tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27923077228684854382024-03-14T00:42:36.104-04:00.Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-89916065631611642072014-06-18T13:16:00.002-04:002014-06-18T13:16:24.970-04:00New Love and Respect Blog AnnouncementThank you for faithfully following us at Blogspot over the years. We are excited to transition to our redesigned and revamped blog. We appreciate you and hope to serve you better through daily posts and videos at our new location:
http://loveandrespect.com/blog/
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Unconditional Respect – A ContradictionEmerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-71373113168219041292014-06-02T13:00:00.000-04:002014-06-02T12:59:12.434-04:00Who is the Mature One?<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-16836835676988395972014-05-26T10:00:00.000-04:002014-05-26T10:00:00.642-04:00SHOULD A HUSBAND SUBMIT TO HIS WIFE?
Photo Credit: Branden Harvey
We don’t hear too much about submission anymore. And
if we do, it’s usually a command to the wife, to submit to her husband. Still,
this is considered a bit archaic in today’s modern culture.
Submit to one another.
But what does the Bible say? Before the section on
marriage in Ephesians 5, we read in verse 21, “Submit to one another out of reverence for Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-54030588676457301972014-05-19T09:00:00.000-04:002014-05-19T09:00:11.044-04:00What To Do When Your Marriage Doesn't Work
Photo Credit: Brook Mosser
I hear often from discouraged husbands and wives who say their
marriage simply does not work. They feel they have tried everything – even love and respect – and it didn't work. They are ready to give up.
If this describes you, are you willing to try a new approach?
But my
spouse doesn't respond!
What is your worst fear in marriage? Is it that you willEmerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-57910010189775554292014-05-12T10:00:00.000-04:002014-05-12T10:00:06.507-04:00How to Energize Your Marriage
Photo Credit: Daniel White
Are you looking for some new ways to energize your
marriage?
If you are on board with love and respect as the two
essential ingredients in your marriage, you may still be asking how it works.
So
let’s get practical.
How do we show love and respect in practical ways?
Following are several real-life examples that I hope
will bring more clarity to how theseEmerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-53997550157215715092014-05-06T09:00:00.000-04:002014-05-06T09:39:39.874-04:00The Best Mother's Day Gift...That You Can Give Your Family!
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Maybe you’re
thinking, “Hey this is about me. It’s my day. Why should I be giving them a gift?”
We honor Moms.
I was
reflecting on the fact that after years of pastoring, Emerson realized that on Mother’s Day he used to affirm the mothers while
on Father’s Day he exhorted the men.
So I decided
to reverse it.
I know there
will be much honor given to Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-46894795538011012192014-04-29T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-29T10:22:40.903-04:00The Number One Problem in Marriage
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It's communication, right?
As we study letters and emails from
thousands of spouses, the common thread that runs through almost all of them is
that, in one way or another, the number one problem in marriage is
communication …or the lack thereof!
I disagree.
It would be easy to deduce that
communication is the key to marriage, but I don’t agree. To say that
Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-19297833951954134762014-04-21T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-21T09:14:41.629-04:00Why is Marriage So Hard?
Photo Credit: Brook Mosser - Instagram: @brookmosser
From the
letters I receive, I think it’s safe to say that none of us expected marriage
to be so hard. Most of us thought we were marrying our best friend and lover
and looked forward to being with them forever.
But it
doesn’t take long for the marital bliss to wear off. Couples write me saying
that the trouble started as soon as they gotEmerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-16763310978555446792014-04-14T10:20:00.000-04:002014-04-14T10:39:04.731-04:00One Simple Way to Improve Your Marriage
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If I told
you one simple thing you could do to improve your marriage, would you do it?
As a boy growing up in Peoria, Illinois, I would often ride my
bike up and down the street. I can recall one couple I would see often as I
rode by. He’d be working under his car in the driveway and she’d be out there
sitting on a stool, smoking a cigarette, doing her nails, or just chewing Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-16944837166530849072014-04-04T08:52:00.001-04:002014-04-08T00:35:48.342-04:00Are Love and Respect the Same Thing?
One wife, a strong-minded
career woman, wrote to tell us how she and her
husband were using the Love and Respect concepts and that, as a result, their Crazy Cycle had drastically slowed down.
A Wife Wrote…
My husband was able to see that
when he would withdraw (often because I was
disrespectful), I would feel abandoned or unloved. So I would go after him
with a Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-9766620571693958242014-03-26T10:02:00.001-04:002014-04-08T00:42:54.166-04:00You Can Be Right, But Wrong...
Have you ever been so intent on getting
your point across (and proving you are right!) that your voice rose to a
feverish pitch when “discussing” an issue with your loved one? Our tones,
facial expressions and attitude can close the other off far and above the
content.
Sarah and I have certainly been guilty
of this and before we know it we’re on the Crazy Cycle. As a result, we
introduced aEmerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-63648737399692732982014-03-19T08:00:00.000-04:002014-04-08T00:43:55.407-04:00Sticks and Stones
Almost everyone has heard or read the nursery rhyme that
makes the brave but naïve claim “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but
words will never hurt me.” And almost everyone who has outgrown the nursery
knows that words can indeed hurt. As I
deal with thousands of married couples every year, I see and hear that words
cannot only hurt; they can destroy a relationship.
