LOVE NEVER GIVES UP A New England girl had just become engaged when the Civil War broke out. Her fiance was called into the army. So their wedding had to be postponed. The young soldier…
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JUST BEING TOGETHER There is a sacredness in being old In fair or stormy weather Just dreaming of the days long past And sweetness of being together There's sereneness in the evenings As lights are…
ONE LAST VISIT It was the Sunday before Christmas and our young new pastor was sharing with the congregation the somewhat ambitious goal he had set for himself the previous December: to visit every church…
DANISH PROVERB A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple.
I'LL NEVER TELL One time a friend drove me to see some people who lived about 50 miles away. We had a nice visit, but when it was time to leave, we discovered that the…
TIME SPENT Paul Tsongas was a young and rising member of the U. S. Senate. Learning he had cancer made him reevaluate the time he had been spending with his wife and children, compared with…
SUMMING UP LOVING LOYALTY Kenny Rogers' song "Through The Years" shows the kind of loyalty we should have for each other as mates. It goes, "I can't remember when you weren't there. When I didn't…
EARLY SIGNS OF LOVE One morning my son came down to breakfast looking especially handsome in a color-coordinated outfit. Just one thing was wrong -- his collar was twisted. "You look great," I said, reaching…
MARRIAGE is a lottery in which a man stakes his liberty and a woman her happiness. Mme. De Rieux
TESTING A man and a woman who had been corresponding solely by mail fell in love with one another. They agreed to meet at the airport. Since they had never seen one another, they devised…
FAMILY TOGETHERNESS Years ago, Grady Nutt told the story about a young family who invited the new preacher and his wife over for Sunday dinner. The mother of the home was very concerned that it…
THE LOYAL WIFE An incident is related from the life of Amos Bronson Alcott, the father of Louisa May Alcott (author of Little Women). The Alcott family finances were very low, but they placed great…
FOR A WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Companioned years have made them comprehend The comradship that lies beyond a kiss. The young ask much of life -- they ask but this, To fare the road together to its…
DON'T MARRY TOO QUICKLY Thus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure, Marry'd in haste, we may repent at leisure. William Congreve, The Old Bachelor, Act V, Scene 1.
UNFORTUNATELY And then there's the story of the man who is visiting in South America and sees a peasant riding on a donkey while his wife is trudging along behind. The man asks the peasant…
THE DIFFERENCE -- THE PROMO AND THE REALITY The difference between courtship and marriage is the difference between the pictures in the seed catalogue and what comes up. James Wharton
APPEARANCES AND REALITY Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it. Helen Roland
GROWING MORE VALUABLE An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have: the older she gets, the more interested he is in her. Agatha Christie
LOVE DEFINED Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
MARK TWAIN The famous writer once encountered a friend at the races who said, "I'm broke. I wish you'd buy me a train ticket back to town." Twain said, "Well, I'm pretty broke myself but…
