Wednesday, October 29, 2008

November book

I have been really slack with getting this book up here, I was debating between two books; Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez was the one I wanted to read but a lot of other reviews said it was too racy and had some vulgur language. I decided against that one and figured that one would be better read on my own to see if I liked it. I didn't want to offend anyone with that choice and figured go with a safer classic since we all seem to be so caught up with life here lately. So I decided on Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. I love this book and haven't read it in about 9 years and would love the chance to reread this classic. I hope everyone approves and happy reading.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The Five Love Languages

So Ladies, I hope you all enjoyed this book. I think it is an interesting one that allows me to look inward and see where I am meeting the needs of my family as well as where my needs are being met.

Did you agree with the author's idea of 5 main love languages?
I did. It's funny since I read this a few years ago, I had a lot of fun giving my impression of what my families love languages were and finding out what they thought. Most of the time, I was reading them as something they weren't so it was great to find their needs and ways to show them love in their language.

Was it easy to figure out your love language?
Mine was really obvious. I feel love through service and I give love through service. It felt like I am so far to the one side, that I need to learn to feel and give love in other ways as well. I have always thought that my mom was one to feel love through gifts, because that is how she shows love. I found out that her love language is quality time, but as a child her family showed love through gifts and so that's how she learned to show love. I think it is really interesting how family environment affects love language. It has made me much more aware of how I am raising my children. I want more than ever to make sure that I am loving them in their language.

Has this been a book that has helped or hindered you?

My friend read this book at the same time and we were discussing it. She was not a fan. She said it's a great book, but I feel so frustrated. My husband is not a reader and so it's tough to know we aren't speaking each other's love language and there is not chance that he will read the book and understand that! I on the other hand had some great discussions with my husband. We were able to discuss our differences and where our needs weren't being met. We also talked a lot about trying to show love in all the languages, and allowing the kids to really find the way that they responded on their own.

Feel free to share any other comments you might have. I loved how he said to imagine each of us with a love tank. When Morgan and I first read the book, we realized that the terrible two's were tough, yes, but that a lot of that was that we were not refilling our kids love tanks. They were acting out for attention of any kind. It really made me more aware of them and gave me a great visual to keep me thinking of what I could do to fill that tank!

Friday, October 3, 2008

Practical Magic????

Anyone going to participate in the Practical Magic discussion? I guess I buried it by placing the Inkheart trailer above it, but it really is down there. Would love to hear your thoughts.

Melissa