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An Interesting Role reversal

MarriageJanuary 25, 2017393Views 0Likes 0Comments

How did you spend New Year's Eve? We decided to mix it up a bit and do something different. At 8:30 AM Dan drove himself (I was along) to the emergency room. Surprise! He needed an emergency appendectomy. He had had pain since Thursday but waited until Friday night to mention it to anyone. Saturday…

Have You Ever Had To Take Your Own Advice?

Biblical EncouragementNovember 9, 2016270Views 0Likes 0Comments

As a new believer I started attending the nearest Lutheran church, since that was what I grew up with. I joined a group of women who had a book study each week. I was a single mother working several jobs to make ends meet. One of the women was usually complaining about having to pick up after her…

Surviving the Holidays And a Free Holiday Planner

FamilyNovember 3, 2016291Views 0Likes 2Comments

Ready or not, here come the holidays. I look forward to them with some anxiety and concern. You are probably like me in that not everyone in your family gets along or you have someone who is never very pleasant to be with. These busy times can be very heard on families and marriages. I was going…

How To Be The Best Thing That Happens To Your Husband

MarriageMarch 3, 2016299Views 0Likes 9Comments

©Write the Vision Our engagement photo from 1983 The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. Proverbs 14:1 NIV This is one verse I thought I understood. There were women who tore down their own houses and there were women who…

The Gift of Encouragement

Biblical EncouragementFebruary 18, 2016390Views 0Likes 6Comments

Being a mother is a very difficult job! It calls for many hours of thankless labor, often during the middle of the night when no one sees or cares. There is the work of training and disciplining in addition to countless diapers to change and meals to make. Words of encouragement can make a world…

You Always Were a Cheap Date

MarriageNovember 12, 2015295Views 0Likes 5Comments

My husband Dan, took me out to breakfast recently. As we walked out the door after eating he said, "You always were a cheap date." It really wasn't an insult, but a complement. As usual I had a coupon and the two of us had a very nice breakfast for $8.00. Being a prudent wife is a…

Remembereing That Together We’re Better

MarriageNovember 5, 2015428Views 0Likes 9Comments

When I saw this graphic by Holley Gerth I was immediately reminded of the framed newspaper ad that has been on the wall in our home since we got married 30 years ago. Dan and I were living in the same apartment building when we met. How to Marry The Boy Next Door ©Write the Vision One morning…