Marriage Enrichment Camp/MAPS

A Husband’s point of view:

Here are 12 things I have learned about women from 47 years of marriage:

1- When a woman asks how something looks on her, there is only one right answer! There are times to be honest, and there are other times to think prophetically...calling things that are not as though they are. 😜

2- When a woman tells you about a problem she is having, she is not asking you for a solution, she looking for empathy. Proposing ways to solve her problem actually creates a bigger problem.

3- Women have a much larger vocabulary than men and they enjoy using it when they are telling you about their day. The punchline is the reward for listening well, so it is always put at the end of the story. Therefore it's normal to wonder where the story is going because their conversations are often more of a journey than a destination.

4- Women don't think of grunting as words, therefore men, you won't get credit for talking if you are grunting in responses to her questions. She requires sounds that can be found in a dictionary as opposed to those heard in the jungle.

5- Women are designed to process large amounts of data. They really like full sentences like you would find in a romance novel. They can't process short sentences like "good" or "fine" very well. For a woman, it's like trying to cut a tiny piece of wood with a chainsaw.

6- Women have noses like dogs. They can smell things long before they become apparent to a man. So you showering a couple times a month is important to her. She also doesn't process burping or farting as "wow, that was great chilly." Avoid it as much as possible. If it happens, don't call attention to it, especially in front of the children.

7- Women can multitask but they know you can't. So watching the football game while you "talk" to her, won't count as communication. Yes men, it is quite normal for a woman to require you to make eye contact with her when you are talking. So something as small as texting, or checking the baseball score, when she is talking to you may bother her at times.

8- The phrase "you are over reacting" doesn't mean the same thing to a women as it does to a man. Another phrase that is processed through a different filter is "you are being emotional." Avoid using sentences like these when interacting with a woman.

9- Comparing your wife to your mother is always a bad idea. I have experimented with this on several different subjects. It's even bad when you are using the comparison as a compliment. For example, "This spaghetti is nearly as good as my mothers," is not recommended. For some reason it doesn't feel like a compliment to them.

10- In the abundance of counselors there is victory, yet sharing the advice your mother has for your wife, is rarely a wise thing to do.

11- Most women prefer movies with plots. To a woman, blowing up the enemy is not considered a real plot. Shedding a tear when watching a movie with her will help bond you at the deepest level.

12- How fast you p*e is not nearly as important to a women as making sure that most of it goes in the toilet water. So take time to aim when relieving yourself.

These were written in fun not as real counseling tools. 🤪

You Need a Second Touch: The husband or the wife that annoys and frustrates you today is the same that you looked forward to spending the rest of your life with. He or she is the same person that you fasted for and spent sleepless nights praying for. There is something valuable that you saw in him or her. But the Devil's deceptions have blind you. The Devil wants you to believe that you married the wrong person and that there is someone better out there. Don't be deceived. There is no perfect spouse anywhere in this world. Take a second look at your spouse with the eyes of faith and ask God to open your eyes to see what the Devil has been hiding from you. "So He (Jesus) took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. And he (the blind man) looked up and said, “I see men like trees, walking.” Then He (Jesus) put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly." (Mark 8:23-25) The Devil is a liar. He wants you to see your spouse "like a tree, walking." Ask God to give you a second touch so you may see your spouse clearly. - Isaac Kubvoruno

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Balance Work and Family Life: It is important that you work hard to put a secure roof over your family’s heads, food on their table, and clothing on your backs. God requires it and your spouse, and your children appreciate it. Equally important is that you plan to spend quality uninterrupted time with your spouse and with your children. Quality uninterrupted time is the most valuable gift that you can give to your spouse and children. At the end of it all it is the memories that we created that will matter the most. Therefore, balance your responsibilities, prioritize your spouse and make time for your children. Your children are growing up fast and before you realize it, they will be out of the home. Do not be so focused on making a living that you forget to live. - Isaac Kubvoruno

