By Danielle Metz The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman presents the idea that each of us gives and receives love in particular ways. He calls these love languages. My husband’s top language is Words of Affirmation. He feels loved by me when I tell him I appreciate him or something he has done. […]
The Lesson and Life — for February 16, 2014
By Danielle Metz Have you ever felt the nudge of the Holy Spirit yet ignored him? Maybe the urging was to extend a helping hand or to respond to a rude comment with silence. Maybe it was to forgive someone or not only to forgive but to reconcile the relationship. Did you do it? […]
The Lesson and Life — for February 9, 2014
By Danielle Metz We drive a 1994 green Toyota Corolla with a paint-barren hood and a crooked front bumper. The window crank handles are broken or missing, and the back window lets out a shriek every time you try to roll it up or down. The air conditioning doesn’t work, and the steering wheel […]
The Lesson and Life — for February 2, 2014
By Danielle Metz I was wronged by someone once, and in my hurt I became very angry. It occupied my thoughts day and night to the point that I walked in anxiety and frustration all the time. I became a captive to anger. I was upset at this person because I wanted an apology. […]
Getting Along Starts with Me
By Guest Columnist Danielle Metz I am a wife, a homemaker, and by the time you read this, a mother for the first time. While I would like to think our home life is somewhat like Leave It to Beaver, it is not. As all relationships between humans go, we slip up, we mess […]