Quotes from Gary Chapman

Las peticiones dan dirección al amor, pero las demandas detienen el flujo del amor.

And where do we find time for such activities, especially if both of us have vocations outside the home? We make time, just as we make time for lunch and dinner. Why? Because it is just as essential to our marriage as meals are to our health. Is it difficult? Does it take careful planning? Yes.

You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind." And, "Love your neighbor as yourself." —Luke 10:27

Sometimes the best use of resources is a gift or event that says, "I care." — Jeanette Gardner Littleton —

The tongue has the power of life and death.

The greatest enemy of encouraging our children is anger. The more anger the parent harbors, the more anger the parent will dump on the children. The result will be children who are both anti-authority and anti-parent. This naturally means that a thoughtful parent will do all in his or her power to assuage anger—to keep it to a minimum and to handle it maturely.

God doesn't give up. His love is greater than our refusal to listen. — Richard Holland —

My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in your glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? —James 2:1

And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. —Colossians 3:15

Jesus repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Lord," Peter said, "you know I love you." "Then take care of my sheep," Jesus said. —John 21:16

your ultimate goal is for your children to grow up secure in your love, strong in their faith, and with sound character.

Jesus said,] "To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge." MATTHEW 13:12 Y

We are most blessed when we serve Jesus where we are. — Pat Harris, as told to Kitty Chappell —

I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. —Psalm 16:8

So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. —2 Corinthians 3:18

The latent potential within your spouse in his or her areas of insecurity may await your encouraging words.

Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you. —3 John 1:5

When God opens our hearts to love others, we can satisfy their hunger. — Barbara Hollace

We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. —2 Corinthians 4:7

A child with a full love tank can respond to parental guidance without resentment.

God is the ultimate good Father. — Jeanette Gardner Littleton

Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning. —2 John 6

These people are grumblers and complainers, living only to satisfy their desires. —Jude 16

you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. —Leviticus 19:9