Nuggets

To one who listens, valid criticism is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry. Proverbs 25:12 With gratitude to Les and Leslie Parrott once again, most of you know that The Gorgeous Redhead and I are Disney-freaks. Several years ago, when we could, we bought into the Disney Vacation Club. We have about enough […]

OrWhen Expectations Become Premeditated Resentments Be devoted to one another in brotherly love … rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation. Romans 12:10-12 Many of us marry with the illusion that the excitement and magic of new love will never fade away. Then, at some point in the first couple years of marriage, we wake up

Put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 Do you remember that classic Sunday comic strip from Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts, Linus is eating a sandwich and Lucy is nearby as he begins to ponder. “Hands are fascinating things,” he says. “I like my hands. I think I have

If you walk around with your nose in the air, you’re going to end up flat on your face, but if you’re content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself. Luke 18:14 It was the largest passenger steamship in the world when she set off on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England

“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:41-42 There is a great line in Moby Dick. The sailors are rowing furiously while the whale boat is racing

other than getting your parents to buy one for you (my addition) Borrowed from Mary Hunt from her daily blog called Everyday Cheapskate Some of my family is in the automobile business and I hope they do well forever. However, there is nothing quite so expensive as a brand-new car. There are times, rare though

When I married the first time, I’ll admit I was looking for a good woman who would serve me. That’s what I thought a successful marriage was: finding someone to serve you. That’s because I was a chauvinist. I thought men were better than women. Needless to say, the idea of me serving my wife

Any time you hear or see a story of a quest to climb Everest, the unsung heroes are the mountain guides or sherpas of high in the Himalayas. They lead you, protect you and guide you, but here’s one bit of information that most people don’t know unless they’ve worked alongside a sherpa. After 50

Someone has said that the greatest mechanical sexual device ever invented was the lock on the bedroom door! Having young or even adolescent children around can put a serious dent in a couple’s intimate life. But it does not have to be that way! With a little thought, planning and attention, parents can be lovers

Lisa Penn-James offered these golden tips on a Better Marriages Group site on LinkedIn that I follow. These are dynamite! “Talk to your spouse more kindly than you talk to anyone else in the world. Too often we speak the most harshly to those closest to us.” “He needs you to be his cheerleader. Let