Jotham's Journey, Prudence and the Millers, 1 Peter, The King's Daughter
Our Curriculum:
Horizons Math Grade 4 and K,The Reading Lesson, Sequential Spelling, Lifepac Language Arts 4, Apologia Astronomy, Veritas Press New Testament/Greeks/Romans
Prima Latina, Contenders for the Faith and various Winters Promise books, Live Mocha Spanish, Plants Grown Up
So I've read "Created To Be His Helpmeet" I've read the Bible's instructions to be a good wife, I "know" what I am SUPPOSED to do, but actually doing it when I'm being yelled at for something that is truly out of my control (or even is my fault is still hard) leaves little time for me to stop and think of how I should react and makes it easy for my flesh to react without my brain (in the form of snapping right back at him)
So I spent the last week working on this. When I want to respond in a grouchy way I decided to just give him my biggest goofiest smile and then as he is bewildered, think of the right way to react. Well it worked! At first he was so confused he couldn't go on being frustrated at me, then he'd start cracking up at what a goofball I am and the moment would be diffused! After a few days I even slipped up and made a snark comment back to him, and because I had done so good early in the week it caught him off guard and he asked what happened to my goofy smile! And again the situation was diffused!
Marraige is stressful and even the best marriages have issues, but I learned smiling works! Debi Pearl said it over and over to smile till you mean it towards your husband and your children ( if you just smile at your children for no reason it becomes habit, and you start feeling happier just because you are smiling, its so strange!) But I had to post my little testimony that it works!
