Day 137 Honoring My Husband By Reading Between the Lines

When we listen for the words in
between the lines we hear the real
 heart of the story.

Today for some reason I felt like it was Saturday.  I overslept and missed a meeting, fortunately it was not critical but it is so unlike me.  As I prepared for the day my phone was ringing nonstop and for a minute I was so perplexed because I just could not understand why I was getting so many calls on a Saturday.  But then reality set in or I guess I truly woke up and realized today is Friday, and then it all came together.  Once that revelation set in I had to get busy with the order of the day, making the necessary calls, meetings, running errands etc.

While taking care of the business of the day Bryan calls me and begins to tell me why he is frustrated with me.  As I listened, initially I was a little confused and then it hit me.  The story being told is typically not the story that  needs to be told.  So today I am honoring  my husband by reading between the lines.  Since last week we have been going and going, I had a ton of school work, business work and home work with all the activities and he has been busy with getting things in order with his business.  Ironically yesterday I wrote about "just showing up" today I absolutely have to show up because I could hear the real message my husband was sharing when I listened for the 'gold", read between the lines and heard the heart of the message being delivered.  Today I am honoring my husband by reading between the lines and hearing what his heart is really saying.  He misses his wife and I need to show back up.

Wives of the world how can  you or do you honor your husband's by reading between the lines?  Are you able to hear your husband's heart when he speaks, even if it feels like he is coming down on you or do you ignore the message because of  the delivery?  I once heard a relationship specialist share that when a man shares something about what he does or does not like, listen, because those are his emotions.  He may never use the word feelings or emotions but if you listen to the message behind the words what you will find are emotions and feelings coming from his heart.  What message is your husband telling you about his heart when you read between the lines?  Please share your stories with us; we would love to hear from you.

Blessings,

Rochelle

"Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind; it forces you to stretch your own." 

 Charles Scribner