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This easy-to-use study guide based on Bill and Pam Farrel's bestselling book Men Are like WafflesWomen Are like Spaghetti will take readers to a new level in their appreciation of the differences and special delights of their mates. Designed to address the important issues of a happy marriage, this guide willmake planning time with each other fun and excitinghelp couples coordinate parenting so kids get the best of Mom and Dadbring out the best each spouse has to give in sex, romance, and communicationIdeal for individual or group study, small group leaders will find this guide a useful tool for leading couples in biblically based discussions, and couples who choose to go through it together will find the Men Are Like WafflesWomen Are Like Spaghetti Study Guide perfect for a create-your-own marriage retreat.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 février 2007
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736939508
Langue	English

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HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION . NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing. All rights reserved.
Verses marked KJV are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.
Cover by Left Coast Design, Portland, Oregon
Published in association with the literary agency of Alive Communications, Inc., 7680 Goddard Street, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
MEN ARE LIKE WAFFLES-WOMEN ARE LIKE SPAGHETTI DEVOTIONAL STUDY GUIDE
Copyright 2002 by Bill and Pam Farrel
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
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ISBN 978-0-7369-2137-4 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-3950-8 (eBook)
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Contents
Ingredients for a Great Marriage
Week One
The Preparation of Waffles and Spaghetti
Week Two
Waffles and Spaghetti Communicating
Week Three
Waffles and Spaghetti Relaxing
Week Four
Waffles and Spaghetti in Love
Week Five
Waffles and Spaghetti in the Bedroom
Week Six
Waffles and Spaghetti in Conflict
Week Seven
Waffles and Spaghetti Achieving Together
Week Eight
Waffles and Spaghetti at Home
Week Nine
Waffles and Spaghetti As Parents
Week Ten
Waffles and Spaghetti Meeting Each Other s Key Needs
Notes
Contact the Authors
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Ingredients for a Great Marriage
M en Are Like Waffles-Women Are Like Spaghetti is a rather weird title for some very real truths and extremely practical principles-principles for relationships that really do work! And this should be no surprise, because the Author of all relationships created the principles and then wrote them in a love letter to us called the Bible. Within the pages of this study guide you will find a journey to deepen and strengthen your relationship by naturally integrating these principles into your love life. Each day s menu contains a few simple activities, and these work in conjunction with a once-a-week date night for the Couple Communication Questions found in the back of our book Men Are Like Waffles-Women Are Like Spaghetti .
As a couple, decide the best time for you to read the daily verses and have the table talk and prayer time (you will need five to fifteen minutes for this part). Either at this same time or later in the day, each of you can journal out your feelings about the day s topic. To begin, you will each need your Bible and your own study guide. (If you really like to put your thoughts down in writing, you may also wish to have a separate journal.) Then choose a date night time that is at least 30 minutes long, but preferably longer. We recommend three hours so that you have time for a meal together, a great discussion, and the extracurricular activities that might occur as your love life blossoms!
Connect the date night questions with some fun romantic date ideas (check pages 84-86 in Men Are Like Waffles-Women Are Like Spaghetti for inspiration.)
Here s a brief description of each marriage-building activity in the study guide:
The Daily Special
Each day, key verses are introduced that correspond to the topic. Following the verses are practical discussion questions to be talked over with your spouse.
Table Talk
We recommend that you set a time each day to discuss the day s topic. You might want to have a quick bite of breakfast together and then enjoy the guide as a quiet time/devotional aid. For other couples, after dinner or perhaps at bedtime might be more advantageous.
Prayer for the Day
Each day after the table talk you will find a prayer you can pray either with one another or on your own. Feel free to pray this prayer word for word, or adapt it and personalize it. The principle of praying together daily will bring strength to your relationship. In over 20 years of working with couples, we have never seen a couple divorce who have been committed to pray together daily.
Journal Assignment
Each day there will be a question for you to journal about. We have discovered that writing out prayers to Jesus and journaling out your feelings are safety valves for your relationship. Each of you should have your own journal so that your thoughts and feelings can remain private, although you are free to voluntarily share anything you wish. Often, if you write out your feelings before you verbally share them, God will shed new light on the situation. You might discover that something you thought was a fault of your spouse might actually be a shortcoming of yours. Or perhaps you will gain new insight into your spouse that will open you up to compassion or a plan on how to best approach your mate with an issue.
When I (Pam) journal, I first pray and ask God to lead me as I write. Then I reread the Scripture for the day and ask: Is there a command to obey? A principle to observe? A sin to confess? A praise to give? In other words, what does God want me to do as a result of reading this section of Scripture? Then after I write my thoughts I reread them and ask, What have I learned?
When I (Bill) journal, I ask God to slow me down enough to think about what is really going on in my life. I read the Scripture for the day and I pray: God, help me think clearly today. Give me the insight I need to function well in my marriage today. You know exactly what I need to learn in order to function at my best, so please speak to my heart and help me be open to what will make me my best today . I then write out the thoughts that come to mind in response to the verses I have read and the questions for the day.
In the journal section, you can answer the prompt given, journal out your feelings or thoughts, or simply record what you learned or how you will apply the verse(s) for the day.
Letter to My Love
At the end of each week you will write a letter to your spouse telling him/her what you have learned about yourself and your relationship. We will encourage creativity in this step through letters, poems, songs, pictures, and so on. Once a week, we encourage you to have a date night and take a copy of this love letter with you on the date. There is power in hearing, then receiving, words of love and affirmation. When the letter is read again, your spouse can hear your voice in each word you ve written. Don t be concerned that you have to be some grand poet or write a long letter. It is the sincerity of your heart that is more important than the technique you use. Though there will be writing prompts, feel free to completely ignore them and just write whatever you want! This is your golden opportunity each week to share your heart, and however you decide to share is good. Let us give you a word of caution. This portion of the study guide can be a great place to give encouragement as your positive, loving words are read over and over again. But because the written word is so powerful, it may be the worst place to share negative feelings. You won t want these words read over and over, each time wounding your mate again. An overall principle that has served Bill and me well in our over 22 years together is to write out our feelings, pray over them privately, and then verbally share anything that is negative. As we share, we tread slowly and cautiously, being careful to read body language and facial expressions with the goal of speaking the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15).
As we said above, this date night is also a wonderful opportunity to do the Couple Communication Questions in the back of our book Men Are Like Waffles-Women Are Like Spaghetti . Your once-a-week date night can become a light at the end of the tunnel. Each week, the goal of date night is to connect romantically. The communication questions and the sharing of love letters is a wonderful way to layer love into your life. By creating this positive foundation weekly, tough issues become easier to tackle because there is an atmosphere of security and love in your relationship.
Overall, the best way to a better marriage is to become a better partner. The best way to become a better partner is to become a better person. While this study guide will deepen and strengthen your love, it will also strengthen and equip you as an individual. Your faith in God will grow, and from that reservoir you will gain the ability to be a conduit of God s love toward your spouse. As you embark on this fun adventure of love, enjoy your time together!
Week One
The Preparation of Waffles and Spaghetti
Y ou know it s time for a marriage retreat when . . .
She sets the table, and you re the only one who gets a paper plate.
Lately, the family dog has been getting better cuts of meat than you.
All week long she s only been making her side of the bed.
Life is so stressful at your house, you ve been in the bathtub since August.
Your picture in his wallet has been replaced by a Kroger s discount card.
The last night out he planned involved the Laundromat.
With all your fighting, more flying objects can be seen in your house than at Roswell.
You catch yourself trying to figure out a way to drop the kids off at church for summer Vacation B