when i woke up this morning garran told me that he wanted to read me something out of the ENSIGN. he said that he had been reading it and it made him think of me. here is what he pointed out.
"The best marriage advice I ever received was from my dad, Richard Hopkins, who told me that an accomplishment for one person in a marriage is a victory for both. My husband, Mark, and I have made this one of those rules we live by. For example, if one spouse graduates from college, it brings honor to the family and should be celebrated as a joint accomplishment. (after all, for one spouse to graduate, the other had to support the effort by sacrificing time and perhaps contributing financially or helping more than usual with childcare.) And now the whole family is better off because of it. The same concept applies to other accomplishments - serving well at church, doing well at music or sports or other talents, getting a promotion at work, and so forth. This advice has worked so well in our 25 years of marriage that we decided to apply it to our six children as well. The accomplishment of any child is a victory of the whole family. Other children should not feel pressured to accomplish something similar, nor should they resent the success of their sibling; instead, we celebrate what one has done to bring honor to everyone!"
what a great way to look at it. this was a great way to start my morning!!
"The best marriage advice I ever received was from my dad, Richard Hopkins, who told me that an accomplishment for one person in a marriage is a victory for both. My husband, Mark, and I have made this one of those rules we live by. For example, if one spouse graduates from college, it brings honor to the family and should be celebrated as a joint accomplishment. (after all, for one spouse to graduate, the other had to support the effort by sacrificing time and perhaps contributing financially or helping more than usual with childcare.) And now the whole family is better off because of it. The same concept applies to other accomplishments - serving well at church, doing well at music or sports or other talents, getting a promotion at work, and so forth. This advice has worked so well in our 25 years of marriage that we decided to apply it to our six children as well. The accomplishment of any child is a victory of the whole family. Other children should not feel pressured to accomplish something similar, nor should they resent the success of their sibling; instead, we celebrate what one has done to bring honor to everyone!"
what a great way to look at it. this was a great way to start my morning!!
1 comment:
that's wonderful. thanks for sharing.
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