The Importance of Giving BELIEF, SUPPORT, and ENCOURAGEMENT!!!!

Being honest with ourselves once again is no easy matter, but let’s go there: This time, I refer to giving three gifts instead of one. Would we not agree that three gifts can comprise the perfect package, with three is the perfect number? More so, people have stated repeatedly that three is the perfect number to signify the completion of something. Perhaps you’ve heard the well - noted expression, “The third time’s the charm”? There’s some truth to all this, friend…..

This week, we’re going to have a closer look at the five specific types of giving people can engage in, whether good or bad, to offer a bit more background on the matter.

No one likes to be a lame gift giver but when you feel like you aren’t that great at it, hearing that they want a meaningful gift can send shivers down your spine.
If you are wondering what makes up a meaningful gift, this is the article for you!

We’re going to look at three unique ways in which you can NOT give and still make the other person ---- not to mention yourself ---- come out a winner. And the best part is perhaps you didn’t think this was possible, did you? But it is…

Let’s face it: Surprises are good. And they can come in numerous shapes, sizes and types. And they are not all boxed.
Give a surprise gift every now and then. Get a surprise gift every now and then. The love goes around….
Is your heart racing from the surprise gift you’ve just given ---- or received??? Try something new this time and “mix it up”.

How do we give when we have a very tight budget?

Part III: Arguments for why I shouldn’t have to be gracious…

One post wasn’t enough to list all the reasons why we shouldn’t have to love our enemies.

Love our enemies? Why would we do such a thing!?
How many of you have used these reasons for why you shouldn’t?

Peddle to the meddle ---- it’ll be Father’s Day again in less than a year, and you know what that means!!!! Start planning NOW. It’s never a bad time to learn from the good, the bad, and the ugly of this last year’s turnout: Observe the reaction on Dad’s face as he opened his present, and decide whether you can “do better” next year. And, believe it or not, the next couple of months after Father’s Day are the PERFECT time to buy him your gift for NEXT YEAR as this is the time in which all Father’s Day sales items go into “reduced clearance mode” in nearly every physical store, and even online! Betcha didn’t think of that, did ya?

I MOST recently stumbled across an insightful book that has changed my thought patterns like few others out there can, besides the Bible: It was Gary Chapman’s “The 5 Love Languages ©: The Secret to Love That Lasts.” In this book, Chapman identifies how most people feel, to identify, and ultimately relate to love. He broke into five main categories. He’d first assess that, if we identify our main love language and that of all other relationships we hold in this life, we may thus better communicate our love in a manner that the other person desires for ---- leading to a far more meaningful relationship in the end.