Apology Accepted
Julie and I went to the first Heritage Forum for Couples at Pursell Farms this week. I have been to the Forum for men several times but this was their first couples event. The Forum is actually where I got the idea to start a family blog.
As they always are, it was a great event. We covered a lot of relational and family issues. We retook the Love languages test along with a few other tests that I had not seen before. One interesting test that we took was an “Apology Language” test. It’s relatively new but I think that it’s a great idea. Love languages really help us stay on track as a couple, but we also need help when things get off track.
We discovered that just like the 5 Love languages, there are also 5 Apology languages. These languages describe the different ways that we prefer to receive an apology. It had never occurred to me that there were differences in the ways that we accept apologies. The Apology languages are 1. Request of Forgiveness 2. Make Restitution 3. Express Regret 4. Planned Change 5. Accept Responsibility.
You can take the test here https://lovelanguages.com/quizzes/apology-language Now that I have been enlightened on this, I see a real benefit to knowing the Apology language for ourselves and spouses. I would encourage you to do it and and talk about it to make sure you are on the same page.
It’s baby week! Can’t wait to meet you Charlotte!
Stay hungry,
Big E
Matt: 5:6