The Delight of Loving My Husband

Love is _
This was the question that Felicia started our evening off with on Tuesday night. How do you define love? Some of the answer were...
Love is...
a verb
blind


unconditional
patient
Love me tender (From Julie M. who shares the same b-day as Elvis!)

February is the month of love, but we did not purposely plan the devotional theme of the month. We just fell on chapter 2 of Feminine Appeal which is "The Delight of Loving My Husband".

Julie M. led us in the devotional about loving our husbands. She began by asking if we had any embarrassing moments when dating our husbands. If you weren't there, then I guess you missed out on the laughs.

We looked at Titus 2:4, "Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands..." The word love in this passage is actually phileo which is used to describe love between close friends. In Feminine Appeal it is described as "a tender, affectionate, passionate kind of love. It emphasizes enjoyment and respect in a relationship." Is this how we love our husbands?

Are we enjoying our husbands or are we busy serving our husbands? We need to Prize him, Cherish him, & Enjoy him. Think of some ways that you can do that today!











We then had the opportunity to learn Calligraphy which means "Beautiful writing" from a friend of Felicia's. Shelly lives in Belmont, and she & her husband work at a jewelry store in town. She has been doing calligraphy for over 30 years and does a great job. Probably the most important thing she taught was to hold your pencil/pen at a 45 degree angle to help get the thin and thick parts of the letters. She gave some other helpful hints like placing a lined sheet of paper and cardboard under the paper or envelope that you are writing on to keep the words straight and so that you don't tear the paper. She went around to each of us and looked over our writing and gave us some tips to make it easier. There were definitely those ladies who got it! Check out Meliza's handwork! Awesome!




































Pray for our birthday beauties of the month and encourage them in any way you can.
Amy M ~ Feb. 1
Sue K. ~ Feb. 12
Becka M. ~ Feb. 15
Bev H. ~ Feb. 17
JeriAnn ~ Feb. 21

Our next gathering will be Tuesday, March 2 hosted by Karen. We will be learning about skin care and "The Blessings of Loving my children."

Remember to let Felicia know who you are pairing up with for String of PEARLS! Don't miss a great opportunity to be a part of another woman's life!