Weekend Kindness
Reaching Others Through Kindness

What is the most important thing when it comes to getting married?  That two people are committed to loving each other and that they love each other.

It doesn’t matter the place, the time or those in attendance.  It’s all about a covenant between two people before God.

Crystal Newsome and Robert Vickrey decided that the right place for them was in the Wal-Mart Supercenter’s Lawn and Garden Department in York, Nebraska.

Though it may seem odd, it’s not that odd considering all the other types of weddings (from scuba diving to parachuting) that people have tried, and it had significance for the couple.  Their first kiss was in Wal-Mart.

What God hath put together, let no man put asunder!

Back in May when we visited the Creation Museum, we picked up at their bookstore a book on teaching children how to handle money.  As we read through it, we were told that we should use multiple jars to keep track of what we needed to give, spend and save.

So we did that.

But it was convicting, encouraging and it caused us to think more about what we give and why.

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Randy Travis, anyone?

I like Alison Krauss as it is—but this is a great song.

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned while being between jobs, it’s that there are always needs and the more that you’re able to meet the needs around you, the more the people that are around you will be blessed.

So, this weekend, be alert to the needs around you—it could be something as simple as needing some help getting into or out of a store, helping do a chore around the house that you do not normally do, or being a friend to someone in need—but meet that need.

Don’t do a half job.  Don’t get in it half-way and bale.  Make the decision to meet a need and finish the job.

You’ll be happy you did, and you’ll have made a difference.

Some of you may or may not know this, but I have another blog that seeks to help wives know what their husbands think and what they believe.  I’m currently going through a set of things that I believe hurt both spouses, and I’d like to highlight 5 things I believe that wives believe that they shouldn’t.

1. It’s Ok to Let Children Change The Relationship

Children definitely add a different dynamic to the household, but if you let them get in between you and your spouse, the odds are that it could create a rift that’s not easily healed.  Many couples let the children become their lives, and lose their identity in them.  When the children are gone, what happens is that there are two people that haven’t been growing together—not a good thing.

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In the above cartoon, Thor gets into trouble because of deception.  The lesson to be learned is that you should be honest with those you deal with.  Honesty is kindness because it’s telling the person that you respect them enough to deal truthfully with them.

The amazing thing about a lie is that you usually have to tell more to keep the first one going, and they eventually are found out—if not now, sometime in the future.

Best to tell the truth!