Ghadeer Awwad

“Why do some trees stay green while others change their color?”

“Certain trees need to show off, dear. I’m sure that my big brother could explain why it happens. Dahlaine loves to explain things, and he can be very tedious about it. I prefer simpler answers. The trees are sad because summer’s almost over.”
― David Eddings, Crystal Gorge

“We forget that marriage is a relationship, not a project to be completed or a problem to solve. A relationship calls for sympathetic listening with a view to understanding the other person’s thoughts, feelings, and desires.”
― Gary Chapman, The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts

“He ignores me all day long and then wants to jump in bed with me. I hate it.” She is not a wife who hates sex; she is a wife desperately pleading for emotional love.”
― Gary Chapman, The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts

“Encouragement requires empathy and seeing the world from your spouse’s perspective. We must first learn what is important to our spouse. Only then can we give encouragement.”
― Gary Chapman, The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts