Tag Archives: marriage

Engaged!

Posted on March 18, 2017 by

Engaged  [inˈɡājd, enˈɡājd] Definition: A state of being firmly and continuously connected.  E.g. “A car cannot move until its gears are engaged; when they are disengaged, it ceases to move forward.” My wife and I got engaged 32 years ago today. … Continue reading →

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Beyond Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 16, 2017 by

Soulmate (noun): Someone you’re “made for” and don’t have to work at loving. Someone you choose to continue loving every day. Love is a choice we keep on making.

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Yule Log

Posted on November 26, 2016 by

It’s the last weekend of November when we celebrate our yule log tradition: Wife: “You’ll log off that computer right now and help me with the Christmas decorations, if you know what’s good for you!” Me: “OK, honey.”

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Something Wonderfully Wrong

Posted on September 15, 2016 by

I met this girl who loved God and Shakespeare (in that order). She was smart. Creative. And as pretty as English china. Outwardly decorous, inwardly stubborn—Jane Austen meets the Rebel Alliance. I thought I’d found heaven. I had and I hadn’t. … Continue reading →

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Monogamy Is Not Natural!

Posted on July 21, 2016 by

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
“Friends say to me a lot, ‘Monogamy is not natural.’  And I always, say, ‘Well, neither are toilets, but when you don’t use them, things get very messy.’” ~Andrew Gurland (creator of the TV series…

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Faith?

Posted on January 10, 2016 by

If your idea of faith stops at “being forgiven,” you’re like a spouse who showed up for the wedding, but skipped the marriage.

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Confession: I’m in Love with Another Woman

Posted on September 15, 2015 by

Today is the 30th anniversary of my marriage. Does that make it a bad time to tell the woman I married that I’m in love with someone else? An ex-friend once introduced his wife to the woman he was leaving … Continue reading →

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