5 Things: GOOD Guy - GODLY Guy

ONE thing I know for sure about dating when you're all grown up...it's NOTHING like dating when you're eighteen or twenty.

We know stuff. We've lived stuff.

We've developed intuition.


We've watched far too many episodes of crime dramas.

All that stuff makes us wiser, discerning, and eliminates some potential for heartache.  And for being kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote cabin in Montana.

I've been dating now for a year and a half since losing a spouse to cancer three years ago. I could blog about the hilarious circumstances I've been in, the ironies, the lessons.

I will. I have learned SO much, so how could I not? I've made mistakes...and I've turned a blind eye at times to some glaring and critical differences. I've also made some amazing friends.

These FIVE THINGS are a short collection from a tattered piece of paper typically found on my fridge at home. It was given to me by a friend and coworker, Craig Norrenberns. I believe his Dad handed them down to him. I asked him to jot them down when my daughter was experiencing her first relationship six years ago. I'm thankful for the men in my life who are amazing role models to her, and to me.

I hope these help you, or that you can pass them along to a friend or even to your own daughter.

FIVE THINGS: Good Guy vs. GODLY Guy

1. A good guy will respect you.
   
    A GODLY guy will TREASURE you.


2. A good guy will go to church.

   A GODLY guy will live a life of worship.


3. A good guy will do his best.

    A GODLY guy will depend on GOD, because he understands he can't do it alone.


4. A good guy says he is a Christian.

    A GODLY guy LIVES like he is a Christian.


5. A good guy has thick skin.

    A GODLY guy has a SOFT HEART.