Last Saturday, we had our “From Me to We” seminar. In one of the sessions , we discussed the differences between man and woman. Everytime I teach a session like this, I never fail to make fun of my husband (and men in general) because they have “disconnected brains.” You see, men do not process things in the same way women do. Men are like waffles, as has been said, because they think in boxes or compartments. If they’re talking about sports, then they stick to sports. If it’s business, then it’s business. Women on the other hand, are like spaghetti, because every topic is entangled with every other topic imaginable.  So when a wife starts talking to her husband about her day, it might seem that her husband has zoned out, or might look like he’s in a trance, because actually, he needs time to move from one box to the other, to keep up with the many topics we talk about in one conversation.

    This difference does not make one better than the other. It’s just how God wired us. And it actually works for the good. I saw this work yesterday…

    Sunday morning, Paolo was busy finishing up his  preaching, when suddenly the rain poured. In a snap, he got up from his chair and yelled  “Kids, follow me to the garden!”  Automatically, the kids knew what was on their dad’s mind… “SHOWER IN THE RAIN!” As I watched everyone rush out of the house, different thoughts raced through my mind… “it’s cold, what if the kids get sick? I don’t want them to miss school.  The helpers are on day off, who’s gonna mop the wet floors? Janina took a bath already. She’ll have to take a bath again. etc. etc.”  While Paolo had one just one thing in mind, which was to have fun with the kids, I had 10 different things in mine. Had I allowed my spaghetti mind to get the better of me,  I would have missed hearing my kids squeal in delight as they ran through the rain and splashed in the puddles! 

    This is one of those times I thank God my husband thinks the way he does.