Category: Forgiveness
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Does Indulging Anger Change Our Brains?
Continuing on in the “Consumed” series with a look at how anger can consume us … Photo by dospaz In the early, messy days of my marriage, I was often frustrated, hurt, offended and ultimately resentful of my husband. Little did I know then that … … every time I indulged my anger toward my…
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How to Forgive the Continual Offender
Okay, my title is a cleverly disguised attempt at “word-management.” Actually, what I really meant to say is, “How to Forgive Your Spouse” because … let’s be honest folks, our spouses offend us A LOT! We ask our spouse to pick up his/her dirty clothes and our spouse nods with agreement, but what do…
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Forgiving My Earthly Father
Last week I wrote about how my earthly “father issues” have negatively impacted my relationship with my husband, but with the emphasis being on my relationship with God. And I want to follow that up next time with how my father issues have impacted “my marriage.” But this time around, I want to take the…
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The Anatomy of Bitterness
I took an anatomy class in college. In the words made famous by “Pretty Woman,” Julia Roberts, “BIG MISTAKE. BIG. HUGE!” What made this a mistake? Well, it began when my lab partner and I had to skin a dead cat for dissection. Gross! We then had to familiarize ourselves so thoroughly with every in…
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The Price of Retaliating
In the book, Forgiving and Reconciling, Dr. Worthington talks about the “Injustice Gap.” It’s when we try to equalize the pain we’ve felt at the hands of our offender by requiring some kind of justice or amends. Dr. Worthington goes on to say that in trying to bridge the “Injustice Gap”, we don’t just require…
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Changing My Mind
I’ve been challenged in my thinking lately due to a book I’ve been reading and have referred to in many past posts, Forgiving and Reconciling by Everett Worthington. (Yes, I’m still reading it … and rereading it.) Silly me, I thought that I was simply going to learn about forgiveness and reconciliation from this book—a…
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When Grace Trumps Justice
With it being a new year, I’ve done as most of you have done and reflected on what I want to change and resolve to do better in 2012. I am in the middle of reading the book, Forgiving and Reconciling by Everett Worthington and it is challenging me on my view and practice of…
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A Few of My Favorites
With the New Year just around the corner, I wanted to take a quick glance back at a few of my favorite posts. So, if you have a free moment to catch up, then check out these oldies but goodies … Facebook Affairs What You Can Expect After Forgiving Your Spouse Martyr Mother-In-Laws Drowning in…
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The Gift that Keeps on Forgiving
A couple of years ago, Gary (hubster) lent one of my books to a friend. After 24 years of marriage, our books live “commune-style”—what’s mine is Gary’s and what’s Gary’s is mine. I, however, don’t always like this arrangement, which brings me back to the “lent book situation.” Now, don’t get me wrong. Gary didn’t…
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Stress Less Holiday
One of the things I vividly remember from my childhood was how stressful the holidays were, especially for my mom. I think this is a common experience in many homes. The normal stressors of a messy or even not-so-messy marriage are multiplied by the amount of tasks (2x, 3x, 4x), the expenses ($5x, $6x, $7x),…
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