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- Focus on the Family has a great testimony of a restored marriage on their home page.
- Pray Pray Pray for them... "After 16 months of little communication, today we spoke for 45 minutes."
- Mother and Daughter need prayer, please join them.
- 20 years of marriage is being attacked! Please pray for them.
- A wife and children pray for their daddy to return.
Thanks for your prayers for Jan's father, Harry. |  | 
Monday afternoon update – 3/8/2010 – by Lisa for Jim and Jan Harry has come through his series of heart attacks, he is a very strong man. He is now back in his condo and doing well for his age and what he's been through. Jan and I arrived back in Hawaii last night, and although we're exhausted from the time change and the jet lag, we're so grateful for what the Lord has done and how He used this time to bless us, our ministry, and Jan's book, The finisher. Thank you all for your prayers, cards, emails, and even the financial support to keep Midlife Dimensions up and running while we were gone! We truly appreciate all of you, your love, and caring hearts. We'll now get settled once again, and back to work doing what God has in store for us. Love and blessings to all of you, Jim and Jan Conway Last Updated (Monday, 08 March 2010 14:39)
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GREAT NEWS!!! Check it out!The Facilitator's Bio Links have been repaired!!! The Chat Room Archives have been fixed and are being updated. Thanks to those of you who emailed to notify us of broken links! We are grateful your prayers and patience while we work to fix the problem. Last Updated (Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:07) |
| Why Is It That Men Seem To Have Fewer Close Relationships? |
In the book, The Friendless American Male, David Smith says, "Women seem to have a monopoly on meaningful, intimate relationships . . . Men have friendships which relate to work or play, but seldom go beyond the surface." Smith is saying that men are buddies, but are not deep friends. They are with each other, but they do not share their inner selves with each other. They play together, but then do not expose their personal problems to one another. They share problems outside of themselves, but not themselves. One of the reasons that American males may not share themselves with anyone is that they are competitive. For example, on a football team each player is ranked in his respective position. The same is true in an orchestra where there is a first seat violin and second seat violin. Business constantly rates people by success, dollars, or growth. But friendship demands vulnerability, sharing, and openness--the very opposite of competition. Men are trained to be competitive, not friends. Another problem for men is that they are political in their relationships. They think, "What can this person do for me?" or "How can I help that person get ahead so that later he will help me?" Men are great team players. They help others and count on others to help them. But they have not learned to give themselves in love or to receive love. Their relationships consist of bartering, or trading, rather than vulnerability and openness. |