Once upon a time there was a Cherry tree. It was small and weak. You would say that’s horred. For the cherry tree it was HORRID. Children shook the tree back and forth. Millions and millions of petals and leaves fell to the ground. It was like a wedding! Every year the tree grew ferocious at the children. Every shake when the leaves came floating down the tree became hot as fire. One day the tree saw…
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The first year…. Lesson 2: Consider others more important than yourself. In the first year of marriage I remember one incident above others that demonstrated the kind of love Gary was capable of… Understanding that opposites attract, one of our opposing traditions dealt with security. I never locked anything… Gary locked up everything. Everyday when he came home, Gary asked two questions. “Did you go anywhere in the car today?” and “Did you remember to…
Leave a CommentLittle drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land.Thus the little minutes, Humble though they be, Make the mighty ages Of eternity.-Julia Fletcher Here it is … the month of March… coming in like a lion… and with it a wedding anniversary!! The little minutes have evaporated into the big 2-5 for us!! With 15 days to go til the big day, I am going to be sharing lessons I have learned from…
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From the 40th chapter of book of Isaiah in the Bible we read: The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for…
Leave a Comment“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.” – Andrew Jackson Recently, like really recently, I spoke some words to my husband. Words that I thought were just expressing something I wanted him to do for me. Well,he turned around a little later in the evening and essentially spoke them back to me.…
Leave a Comment“A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her.” –Helen Rowland quotes (English-American writer, 1876-1950) You could substitute teenager or a whole host of others to include and expand beyond men in this quote but let me start with the main audience I anticipate for this blog and that is women. It seems that I and perhaps by…
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