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Written with love, by Pastor Dave Page
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Remember when you used to go to the doctor as a kid? What was the first thing he asked? Stick out your tongue. Now, the first thing he asks is, “Do you have insurance?” Ha. Why stick out your tongue? Because the tongue reveals what’s going on inside of you. The tongue is the table of contents for your health. I’d say the tongue is also a good barometer of marital health.
“The tongue has the power of life and death.”[1]
Fill your mouth with life, not death. Tongues can be weapons of mass destruction and the death of marriages. But people also live because of something said. The tongue can bring life. Tongues can make marriages sweet, families strong, and communities healthy.
Where is your marriage headed in the next 5-10 years? Look at your conversation. We shape our words then our words shape us. Words are significant and will direct where our marriage goes.
The tongue is one of the smallest muscles in the body and yet one of the most powerful. A bit in a horse’s mouth can control the horse. A rudder on a large ship can control the ocean liner.
The average American man speaks approximately 7,000 words per day. Care to guess how many words the average American woman speaks? Careful guys! The average American woman speaks approximately 20,000 words per day with gusts up to 25,000 or more.[2] This means on average, women talk three times as much as men.
Sometimes it’s best to say nothing. “He who holds his tongue is wise.”[3]
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The tongue, like a fire, can destroy an entire forest or city overnight. I wonder how many couples through the careless use of words have destroyed their marriage?
Remember the nursery rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words (names) can never hurt me.” It may be a nice nursery rhyme but it’s not true. Words can wound us. The pain of a word spoken against us can hurt us for a lifetime.
On the other hand, fire under control can bring warmth and light. King Solomon said, “Like golden apples set in silver is a word spoken at the right time.”[4]
“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”[5] Thomas Jefferson said, “When you get angry count to 10. When you get really angry count to 100.”
Learn to THINK before you speak. Be wise in your speech to one another.
Here is an acrostic I use:
T = True. Is it true? If so, share it, but share it in love. Speak the truth in love.
H = Help. Will it help my spouse for me to share?
I = Inspiring. Will it build up my spouse or tear them down?
N = Necessary. What if I choose not to say it? Does it really matter?
K = Kind. Is what I’m going to say kind or harsh?
Written with love, by Sarah-Elizabeth Stone
One of my favourite things to do, besides eat, is to use all the ingredients in my fridge before they go bad. I often have the issue of getting groceries when I’m hungry after work. My eyes tend to be bigger than my stomach and I wind up with a lot more food then we actually need in the house. And between my husband and I, we really dislike wasted food.
I love when recipes can be flexible, and include food already in the fridge. It’s a great way to use left overs, or empty out the cupboards at the end of the week. Feel free to take this recipe and run with it depending on what you’ve got!
· 2 cubs of jumbo pasta shells
· 2 cups of spinach
· 1 tsp basil
· 1 tsp of garlic powder
· ½ cup of chopped mushrooms
· 1 lbs of ground chicken, turkey or beef
· 1 cup of shredded cheese
· ½ cup of tomato paste, or pasta sauce
· ½ cup of chopped onion
· Salt and Pepper to taste
1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Start by boiling water, and cooking shells until they just begin to get soft
3. In a frying pan, on medium heat, cook the ground meat, mushrooms, spinach, spices and onion
4. Set the shells aside once there done cooking to cool
5. Next, stuff the shells with the meat mixture, and lay out in a casserole dish
6. Pour the pasta sauce over the shells and then sprinkle the cheese on top
7. Let cook in the oven for roughly 15-20 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown
8. Serve with some side veggies, or as an appetizer
