Thanks for The Advice, Doc
"You have to establish boundaries, let her know that some things are not prohibited."
"You can't be too submissive. And you Marissa cannot be too aggressive, either."
"You have to allow her to speak because that is the only way she can express herself."
You'll never know where you get relationship advice these days. You get what you can, wherever you can. Even if those advice blurs between human and pets, and comes from a dog therapist/trainer. That's right, all of the above advice are indeed for the shy Fidos out there, or in this case my co-worker's dog Molly. The one where the dog therapist is talking to Marissa, that is advice for their human owners.
Relationships ARE Hard. Amen.
A few months ago we had a gathering to watch Dr. James Dobson's video about relationship.
And incidentally GRX has just recently hired a couples ministry pastor in the hope that we could all related better to the opposite sexes. In a recent newsletter pastor Dave wrote this:
Another ministry that is vital to the health of GrX is Couples Ministry. Although we are 75% single, the couple's population is growing rapidly. I usually do about eight to ten weddings year. And it seems like we have a birth announcement at least once a month. To meet the ever increasing needs of the couples at GrX, we recently...
Awhile back I got a brief glimpse of what it is that the couples ministry does from the GRX Hoops ministry, where everyone in there are either married or are seriously dating. Last time we had a meeting, we prayed for other couples on such requests as more quiet time and prayers as a couple, to pray for a healthy baby, etc... They even brought with them to the meeting a book called: His Needs, Her Needs. Hmmm...interesting...
Anyway I just thought it was funny these dog therapists/trainers out there dolling out advice about human relationships. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.
Relationship Resources:
Weekend to Remember
His Needs, Her Needs
The Five Love Languages
Boundaries In Dating
