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AServantofGod
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I absolutely** love **this book!
I abolutely hate this book!
And I highly recommend this book!
I was given a copy of this book by a friend, & I knew that it was going to say that I needed to change myself first & then everything else in my family would fall into place. Sure enough it did, & that is why I say I hate this book, because this is such a difficult thing to do. I knew it had to happen; I just was hoping there was an easier way. You know, wiggle my nose. POOF! Everythings better.
The rolls of husband & wife are clearly laid out. I won’t get into detail right now; however, there is one line in the book that is so powerful. It is a very sad account of a father who backs up over his child. The mother, instead of condemning her husband embraces him, consoles him, & tells him it was not his fault. The book stated that “in this true story, the wife, the mother, in those few seconds determined the peace or hell they would live in for the rest of their lives.”
This story was an eye opener, and helped me to know that every time there is an opportunity for potential conflict, I will determine the peace or hell which my family will live in for the rest of our lives. Wow? What a powerful & scary position God has placed me in. I don’t think women today realize that God has given them more responsibility & power than any high paying, high educated executive job out their.
Now, I will say that a very good friend of mine (degree in theology) said she felt the advice in the book was extreme. She felt the book’s explanation of traditional rolls & the act of submission to one’s husband could keep a wife in an abusive situation. It is more a plan for those of us with ordinary relationships you know the kind where stubborness, pride, & willful attitudes interfere continuously with peace in the family.
It is put out by Caritas & is called An Owner’s Manual for the Family By a Friend of Medjurgorje. I was given a copy by a friend so don’t know how to purchase it. If anybody knows please fill us in.
I abolutely hate this book!
And I highly recommend this book!
I was given a copy of this book by a friend, & I knew that it was going to say that I needed to change myself first & then everything else in my family would fall into place. Sure enough it did, & that is why I say I hate this book, because this is such a difficult thing to do. I knew it had to happen; I just was hoping there was an easier way. You know, wiggle my nose. POOF! Everythings better.
The rolls of husband & wife are clearly laid out. I won’t get into detail right now; however, there is one line in the book that is so powerful. It is a very sad account of a father who backs up over his child. The mother, instead of condemning her husband embraces him, consoles him, & tells him it was not his fault. The book stated that “in this true story, the wife, the mother, in those few seconds determined the peace or hell they would live in for the rest of their lives.”
This story was an eye opener, and helped me to know that every time there is an opportunity for potential conflict, I will determine the peace or hell which my family will live in for the rest of our lives. Wow? What a powerful & scary position God has placed me in. I don’t think women today realize that God has given them more responsibility & power than any high paying, high educated executive job out their.
Now, I will say that a very good friend of mine (degree in theology) said she felt the advice in the book was extreme. She felt the book’s explanation of traditional rolls & the act of submission to one’s husband could keep a wife in an abusive situation. It is more a plan for those of us with ordinary relationships you know the kind where stubborness, pride, & willful attitudes interfere continuously with peace in the family.
It is put out by Caritas & is called An Owner’s Manual for the Family By a Friend of Medjurgorje. I was given a copy by a friend so don’t know how to purchase it. If anybody knows please fill us in.