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Silent treatment is the refusal to communicate verbally with someone who is willing to communicate. It is a manipulative and abusive controlling behaviour. Silent treatment is a very childish way to solve marital problems. It is the loudest invitation of Satan in your marriage. Giving your spouse the silent treatment is like sending your spouse on weeklong vacation alone with the Devil. Every day and every hour that you do not speak with your spouse, is time you have given to the devil to talk to your spouse without interruption, and you can be sure that the Devil will take advantage of it. If you disagree on a particular subject, it doesn't mean that you have to shut down the entire marriage. Instead, agree to disagree, change the subject and keep talking on other agreeable matters. Life is too short to spend it on meaningless silence. - Isaac Kubvoruno

This is a repost from

Sometimes Marriage is…

Sometimes marriage is
- romance & intimacy
- gifts & gestures of kindness and
- glances between each other that speak volumes

Sometimes marriage is
- patience with their inconsistencies
- tolerance of their weaknesses and
- choosing something other than frustration

Sometimes marriage is about
- adventures, dates & vacations
- dreams & goals and
- pursuits & partnerships

Sometimes marriage is about
- Setbacks & disappointments
- hard work, weary nights, prayer and
- trying again

Sometimes marriage is
- reviewing fun memories
- reflecting on successes along the way and
- gratitude

Sometimes marriage is
- missed signals
- mixed signals
- misunderstandings
- communication struggles and
- then clarity

Sometimes marriage is
- Enduring loss, grief & sadness
- surviving disappointments and
- encouraging your spouse to hang on

Sometimes marriage is
- laughing till tears come to your eyes
- Inside jokes
- Playful nonsense

Sometimes marriage is
- saying just what your partner needs to hear
- Just in time
- A word well spoken

Sometimes marriage is
- sharing tears
- Holding each other and
- taking deep breaths

Sometimes marriage is
- Loving them on their worst days
- Thinking ‘who did I marry’? and
- Giving each other room to make mistakes

Sometimes marriage is
- Discovering new ways to love
- Going through uncharted waters together and
- Stepping into a new season with a calm and simple faith

Sometimes marriage is
- working on your friendship
- thinking of their needs first and
- bringing out their best qualities

…and Marriage is ALWAYS
- making the choice to love
- to forgive,
- trusting again and
- not quitting

Let’s Celebrate Love!🥰

LOL!!!

Don’t Do It.🤣🤣🤣

A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband is not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee.

'What's the matter, dear' she whispers as she steps into the room, 'Why are you down here at this time of night
The husband looks up from his coffee, 'It's the 20th Anniversary of the day we met'.
She can't believe he has remembered and starts to tear up.

The husband continues, 'Do you remember 20 years ago when we started dating, I was 18 and you were only 16,' he says solemnly.
Once again, the wife is touched to tears. 'Yes, I do' she replies.

The husband pauses The words were not coming easily. 'Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car'
'Yes, I remember' said the wife, lowering herself into the chair beside him.

The husband continued. 'Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face and said, "Either you marry my daughter or I will send you to prison for 20 years'
'I remember that, too' she replied softly.

He wiped another tear from his cheek and said "I would have gotten out today."

A virtuous wife treats her husband in a way that affirms his manhood, emboldens his spiritual leadership, and in a manner that causes him to rejoice that she is his wife. Every woman can be a wife but it takes divine wisdom, courage, and strength to be a virtuous wife. Do not just be a wife. Be a virtuous wife. "A virtuous woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies." (Proverbs 31:10) - Isaac Kubvoruno

Somebody needs to know and apply. Happy Togetherness!

After nearly 50 years of marriage, a couple was lying in bed one evening, when the wife felt her husband, begin to massage her in ways he hadn't in quite some time. It almost tickled as his fingers started at her neck, and then began moving down past the small of her back. He then caressed her shoulders and neck, slowly worked his hand down, stopping just over her stomach. He then proceeded to place his hand on her left inner arm, working down her side, passing gently over her buttock and down her leg to her calf. Then, he proceeded up her thigh, stopping just at the uppermost portion of her leg. He continued in the same manner on her right side, then suddenly stopped, rolled over and became silent.

As she had become quite aroused by this caressing, she asked in a loving voice, ‘Honey that was wonderful. Why did you stop?' To which he responded: 'I found the remote.'...