to get your kids to bed early but are not using that opportunity to talk to your spouse. And no... asking, "Did you set the alarm does not qualify as meaningful conversation"! I am thinking it can only occur at the end of the evening... at least for my family. Since we are full speed ahead heading for 'night-night' as soon as we walk in the door from work. And with a two year old (going on 52) it is difficult for mommy and daddy to get a word in edge wise.

For those of you who have figured it out, WHAT'S THE SECRET? How do you get in your daily dose of spouse talk? What do you talk about? What happens if you miss a day? I often find myself wanting to talk to my husband about something and then something else comes up and pushes that topic to the back of my mind only to never be spoken of again...until I arrive home one evening and realize that no one picked the baby up! (I knew there was something I was needing to tell him!)

Or better then that, you over hear your husband mention to a friend that he is taking medication to lower his cholesterol. What!$@#@!*! He never told me that...or maybe he did, but I thought he said something about changing his oil!


Signed,
Looking for ways to lower my baby daddy's cholesterol!

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Is your marriage a success?

A marriage can consist of many successes but undoubtedly will experience some challenges. The key is going from one to the other without losing your enthusiasm for your marriage. What do you do to ensure that you and your spouse are having a successful marriage? How often do you evaluate and reevaluate? What do you do if your marriage is not experiencing success?

Streaming Faith Daily Devotionals
Monday, June 25, 2007

Measuring Success by Dr. David C. Cooper
Everyone wants to be successful. The question is how do you measure success? Webster says that success is "a favorable or desired outcome of something attempted; a prosperous or advantageous issue or the attainment of wealth, fame, and so forth."
I like Winston Churchill's definition better: Success is going from one failure to another without losing your enthusiasm. A Gallup Poll conducted on 1,500 prominent people revealed five common traits of successful people- common sense, knowing one's field, self-reliance, general intelligence, and the ability to get things done.
Is that all there is to success? Jesus responds with a heart penetrating question,"What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?" (Matt 16:26).

There are two sides to the coin of success. First, success means to become the person God created you to be. Success is internal before it is external. It is measured by character not circumstances. God's greatest work is not in what He does for us, but what He does in us: "For those God foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son" (Rom 8:29).Theodore Roosevelt said, "If you are not actively pursuing the person you want to be, then you are pursuing the person you don't want to be."
Second, success is a matter of accomplishing what you set out to accomplish. It is reaching for your goals. If you find you have the wrong goals then, change them! If your strategy isn't working, then change it! Success is largely a matter of hard work and determination to accomplish what you set out to do. Don't merely try - do!
As Yoda tells Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, "There is no try, only do!"
Go out and face the challenges of life with the will to win, the desire to succeed and the goal to please the Lord!

Dr. David C. Cooper serves as Senior Pastor of Mount Paran Church of God in Atlanta, GA. He received his bachelor's degree from Lee College, his Master of Education from the University of Georgia, and his Doctor of Ministry from Erskine Theological Seminary. Currently, Dr. Cooper serves as chairman of the Board of Directors and as an instructor in Counseling at the Psychological Studies Institute in Atlanta, Georgia.


Signed,
Actively in pursuit of success!

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