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We can learn so much from the story of Esther. Hi, I'm Heidi St. John, and when I read the

story again, I noticed a few things that every busy mom should be putting into practice.

First, Esther showed that she respected her husband. She did not try to get her way through

manipulation, but wisely asked God to show her how to approach her husband. Second, Esther

had demonstrated that she was trustworthy. Her husband trusted what she said, and he demonstrated

his love for her as he listened to her. You see, she had not only won his physical affection,

his listening ear, and last, she was a student of her husband. She learned a lot, I'm sure,

from Queen Vashti's previous mistakes. But remember, Esther was motivated by love. She

was carrying the weight of a nation on her shoulders. It was not only in her best interest

to learn how to communicate with her husband, it was in the best interest of an entire nation.

We don't often think of how important it is that we learn to communicate lovingly and

effectively with our husbands. After all, we don't have an entire nation depending on

whether or not we get this marriage thing right. Or do we? I truly believe that if we could

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