1. Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

2. A Jewish proverb
‘A child without a
mother is like a door
without a knob.’
Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

3. Robert Elliot
“Stress may be the
spice of life or the
kiss of death.”
Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

4. Volunteer
time
Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

5. A connecting point
is something you both enjoy
– find them in your
relationships.
Most men will often say, “My
wife and I are connected in
many ways. Shopping is not
one of them!”
Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

6. Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

7. Ruth 1:9
“May the Lord bless
you with the security
of another marriage.”
Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

8. Ruth 1:16,
“16Don’t ask me to leave
you and turn back. I will
go wherever you go and
live wherever you live.
Your people will be my
people, and your God will
be my God.
Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

9. Ruth 1:17,
“17I will die where you die
and will be buried there.
May the Lord punish me
severely if I allow
anything but death to
separate us!”
Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

10. Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

11. Tools in a man’s toolbox
Fact-giving tool
Fact-finding tool
Take-charge tool
Task-oriented tool
Problem-solving tool
Competitive-drive tool
Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

12. Tools for a relational toolbox
Open-sharing tool
Patient-listening tool
Win-win tool
Selfless-honor tool
Tender-touch tool
Time-and –energy tool
Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

13. Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

14. ways we can use the time-and –
energy tool are;
talking a walk after work,
getting away for a weekend,
going somewhere special for a
summer or winter vacation,
calling each other during
breaks at work,
doing a puzzle together on a
rainy afternoon,
Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool

15. ways we can use
the time-and –energy tool are;
playing tennis or golf on a
sunny morning,
going grocery shopping
together,
or maybe just planning the
weeks events together.
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Men’s
Relational
Toolbox
The time-and-energy tool