Sarah and IEmerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-136301318752641042014-03-11T08:00:00.000-04:002014-03-11T08:00:04.785-04:00Respectfully Yours
The secret to power and influence in
your marriage
Sarah and I often hear this question from
wives: “How do I do this respect thing without losing my own sense of
self-worth? Aren’t you asking me to become a passive, weak, doormat?”
No. Nothing could be further from the truth.
But we understand the question. We know that the
word “respect” comes with lots of baggage for womenEmerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-15295768910559657122014-02-27T05:29:00.000-05:002014-02-27T05:29:00.273-05:00United We Stand, Divided We Fall
What impacts your children more? Your relationship with your spouse or your relationship with your children?
After counseling married couples for more than 35 years it is my conviction that your relationship with your spouse—the strength of your marriage—equally impacts your children. The marriage is the backside of the parenting coin.
In marriage a man and a woman come togetherEmerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-21538981432607494132014-02-11T10:25:00.000-05:002014-02-11T10:25:30.357-05:00What I Know Now: New Moms, Lessons From a Fifth Grader(Originally posted by Joy Eggerichs at Love and Respect Now blog ~ reposted with enthusiastic permission!)
Hey friendlings,
We’ve finally come to the finish line of the What I Know Now series, a collection of little videos I made with my parents in celebration of The Illumination Project launch. My mom and pop have been sharing some nuggets of Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-37434625757487630752014-02-07T06:00:00.000-05:002014-02-18T10:39:24.062-05:00The Great Valentine's Day GIVEAWAY of 2014!
***CONGRATULATIONS to our Grand Prize Winner ~ Jamie V.*****
How would you like to win a gift basket FILLED with Love and Respect books AND everything you need to cook a delightful candlelight dinner for two?! The lucky winner will receive a copy of Love & Respect; The Language of Love & Respect; The Love & Respect Experience: The Husband-Friendly Devotional that Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com126tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-60023157236509750322014-02-04T06:00:00.000-05:002014-02-04T06:00:08.474-05:00What I Know Now: New Dads, Put Pegs in the Floor(Originally posted by Joy Eggerichs at Love and Respect Now blog ~ reposted with enthusiastic permission!)
In case you’re just joining us, we’re in the last leg of the What I Know Now series.
As The Illumination Project (a 6-week study) was released this month, one of the main points I try to drive home is for all of us to seek wise counsel. So Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-5994654183850423862014-01-28T06:00:00.000-05:002014-01-28T06:00:07.337-05:00What I Know Now: Newly Married Ladies and Joy’s Response to Sad Stories
(Originally posted by Joy Eggerichs at Love and Respect Now blog ~ reposted with enthusiastic permission!)
In case you’re just tuning in, we’re smack dab in the middle of the What I Know Now series. My hope for all these parental interviews is to highlight the importance of asking questions and seeking counsel—we have so much to learn from those who’ve goneEmerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-52715955388073255822014-01-21T11:20:00.000-05:002014-01-21T11:20:06.127-05:00What I Know Now: Newly Married Men and Déjà Vu Conversations
(Originally posted by Joy Eggerichs at Love and Respect Now blog ~ reposted with enthusiastic permission!)
Friendlings, if you’ve been around the site for the past week, you should know two things:
1. The Illumination Project has launched! My baby, born!
2. We are smack dab in the middle of the What I Know Now series, starring none other than my Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-90192927105429030602014-01-14T06:21:00.000-05:002014-01-14T09:44:24.171-05:00What I Know Now: Single Ladies, You Don’t Have to Marry Them!
(Originally posted by Joy Eggerichs at Love and Respect Now blog ~ reposted with enthusiastic permission!)
In light of one of the themes behind The Illumination Project—the importance of seeking counsel—I’ve brought in the ‘rents to talk all things wisdom.
They are, after all, older and wiser.
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some interviews I didEmerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-87868228721747695702014-01-07T06:13:00.000-05:002014-01-07T06:13:00.376-05:00What I Know Now: Single Men, Keep Your Shirts On(Originally posted by Joy Eggerichs at Love and Respect Now blog ~ reposted with enthusiastic permission!)
Did you hear the good news?! The Illumination Project has officially launched! Don’t know what I’m talking about?! You may be living under a rock!
Lucky for you, the party is just getting started and even rock-dwellers are welcome.
The Illumination Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-83713212410462266292013-12-18T12:25:00.002-05:002013-12-18T12:25:58.558-05:00GIVING: Needs, Wants, and What Seems Best
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Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-61762358346972604552013-11-05T10:39:00.000-05:002013-11-05T11:39:55.289-05:00It's like "Love & Respect" had kids!
IT'S HERE!! The Bible commands love and respect between parent and child (Exodus 20:12, Titus 2:4), just as it teaches love and respect between a husband and wife (Ephesians 5:33).
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