The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate - by Gary Chapman, PhD Also see www.fivelovelanguages.com Most clients love this approach as it is an easily understood way of understanding how we can actively behave our way into a better marriage by understanding and focusing
on our love languages.
Have you considered how you may love your spouse based
on their love languages?
I do have a list of other books that I've written over the years covering a variety of topics that relate to our relationships in all areas of our lives, and they are listed
on the love languages website.
Read up
on these love languages and determine which ones are really important to each of your children.
By no means am I an expert
on love languages.
Plan something of getting her gifts, depending
on her love language
But we can give them a thoughtful gift based
on their love language that will continue to fill their love tanks throughout the year.
The way we like to receive love has a lot to do with our unique personalities, but the way we were raised has an influence
on our love language preferences as well.
You can focus
on the love language that your partner most enjoys, but expand to other areas as well.
Not exact matches
You cessationists (based
on the
language you used I'm assuming that's the position you hold)
love to talk about a «completed Bible», but here's the irony, if you profess to have such a strong faith in this Bible, you must walk it out.
But I think there is some risk that it might be misconstrued so as to obscure certain truths which I believe to be fundamental: that the Passion is the moment at which that complete oneness with the Father which is the unique and all - pervading characteristic of the life of Jesus is paradoxically manifested; that it is at that moment, above all, that Jesus discloses to us God himself in action; that the judgement passed
on Jesus and the testing brought to bear upon him are a judgement and a testing exercised (of course, within the permissive will of God) by evil men, or, to use mythological
language, by the devil; and that the judgement of God pronounced at Calvary is that which Christ's accepting
love passes upon those men, and upon ourselves as sharers in their sinfulness, by showing up their sin in all its hatefulness.
That is the beginning of the reasons that God says, in the stark
language of the Bible, «Jacob I
loved, but Esau I hated» (Romans 9:13, based
on Malachi 1:2 - 3).
In very personal
language, I believe that all things are progressing from the same divine source; that that source is the ground of all being and its essence is
love and interdependence; that all human beings (all of life, really) are equal and beloved in its sight; that in response to that overarching, boundless
love which ensures that no one is ever truly alone, I have a responsibility to assist in the creation of just and
loving community here
on Earth.
Therefore, it is essential that we «keep our grip tight»
on how we communicate with one another by not allowing sin to deteriorate our
language and opportunities to connect and
love our neighbor.
He went
on to explain how his
love of Norse mythology only deepened when he began to learn the Icelandic
language at Oxford.
Let's go
on just for fun... it seems as if the following quote goes with your «food fight being friend sight seeing» [Well maybe you've realized I
love naively «misusing»
language including nonsensical neglect of grammar and punctuation rules].
If parents can give a child the gift of a complicated and subtle
language, they can be trusted to pass
on the relatively little biological information that children need to know about sex, and in a manner that, most likely of all methods, will place it in the context of the
language of
love and life.
Indeed, it often seems our ability to comprehend the meaning of
love depends
on the
language we use, since a single word in English embraces all three.
In the
language of Christianity
love of God and neighbor is both «law» and «gospel»; it is both the requirement laid
on man by the Determiner of all things and the gift given, albeit in incompleteness, by the self - giving of the Beloved.
Both make excellent points and rightly focus
on the aesthetic tastefulness of gay rights
language:
love, tolerance, acceptance, inclusiveness, safety, etc..
And yet, while Brown's most recent work,
Love's Body (Random House, Inc., 1966), indicates he is familiar with Barfield's discussions
on language as metaphor, Altizer does not seem to see the necessary connection between this concept and Saving the Appearances.
He uses the phrase «the theatre of the national pornography of the Roman state,» to describe public executions, and goes
on to give an analytical example where «the rending of flesh in public could be linked to the bravery exemplified by a woman in her confrontation with Roman authority, and simultaneously, to a
language of
love.»
I could be wrong I do believe in a higher power and in
love as the universal
language (for lack of a better phrase of words, although it might be more universal today to say sex is the universal
language) and in this post just now realized I have to change my 100 % enabler label to 99 % based
on the higher power belief.
In the sort of
language we have used in these pages, man knows that he should be
on the road to
love, but he finds himself frustrated
on that road; while at the same time he knows very well (once he is honest with himself) that he has so decided, often against his better judgement and in contradiction to his deep desires and purpose, to reject the opportunities to
love and to receive
love, that he is a failure.
Did not the burning bush speak, the moving finger write
on a despot's wall, the Tower of Babel confound
language and, thus, communication, the Pentecost bring tongues of fire that translated
love into each listener's native
language?
Any
language adequate for theology must be of a very considerable breadth and expressive power; it must include modes of expression for mathematics and science, for describing our moral behavior, our values, our hopes, fears, and
loves, and so
on.
As a self - proclaimed persecuted minority, the sexual revolutionaries enjoy the greatest unchecked privilege of our time, that of identity victimhood, with a monopoly
on the positive
language of
love and freedom.
Kabel I am a mulish and I live in US, I actually had church people knock
on our door and asking us that Jesus, peace be upon him,
love you and give us booklet to study and read, they even brought bible in my
language to read... we had to tell them we have our own believes but they kept insisting... the came several times within months in our house and each time my mom would invite them and serve them tea...
And maybe her
love language is something different, and you probably are important to her, and she is giving you that message («you are important to me») through her own
love language... but maybe the message isn't getting through bcos she is transmitting it
on fm and you are
on lw!
