[…]an effort to include your children in social activities. I’ve always been grateful for the many friends who, when Jerry was gone, made an effort to include me and my children in many of their activities. You cannot replace their father, but children (especially boys) can benefit from the contact and friendship of other Christian men. Sunday school and church programs can often help in this area. Be sure the father remains the central authority figure in your home. Major decisions, unless there is a time element involved, should always be referred to your husband, even though you may feel […]
[…]seen any of them. I’ll keep looking though! 8. Do you have any friends in Iraq?I have lots of friends here. Many of them are people I came here with when we left Hawaii. Many of them have children in school just like me. I hope they are getting letters from their son or daughter’s classmates like I did! I also have made some friends since I got here. They are Iraqi people who want to help us win the war. I’m very lucky to meet some of the great people of Iraq and become their friend. 9. Do you […]
[…]spent two years on a previous Coast Guard tour. I was looking forward to reconnecting with old friends, and was frustrated that Jocelyn seemed to want to monopolize my home time. If I had realized her Quality Time needs, I would have focused my attention on her first. Jocelyn: And then I would have been much happier for him to spend time with friends. I confess, I didn’t recognize Rob’s love language of Acts of Service either. Before we met I was fairly independent already, living on my own in Washington, D.C. But once married, I made a list of […]
[…]interested in them. Through these activities, and through the sharing that occurs between new friends, they’ll have opportunities to hear and understand the gospel. They’ll be more likely to attend chapel service with friends than to go off-post to church. The chaplain’s involvement with troops and leaders gives him numerous opportunities to live, work, play, and deploy with members of the command. He needs your support, friendship, and prayer to be fully able to meet the many demands he faces and to represent Jesus Christ faithfully day-by-day. You’ll be able to help him fulfill his responsibility to provide wise counsel […]
