Thanks Bryan-

Its no secret that Bryan IS THE PEACEMAKER in our FAMILY- and thank goodness for him. Why you ask? Well for one, I am a bit of a micro MANAGER- and I'm sure Bryan gets enough of that at work. But I love him and I'm glad he puts up with me and has patience- because I can get a little UPTIGHT at times- to say the least:)

So today for Family HOME MEeting as we call it at our house, Bryan prints off two talks about Marriage- they were actually REALLY GREAT. and I RESOLVE TO BE A BETTER Wife, and RESIST THE URGE TO BE.... Irritated & OverWHELMED AT THE SAME TIME. I don't know what it is about Sunday MORNING that gets me in a COMPLETE FUNK.

I'm OVER IT- I'm making an honest effort to letting the little things go- mainly the house and kids perfectly matched clothes, and guest bathroom:)

The talks were Acheiving Oneness in Marriage by the Family home eveing resource book 1997 page 239

and The Call of the Mild by Martha Macfalane Wiser

The last talk had 6 points that were directed to the question HOw Can I improve the Relationship with my Spouse?

1. Avoid Negative Thoughts
2. Avoid Sniping- - don't make derogatory remarks
3. Do something Positive for your spouse each day
4. Don't set limits to the work your willing to invest in your marriage- avoid mesuring the amount your contributing to your marriage.
5. Avoid making demands or ulitmatums.
6. Practive Meekness- by being teachable

I really enjoyed reading the talks with Bryan to help me realize that even though we have a lot of demands on us right now, that our marriage and treating each other kindly should be our main priority. I'm grateful for Bryan and for his sacrifices for our family. He supports us and works very hard to keep our life very comefortable and for that I'm extremely grateful for. Also, I have to remind myself, if it were up to me to make the living- as a mathlete, we would be living in my parents basement:) (no offense if anyone is living in their parents basement:)) Until then, I will be content just MAKING Everyones Beds and making our Home A PLEASANT PLACE where my family wants to BE.