http://mwilloughby.com/2010/01/04/uncommon-courtesy/ Where Genuine Faith Meets Real Life Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:02:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mwilloughby.com/2010/01/04/uncommon-courtesy/#comment-64 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:37:19 +0000 http://mwilloughby.com/?p=167#comment-64 Thanks for the great reminder and for the call for Uncommon Courtesy in 2010!

]]> http://mwilloughby.com/2010/01/04/uncommon-courtesy/#comment-63 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:11:12 +0000 http://mwilloughby.com/?p=167#comment-63 I can`t imagine someone who is sweeter or more in touch with family concerns than you, but it is a fact that there is always room for growth in all of us and I thank you for that reminder. I love you, but that is easy!!

]]> http://mwilloughby.com/2010/01/04/uncommon-courtesy/#comment-62 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:39:42 +0000 http://mwilloughby.com/?p=167#comment-62 Thanks, brother. What an excellent reminder as we start another new year. Early in our marriage I received some of the best advice I ever got. I don’t even remember who it came from but he encouraged me to never speak ill of my wife in casual conversation. He also said not to use words like “my old lady” or “ball and chain”. He said that my aquaintances would benefit greatly from the nice things I said about my wife. In a similar way, one of Alyson’s Chik-Fil-A bosses once told her that she appreciated that “her name was safe in Alyson’s mouth while that was not the case with many of her co-workers”. I have tried to pass on these little words of advice whenever I can, especially to newlywed guys that I know. I’d love to tell you that I’ve followed both of these all the time but that would not be true. However, when I violate them, the Lord brings to my mind that I committed to be better than that! May we all be reminded to be better in 2010.
Love you brother,
Steve

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