Our Topic: Communication
Autumn schedules are here, and it’s going to be a busy season. Don’t panic! Just sit back. Relax your shoulders. Drop your jaw and breathe, Sister.
Breathe …
If you’re like me, Marriage Monday is a special time I set apart from the unrelenting pace of life. Twice monthly, I look forward to drinking deeply from your blog. I love hearing your wise and measured thoughts. It's a joy to know you’re succeeding in your marriage.
Please plan to join us once again this coming Monday, Sept. 12, 2011.
Our topic is communication. An easy one! I know you’ll have scads to share about how you two have tamed this fearsome animal.
As always, you’re encouraged to be creative and have some fun. Prose, verse, photos, a video—you name it—all are welcome.
Giveaway: Crazy Cycle CD
To “sweeten the pot” with the hope that you’ll join us, I’m giving away an audio CD called the “Crazy Cycle.” This dynamic CD is a great introduction to the Love & Respect message by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs (based on Eph 5:33). At his entertaining best, he presents the Crazy Cycle before a live audience. Value: $9.00Your name will be added to my drawing when you link your blog post on Monday AND join the Marriage Monday Blog List. (Click here for easy instructions.) The giveaway winner will be announced on Sept. 19, 2011.
I’ll leave you now with a quote to ponder. See you soon!
Spiderwebbing
You won’t find a formal definition of this term in the dictionary, but most married couples will recognize what spiderwebbing is. Someone starts with this point and goes to that point but doesn’t finish that point before going on to another point, not finishing that point but doubling back to an earlier point. But somehow they always bring the conversation full circle and eventually finish all the points!
Multitasking women are masters of this art. For husbands, who are normally more linear thinkers, this kind of conversation is not that simple. They are wired to finish one point completely and then move on to the next. So when his wife starts spiderwebbing, a husband is likely to get that blank, faraway look in his eyes. The wife notices this and says, “You’re not listening to me.” And on the Crazy Cycle we go!
—Love & Respect Reflects (Weblog)
Photo: HungryBrowser (Flickr)
Up Next—The Feast of Booths (Tabernacles)
Will you have time to join us on Monday?
6 Comments:
I'm hoping to write over the weekend and link up with you on Monday afternoon after work! great topic...didn't we already do one on communication? or maybe i incorporated it in a different one :)
looking forward to it...has been way too long, emom!
Via Facebook Becky said...
:) looking forward to starting up with Marriage Monday again!
Hello e-Mom!
I've been on a sabbatical for a while and totally 'unplugged'. I'm catching up on my reading and having just had my littlest start school some adjustments need to be made (we're leaving the house at 6:30am!) but I hope to be on board come Monday. I miss writing and linking with everyone so much!
Looking forward to it. Hope you and your family are well!
Hi Lisa Maria: Welcome back to blogland. Yes, it's a busy busy season. See you on Monday! ღ
Yes! I'll be linking up. And I'm very excited to get back into the Marriage Monday routine. I love posting about different topics, and how we either have overcome them, or how are we working through them. Thanks for hosting this!
I'm so glad MM is back! My post is turning out to be a lot less about communication in marriage and mostly about inner dialogue. (But I'm learning that inner dialogue has PLENTY to do with communication in marriage!)
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