How do you decide who to marry?
"You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming."
-- Alan, age 10
"No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you find out later who you're stuck with."
-- Kristen, age 10
How can you tell if two people are married?"You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids."
-- Derrick, age 8
What do your mom and dad have in common?"Both don't want any more kids."
-- Lori, age 8
What do people do on a date? "Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough."-- Alan, age 10
"No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you find out later who you're stuck with."
-- Kristen, age 10
How can you tell if two people are married?"You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids."
-- Derrick, age 8
What do your mom and dad have in common?"Both don't want any more kids."
-- Lori, age 8
-- Lynnette, age 8
"On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date."
-- Martin, age 10
When is it OK to kiss someone?"When they're rich."
-- Pam, age 7
"The law says you have to be 18, so I wouldn't want to mess with that."
-- Curt, age 7
"The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do."
-- Howard, age 8
Is it better to be single or married? "It's better for girls to be single, but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them."
-- Anita, age 9
How do you have a successful marriage? "Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck."
-- Ricky, age 10
Time For Letting Go
In his blog Truthful Conversations, my friend Mike Glenn observes: "Ecclesiastes tells us there is a time for everything and a season for every purpose under heaven. Our lives, like the world around us, have seasons. Our seasons, however, don't necessarily line up with the seasons of nature, which means we have to pay close attention in our lives so we can discern what season it is for us.
"You don't have to be an economist to understand that right now, at least in the economy, it's winter. Winter is a time when plants die back and the soil replenishes itself in preparation for the growth of spring. Winter's work is deep and unseen, but vital to a healthy life.
"Winter is the time for reflection and discernment. Activities are weighed against our values, and our lives are reevaluated in terms of our long-term goals. Is what we are doing allowing us to become the person we want to be? Winter is the time when we rethink our priorities and then focus our lives to achieve these new priorities.
"Winter is also a time for letting go. The current economic crisis is causing a lot of anxiety in our country and in our own lives personally, but winter does some important work if we will let it.
"For instance, most of us are overcommitted. Now is a good time to resign from those commitments that no longer serve their original purposes. Make a phone call. Write a letter. Resign with regret, but resign. Create space and capacity in your life for God to do something new.
"Most of us are stretched financially. Cut back on those things that you don't have to do. Drop club memberships. Quit 'anything of the month' clubs you are in. Times are hard...haven't you heard? Drop what is no longer helpful or needed in your life; and yes, build up your savings.
"Most of all, remember the true treasures in life can't be bought with money. I know it sounds cliché, but it's true. Refocus your life on being with those people you love and doing the things you love to do. Don't be surprised if in getting back to the basics of life that you don't find yourself closer to God, as well.
"It's not always spring. We are not always growing. There are seasons in our life and each is important for its own reasons. Winter does some important work. Let it do its work. It won't always be winter. Spring will come, and when it does, you will have created the capacity and space for the new thing God is doing."
"You don't have to be an economist to understand that right now, at least in the economy, it's winter. Winter is a time when plants die back and the soil replenishes itself in preparation for the growth of spring. Winter's work is deep and unseen, but vital to a healthy life.
"Winter is the time for reflection and discernment. Activities are weighed against our values, and our lives are reevaluated in terms of our long-term goals. Is what we are doing allowing us to become the person we want to be? Winter is the time when we rethink our priorities and then focus our lives to achieve these new priorities.
"Winter is also a time for letting go. The current economic crisis is causing a lot of anxiety in our country and in our own lives personally, but winter does some important work if we will let it.
"For instance, most of us are overcommitted. Now is a good time to resign from those commitments that no longer serve their original purposes. Make a phone call. Write a letter. Resign with regret, but resign. Create space and capacity in your life for God to do something new.
"Most of us are stretched financially. Cut back on those things that you don't have to do. Drop club memberships. Quit 'anything of the month' clubs you are in. Times are hard...haven't you heard? Drop what is no longer helpful or needed in your life; and yes, build up your savings.
"Most of all, remember the true treasures in life can't be bought with money. I know it sounds cliché, but it's true. Refocus your life on being with those people you love and doing the things you love to do. Don't be surprised if in getting back to the basics of life that you don't find yourself closer to God, as well.
"It's not always spring. We are not always growing. There are seasons in our life and each is important for its own reasons. Winter does some important work. Let it do its work. It won't always be winter. Spring will come, and when it does, you will have created the capacity and space for the new thing God is doing."
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