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A Jewish proverb

‘A child without a

mother is like a door

without a knob.’

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Robert Elliot

“Stress may be the

spice of life or the

kiss of death.”

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Volunteer

time

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A connecting point

is something you both enjoy – find them in your relationships. Most men will often say, “My wife and I are connected in many ways. Shopping is not one of them!”

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Men’s

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Ruth 1:9

“May the Lord bless

you with the security

of another marriage.”

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Ruth 1:16,

“16Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. I will go wherever you go and live wherever you live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.

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Ruth 1:17,

“17I will die where you die and will be buried there. May the Lord punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!”

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Men’s

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Tools in a man’s toolbox

Fact-giving tool

Fact-finding tool

Take-charge tool

Task-oriented tool

Problem-solving tool

Competitive-drive tool

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Tools for a relational toolbox

Open-sharing tool

Patient-listening tool

Win-win tool

Selfless-honor tool

Tender-touch tool

Time-and –energy tool

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ways we can use the time-and –

energy tool are;

talking a walk after work,

getting away for a weekend,

going somewhere special for a

summer or winter vacation,

calling each other during

breaks at work,

doing a puzzle together on a

rainy afternoon,

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ways we can use

the time-and –energy tool are;

playing tennis or golf on a

sunny morning,

going grocery shopping

together,

or maybe just planning the

weeks events together.

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The time-and-energy tool