I had a major meltdown the other day. So not proud of it. I handled a stressful situation badly. Really badly.

Paul was quite understanding and offered grace.

You’d think I would have been relieved. Actually it stung. I was bent at the situation and I was really bent at myself for handling everything so badly.

When I eventually settled down, I was grateful for his calm, his patience, and his willingness to overlook one very bad moment in the history of our marriage.

I am in the process of sorting out why I was such a mess. I so do not want a repeat. That said, (later) it was very nice to be treated so kindly and respectfully in one of my not finer moments.

As a suggestion, maybe we could all think through how we will act when our husbands have one of their not finer moments. Can we offer them grace, topped off with kindness, and a bit of respect? (Certainly, in a calmer moment, you may want to process what happened and decide how to deal with it differently in the future.)

Nothing but grace makes a (wo)man so humble and, at the same time, so glad. Charles Spurgeon (parenthesis mine)

• Prayer Prompt: Ask God to help you respond with kindness and grace when your husband messes up.
• Gary Thomas: Grace and Truth: The Key to Cherishing an Imperfect Spouse Well, this is a timely link. :)
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• The Week in Review: Have you …
         … prayed for your husband’s wants and needs?
         … kissed your man again and again?
         … determined to be truthful with your husband?
         … chosen to overlook a minor offense?
         … asked the question “What is something about you that I might not know?”
         … given attention to the important things?
         … offered grace over a significant offense?

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