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Nurturing Fondness and Admiration Week 6



The principle of nurturing fondness and admiration is important. It may seem like a trait that would be best fit for a mother, but I believe it is a trait that every human being on earth should have. To care for and protect those around us who are strangers, and those who are near and dear to us.

I did an assignment this week that involved nurturing and caring for someone in my life. I chose my roommate, and I found that it was harder than I thought to go out of my way to do things to show that I cared for her.
In the end, I’ve noticed that we’ve been better able to understand each other when we communicate, and it’s about building each other up rather than competing, and silently hoping that the other person doesn’t reach their full potential.

In relating this principle to a marriage relationship, Dr. H. Wallace Goddard shared in his book, “Drawing Heaven into Your Marriage,” the following:
“Each of us is created in a different ‘factory’ or family. Two people come together assuming that they will readily connect. But we soon find that our traditions, expectations, assumptions, and ways of life do not line up. The more time that passes, the more clear the differences...What a glorious opportunity for accommodation! God knew that marriage would provide us unending opportunities to negotiate everything from what’s okay to wear on the Sabbath to what spices are favored in meals. When our relationship is built upon a firm commitment, it can endure - even thrive - in all these negotiations.” (46)
Just like the relationship with my roommates, I’ll have to learn how to get along with and even thrive in my future marriage.
I challenge my readers to choose someone they can focus on this week. Focus on nurturing and caring for this couple so you can create a relationship of trust and love.

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