Spring Fever

We are so thankful things are starting to thaw out up here! As of today I can officially say there is no more snow in my yard! I have not had a snow free yard since before Christmas so this is a reason for celebration! We even had temps in the low 60's at the beginning of the week and were able to take big Doc to the park. These few little hints of spring are giving me spring fever for sure! We are planning on visiting Mississippi for about a week in April and I can't wait to wear tshirts and flip flops!

Speaking of Mississippi, one of the things that helps me cope with being a Med School wife 14 hours away from family is a weekly bible study. This bible study is wonderful because it is made up of other Med School wives like myself. We are able to vent if needed and share advice with women who are all in this same season of life.

Right now we are doing a study by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs called Love & Respect. With a husband in school sometimes we start to feel like we do most of the work to keep life moving and that we don't get to spend the quality time with our husbands that we need. This thinking causes us to be hypersensitive and disrespectful to our hardworking husbands. This study is really opening our (my) eyes to see how men desire respect from their wives instead of love. To women this sounds silly because we have been wired to desire love over all. The study is based on the verse in Ephesians 5:33 when Paul writes "Each one of you also must LOVE his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must RESPECT her husband".

Women are by nature loving, but not respectful. This is why we as women are called to respect our husbands because this is something unnatural to our nature. Our culture has taught us that for someone to be respected they must do something to earn it. This is not the case in a marriage. Women must show their unconditional love AND unconditional respect to their husband. This has been an eye opener for us and we are excited to continue to learn how showing respect to our husbands will encourage them more than we thought possible. I recommend this book to anyone who is married. It will open your eyes to see how your spouse thinks and why they react to situations the way they do.