Tama Kieves is one of my favorite authors
on this because she's awesome and I
love the
language she uses in her writing:
Every Grain of Rice — authentic Chinese home - cooking Breakfast for Dinner — sweet and savory breakfast combinations re-purposed for dinnertime The Little Paris Kitchen — classic French cooking made simple enough for every day by TV star Rachel Khoo Sicilia in Cucina — gorgeous, dual -
language cookbook focused
on the regional flavors of Sicily Venezia in Cucina — sister book to Sicilia in Cucina, but focused
on Venice Vegetable Literacy — highly informative vegetable cookbook / encyclopedia, a great resource for enthusiastic kitchen gardeners The Chef's Collaborative — creative recipes from a number of chefs celebrating local, seasonal produce Home Made Summer — a sequel to Home Made and Home Made Winter, packed with simple, summery recipes that make the most of the season's bounty Try This At Home — a fun introduction to molecular gastronomy techniques through the ever creative eyes of Top - Chef Winner Richard Blais Cooking with Flowers — full of sweet recipes that can be made from the flowers in your neighborhood, like lilacs, marigolds, and daylilies Vegetarian Everyday — healthy, creative recipes from the couple behind Green Kitchen Stories The Southern Vegetarian — favorite Southern comfort food classics turned vegetarian by the folks at The Chubby Vegetarian Le Pain Quotidien — simple soups, salads, breads, and desserts from the well -
loved Belgian chain Live Fire — ambitious live - fire cooking projects that range from roasting an entire lamb
on an iron cross to stuffing burgers with blue cheese to throw
on your grill True Brews — a great, accessible introduction to brewing your own soda, kombucha, kefir, cider, beer, mead, sake, and fruit wine Le Petit Paris — a cute little book of classic sweet and savory French dishes, miniaturized for your next cocktail party Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake — regional Italian cookbook focused
on the flavors of the Amalfi coast Vedge — creative, playful vegan recipes from Philadelphia's popular restaurant of the same Full of Flavor — a whimsical cookbook that builds intense flavor around 18 key ingredients Le Pigeon — ambitious but amazing recipes for cooking meat of all sorts, from lamb tongue to eel to bison Pickles, Pigs, and Whiskey — a journey through Southern food in many forms, from home pickling and meat curing to making a perfect gumbo Jenny McCoy's Desserts for Every Season — gorgeous, unique desserts that make the most of each season's best fruits, nuts, and vegetables Winter Cocktails — warm toddies, creamy eggnogs, festive punches, and everything else you need to get you through the colder months Bountiful — produce - heavy, garden - inspired recipe from Diane and Todd of White
on Rice Couple Melt — macaroni and cheese taken to extremes you would never have thought of, in the best way possible The Craft Beer Cookbook — all your favorite comfort food recipes infused with the flavors of craft beers, from beer expert Jackie of The Beeroness
Or rather, hockey games
on Valentine's Day with the hubs are his
love language, but making a healthy dessert with fresh, local, good for you produce?
You are speaking my
language with this glorious chocolate recipe,
love your extra special twist you did
on this!
I have always
loved to cook and bake and a year spent in Italy and France as part of my modern
languages degree, tasting the world's finest patisserie, inspired me to enrol at Westminster Kingsway College, London,
on the Professional Patisserie Scholarship.
I realize that for a lot of people
on this board English is not the first
language (myself included), but for the
love of god, next time do everyone a huge favor, and proof read whatever it is you're typing.
Those who could only watch focused
on a woman named Erminel
Love, who interpreted his speech in sign
language.
Hi Jon i have an AZERTY keyboard (french) so he writes things especially accents by inadvertance, and, unlike most people
on here english isn't m» y native
language, it's m» y third after arabic and french... anyway we
love the same team and you can be proud that foreigner like me support your club
The major concept is that there are 5 different
love languages and we all have preferences
on how we prefer to receive
love (and also give
love could be different).
If you learn what your wife's
love language is, then you don't have to waste effort
on the stuff that doesn't matter.
If your child's
love language is physical touch, be sure to give him plenty of hugs and pats
on the back when you see him.
See the
love languages blog label for more ideas
on showing
love.
Do you have any advice
on how to
love (or how not to
love) a person whose
love language is Words of Affirmation??
Especially if your child's
love language is words of affirmation and time, he / she will thrive
on your spending time with them.
If your only
love language is sex, you need to work
on this.
Whatever your
love language, whether it be one -
on - one time, gifts, kind acts, kind words — nurture it.
Right after our trip together, I went
on an action - packed five - day trip, then he went
on a three - day work trip (made longer by the aforementioned snow), and it feels like we've scarcely had a minute together in the past ten days (ahem, maybe I'm feeling it a little extra because my
love language is quality time?).
and continuing
on to become an elementary school teacher and Literacy Specialist, coaching parents and educators
on how to best teach children to develop a
love for reading, writing and
language.
Because they have different
love languages we do a few things both leading up to Valentine's Day and
on the day itself.
If you haven't heard about
love languages check out my blog post on Exploring Love Langua
love languages check out my blog post
on Exploring
Love Langua
Love Languages.
That being said, I also have a
love of crafts — and although they are not always open - ended, our craft ideas often have a goal of working
on a social skill, fine - motor skills, or a
language skill.