How Does our Chapman Family say "I Love You?"

Each night after we say our family prayer we gather in a circle and try to kiss eachother at the same time! I know its cheesy but it works and the kids eat it up.

At times it turns into a kissing game afterward where they each are trying to see who can kiss eachother the fastest and then they roll on top of eachother too.

I am currently reading "The Five Love Languages for Kids", by Gary Chapman. I've heard about his books but have never read them until now. I don't know why I waited so long. I am so intrigued by how each individual feels loved and how we can recognize what their love language is.

I found out that the girls both have the same language of quality time. I knew it as soon as I read the five options at the beginning of the book but a close second place for both of them was Gifts.

Trent and I are now aware of what we can do to show love to our girls by spending time with them, quality time that is not quantity time! I'll keep you posted as to how our love will grow with these girls. Too bad I can't figure out what Easton's will be I guess I will have to do all of them.

For Trent and I we took the assessment also and figured out our personal love languages as well. We found out that I enjoy acts of service and I feel loved when someone does something for me (ex. doing dishes, opening my door, etc.)

Trent and I have the same secondary language and that is Quality Time. We really enjoy our time together as a couple and have getaways quite often. We fill our love tank when these activities are done.

Trent's love language is physical touch. I already knew it before I took the test because I had read the book. I came to the conclusion that if each of us work on the other's love language just a little harder and concentrate on doing these acts for eachother then our love tanks will be overflowing.

I encourage us all to read these books and to find out what language we are. Its really fascinating to see what others are and how we can be more sensitive to them when we are around them to help show them we love them.