Focus on the Family Magazine - April/May 2024
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics. Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics.
Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
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And two become <strong>on</strong>e<br />
A thriving marriage isn’t instant.<br />
It requires two people working<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r in an envir<strong>on</strong>ment<br />
of love, support and mutual<br />
respect. Loving your mate means<br />
understanding how he or she<br />
views life, keeping in mind that<br />
birth order will influence that<br />
viewpoint. Regardless of how birth<br />
order plays out in your marriage,<br />
both of you can choose to change<br />
how you resp<strong>on</strong>d to and interact<br />
with each o<strong>the</strong>r.<br />
Back to my wife and <strong>the</strong> TV crew.<br />
What would I, <strong>the</strong> freewheeling<br />
lastborn, have d<strong>on</strong>e differently in<br />
relating to my cautious, firstborn<br />
wife? I’d tell her just two or three<br />
days beforehand—not a full week<br />
before <strong>the</strong> appointment. It would<br />
save me a lot of housekeeping grief<br />
but still give her time to happily<br />
plan <strong>the</strong> menu and feel comfortable<br />
with <strong>the</strong> details. However, if<br />
capturing my bride’s heart comes<br />
with a boatload of housecleaning,<br />
I wouldn’t change a thing in how<br />
I handled <strong>the</strong> situati<strong>on</strong>. This lastborn<br />
would do whatever was<br />
necessary to c<strong>on</strong>nect with that<br />
firstborn—in a heartbeat!<br />
Dr. Kevin Leman is <strong>the</strong> New York Times<br />
bestselling author of The Birth Order<br />
Book. This article was first published in<br />
<strong>the</strong> February/March 2015 issue of Thriving<br />
<strong>Family</strong> magazine and was titled “When<br />
Birth Orders Collide” by Dr. Kevin Leman.<br />
© 2015 Kevin Leman.<br />
THE BIRTH ORDER BOOK<br />
by Dr. Kevin Leman<br />
The order in which we are born has<br />
a powerful influence <strong>on</strong> how we<br />
interact with o<strong>the</strong>rs. It can even<br />
affect your marriage! Learn more.<br />
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