Category Archives: Marriage

Our Hands Are Full

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

We are too old for this. Perhaps it is punishment for our sins. Maybe it is just the jest of the devil to make us curse our lot. It might be intended as a little entertainment, so others will sit … Continue reading →

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The Blessing of Our Last Home

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

On June 18th, I wrote a post called The Mixed Blessing of our Last Home. That seems like ages ago. Now we are a month away from closing on our new home, and we are eager to do that. We … Continue reading →

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The Mixed Blessing of Our Last House

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

We are selling our house and moving. As a disclaimer, this was my husband’s idea. He loves me very much, and it occurred to him that the discrepancy in our ages might cause some difficulties for me in the future. … Continue reading →

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A Parsec of Stress Prompts Delicious Escape

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

The sum of our ages added to the dollars needed to get our house ready to put on the market, multiplied by the task of finding the very last house we intend to buy, squared by the 1400 miles from … Continue reading →

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Take Two — A Bit of an Edge

Posted on April 29, 2018 by

My husband has yielded to my twisting of his arm — and you are my witnesses.  I am laying aside some other projects for the time being, as I have coerced my Navy Veteran husband to share some of his … Continue reading →

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Seasons of Life: Waiting for Babies

Posted on April 22, 2018 by

There are many seasons in life. This post is about just one season in my life, long ago when I was eagerly and then desperately waiting for babies. It is dedicated to the young people who are now in the … Continue reading →

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Living Life

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

My Dad used to tell me stories about several people he knew who, while grieving the loss of their spouse, were worried that they hadn’t told them recently, or often enough, how much they loved them. My Dad and Mom … Continue reading →

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