I am cooking a roast in my crockpot today. Thank goodness it will be ready when we get home from my son's football game. Everyone wants to watch the Astros tonight, so we will eat in front of the baseball game (not a normal experience in our home).
Here's the recipe:
1 roast
1 envelope onion soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
3/4 cup water
Mix soups and water. Pour on top of roast in crockpot. Cook 3-4 hours on med/high.
Ohhh, it smells so good!
Here is a site with tons of crockpot recipes. Crockpots are perfect for homeschool moms. Let me know which recipes you like.
Crockpot Recipes
Kerry
Thursday, October 06, 2005
A Respect Letter
After writing my last post, I decided to write about a respect letter. I first heard of a respect letter from Nancy Wilson in her book, Fruit of Her Hands. As women we are usually good at love letters, but leave something to be desired in writing a letter of respect.
To get started, simply list those qualities that you respect in your husband. Hey, it can't be that hard - you married him, didn't you?
Apply the golden rule. Do you want to be loved only when you are unlovely (sitting on the couch in tears)? He needs your respect even when he is unrepectable. When you show him respect, he will probably become more respectable.
Take your list and begin to write a letter of respect. List what you appreciate and admire in him. Nothing is too trivial. Don't you like being told the good things you do for your family? Be sure to talk about his job because this is very important to him. Men are task-oriented and you need to take this into account. Leave the love until the end.
Mail the letter or tuck it into his suitcase before he leaves for a trip.
Once you write a respect letter, you can start telling your husband how much you respect him and how proud you are of his accomplishments. Thank him for all he does for you...and let the kids hear you telling him!
Obedient respect for your husband will have positive consequences.
Kerry
Most of these ideas came from Fruit of Her Hands
To get started, simply list those qualities that you respect in your husband. Hey, it can't be that hard - you married him, didn't you?
- Does he provide for you family?
- Is he a hard worker?
- Does he take your family to church?
- Has he been faithful to you?
- Is he kind to your parents?
- Is he a good father?
Apply the golden rule. Do you want to be loved only when you are unlovely (sitting on the couch in tears)? He needs your respect even when he is unrepectable. When you show him respect, he will probably become more respectable.
Take your list and begin to write a letter of respect. List what you appreciate and admire in him. Nothing is too trivial. Don't you like being told the good things you do for your family? Be sure to talk about his job because this is very important to him. Men are task-oriented and you need to take this into account. Leave the love until the end.
Mail the letter or tuck it into his suitcase before he leaves for a trip.
Once you write a respect letter, you can start telling your husband how much you respect him and how proud you are of his accomplishments. Thank him for all he does for you...and let the kids hear you telling him!
Obedient respect for your husband will have positive consequences.
Kerry
Most of these ideas came from Fruit of Her Hands
Love Does Not Equal Respect
Most of us have heard that women need to respect their husband and men need to love their wives. Men and women are not the same and they have different needs. Love and respect are Christian things to do to all brethren, but love and respect in marriage is different. Love and respect are not merely information; they are nourishment, food for each other. If it was just some information, we would only need to tell our spouse we love them once. Hey, I don't tell my husband 15 times what we are eating for dinner this weekend. But, I do tell him how much I respect him.
Remember, ladies, that we crave love from our husbands, just like our husbands crave respect from us. Too often we give our husband love because that is what we need and want. We need to change our focus and give our husbands what he needs most: respect!
Love includes acceptance, security, commitment and sacrifice. Respect involves honor, admiration, and deference. This type of respect should be directed towards abilities and acheivements.
When your husband receives a bad evaluation from work or has lost his job he needs respect from you more than ever. You can not say, "well, he isn't respectable because he lost his job, so I'm not showing respect." Remember you need love when you are the most unlovely (crying on the couch because your world is falling apart). When your husband is down, that is when he needs respect the most. So, give it to him.
Seeral years ago, I heard a speaker tell wives they should practice saying, "I am proud of you for...." A man will become more and more respectable when he knows his wife respects him, that she is proud of him. I found this a bit difficult at first. It was so easy for me to tell my kids that I was proud of them, but I was not used to telling my husband that I was proud of him. Since that time, it is easy to tell Steve how proud I am of all his successes - with our kids, with our marriage, with his provisions for our family, with his diligence in his walk with God.
If you don't "feel" respect for your husband, think of all the things he does that you take for granted. Does he go to work? Does he bring home a paycheck? Does he attend church with you? Is he kind to your children? Does he play with your children? It is much easier to focus on what our spouse does not do, instead of what he does.
Be sure to tell your hubby how much you love him, AFTER you tell him how proud you are of all that he does for you and your family!!!
Kerry
Fruit of Her Hands
Remember, ladies, that we crave love from our husbands, just like our husbands crave respect from us. Too often we give our husband love because that is what we need and want. We need to change our focus and give our husbands what he needs most: respect!
Love includes acceptance, security, commitment and sacrifice. Respect involves honor, admiration, and deference. This type of respect should be directed towards abilities and acheivements.
When your husband receives a bad evaluation from work or has lost his job he needs respect from you more than ever. You can not say, "well, he isn't respectable because he lost his job, so I'm not showing respect." Remember you need love when you are the most unlovely (crying on the couch because your world is falling apart). When your husband is down, that is when he needs respect the most. So, give it to him.
Seeral years ago, I heard a speaker tell wives they should practice saying, "I am proud of you for...." A man will become more and more respectable when he knows his wife respects him, that she is proud of him. I found this a bit difficult at first. It was so easy for me to tell my kids that I was proud of them, but I was not used to telling my husband that I was proud of him. Since that time, it is easy to tell Steve how proud I am of all his successes - with our kids, with our marriage, with his provisions for our family, with his diligence in his walk with God.
If you don't "feel" respect for your husband, think of all the things he does that you take for granted. Does he go to work? Does he bring home a paycheck? Does he attend church with you? Is he kind to your children? Does he play with your children? It is much easier to focus on what our spouse does not do, instead of what he does.
Be sure to tell your hubby how much you love him, AFTER you tell him how proud you are of all that he does for you and your family!!!
Kerry
Fruit of Her Hands
British Kings & Queens
This site is fabulous. We just finished reading the Ecclesiastical History of England, by Bede. This site is a great visual for the kings of that time.
Plus, you will find the rest of the English Kings & Queens.
http://www.paradoxplace.com/Perspectives/Chronologies/Genealogies/English_Monarchs/English_monarchs.htm
http://www.cidadevirtual.pt/poge/kings/index.html
If you have other history sites, please share!
Kerry
Plus, you will find the rest of the English Kings & Queens.
http://www.paradoxplace.com/Perspectives/Chronologies/Genealogies/English_Monarchs/English_monarchs.htm
http://www.cidadevirtual.pt/poge/kings/index.html
If you have other history sites, please share!
Kerry
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