Posted by Brenda Luther on Jun 7, 2015 in Personal Growth Tips, Spiritual Help, Values
1. Send flowers with a note of love, thinking of you, or encouragement. 2. Lunch on the patio at their favorite restaurant. 3. Listen when they speak making eye contact 4. A compliment 5. A phone call reminding them you are thinking of them 6. Run an errand or offer to pick up items they need 7. Greet them with a smile 8. Invite them over for coffee or tea 9. A small gift – a potted plant, package of their favorite coffee or candy 10. Invite them to a movie, a play, or for a walk 11. Prepare a meal when they do not feel well or having a hectic day 12. Share a book you recently read that they may enjoy 13. Offer to watch their children so they can have a break and relax Be the difference in someone’s life today. “Life isn’t about living, it’s about making a difference.” JR “So encourage each other and build each other up…” I Thessalonians...
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Posted by Brenda Luther on Jun 1, 2015 in Love, Marriage Tips, Personal Growth Tips, Spiritual Help, Values
1. Accept – you for who you are 2. Comfort – gives you reassurance 3. Defend – protect and guard you 4. Dependable – reliable, faithful 5. Encourage – nurture, inspire you to reach your dreams 6. Energize – gives you inspiration to reach beyond the ordinary 7. Kind – affectionate, loving 8. Motivate – creates a desire within you to be all you can be 9. Patient – never rude, tolerant 10. Promise kept – what they say is what they do 11. Trust – honest and integrity 12. Understand – if not, love you anyway 13. Listens – not only to the words, but listens with the heart, engaging in conversation Relationships can be good or bad and bad relationships can put you on the wrong road. When we make wrong choices and become involved in wrong relationships we can be influenced to make wrong decisions. Listen. God will warn you. “Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.” Psalm 25:5 brenda@thireteenonecoaching.com brenda luther ...
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Posted by Brenda Luther on May 18, 2015 in Family, Marriage Tips, Personal Growth Tips, Spiritual Help, Values
Attributes of love… 1. is patient 2. is kind 3. is not jealous 4. is not boastful, proud, or rude 5. does not demand 6. is not irritable 7. keeps no record of wrong 8. is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out 9. never gives up 10. never loses faith 11. is always hopeful 12. endures through every circumstance 13. will last forever Love is defined in I Corinthians 13:4-8 giving us a description of God’s kind of love. Our selfish nature goes against this kind of love because it is selfless and not focused on our needs, but on the needs of others. To love directing love outward and not inward toward ourselves we need God’s help to set aside our selfish nature. The more Christlike we become the more love we can receive and share. Faith, hope, and love are intertwined together. It takes faith, hope in the power of God, and acts of commitment and sacrifice as we allow God to love others through us expecting nothing in return. “…but if I didn’t love others, I would be of no value whatsoever.” I Corinthians 13:1-3 brenda luther thirteenonecoaching.com ...
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Brenda Luther is a Professional Christian Life Coach with an Advanced Certificate in Christian Life Coaching and a Diploma in Christian Life Coaching. She is also a member of the Life Care Team at The Summit Church in Kernersville, NC and a member of AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors). 
