We recently received two books anonymously in the mail for MERCY; or at least that’s what we thought. It’s always a great treat when we get new resources for the marriage library. The books were: Take Back Your Marriage by William Doherty, PhD and The Time Starved Marriage by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott.
I thought, “Boy, these are books our couples could use, and even noted in our recent newsletter, ‘Someone must have read these and thought they were worth encouraging others to read as well.’ ”
Little did I know they were intended for me and my husband. Later, we found out two special friends, who are also in marriage ministry, sent them to us. This couple seems to have a good balance of helping others and making time for themselves. The last time we talked with them, we were telling them how busy we were. They had asked us to go on a trip with them and we explained we didn’t have any weekends available for months. They apparently recognized that we needed to devote some time for ourselves. Consequently, the real reason for the books. I felt like Dorothy in the “Wizard of Oz.” Sometimes things are right in front of your nose and you don’t recognize them. Mentors need mentors sometimes to get you back on track. Thanks Mary Anne and John.
Penny