“A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 (NIV) The young bride, shoulders slumped and head down, struggled to muffle her sobs so neither her husband nor neighbors
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Tag: marriage
Marry Your New Year’s Resolutions
January is about to slip through our frozen fingers and some of us have still not written down our goals for the year. Then some of us dashed off an ambitious list of resolutions during
Read moreShake Off the Dust
My poor bouquet. A deep cleaning session resulted in a few treasured finds. One of which was my wedding bouquet. The lavender and blue flowers so caked with dust you could hardly distinguish their color
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Four days after Christmas my niece, Mary, floated down a wooden staircase on a cloud of white lace and ruffles into a new life. I wondered, as I almost always do on these occasions, whether
Read moreThe Way to Love
Along the narrow way I’ve often wondered about God’s idea of love and how the essence of the meaning might differ from my own. I mean, how can we love the Lord with all our
Read moreIF ONLY WE’D KNOWN….
From this day forward. Wow! Thirty-six years of marriage. How is this possible? I think back to our vows taken on that day, heading down the aisle as the clueless kids we proved to be.
Read more20 Ways to Love Your Wife
I’ve been on the receiving end of sweet selfless love since my wedding day 20 years ago. Corey has got loving me figured out. Want to make your wife feel loved? Read on. 20 ways
Read moreThe Grace to Embrace
By Cathy Mayfield CHANGE WAS BEGINNING Before my eyes, change happened. And so, her nonfiction fairytale came true. The wedding guests went home. The decorations dismantled. The couple left for the rest of their lives.
Read moreA Different Perspective
For the past couple of months, my husband and I have been taking the Love & Respect class at our church. On the first night of the class, the author mentioned that when a man
Read moreLove and Relationships Have Roots
“Tell me about when you first met?” “When did you know that him or her was the one?” “Tell me about your first date.” “Where was your first kiss?” If you came into my office
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