Tag Archives: marriage

Pre-Valentine’s Day Notes to Self

Posted on February 12, 2026 by mitchteemley

Pre-Valentine’s Day Notes to Self It’s been the snowiest February ever. And so, while my wife the Breadwinner (I’m the Sensitive Artist) is off making ends meet, I’ve had to muscle-up. By which I mean (screaming joints notwithstanding) facing lightyears-below-freezing … Continue reading →

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I Honestly Had No Idea

Posted on January 22, 2026 by mitchteemley

I Honestly Had No Idea Forty-Three Years Ago… I met a woman who would change my life forever. And almost entirely for good. The “almost” being purely subjective, since those are the parts of each other we haven’t finished sculpting … Continue reading →

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Loving Her Just the Way She Was

Posted on January 6, 2026 by mitchteemley

Image Source: AmoMama My Real Memoir: Loving Her Just the Way She Was But Did I Love Her? Billy Joel’s biggest hit “Just the Way You Are” was on the radio and on my mind that fall —constantly. Did I … Continue reading →

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GrrAttitude! When We Forget to Be Grateful.

Posted on November 13, 2025 by mitchteemley

A Funny and Surprisingly Touching Thanksgiving Message! Dear pastors, teachers, and church drama groups: My wife and I were not happy when our washing machine and dryer both gave up the ghost within a week of each other! But then, … Continue reading →

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On This Date 40 Years Ago

Posted on September 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

On September 15, 1985, I married the woman who would change my life forever. Oh, I’d been in love a few times before, only to have the ooey-gooey feelings fade away. And by now I was a commitment-shy bachelor. But … Continue reading →

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Ask and You Shall Receive!

Posted on July 16, 2025 by mitchteemley

Two Hilarious Sermon Illustrations Pastors, teachers, and drama groups: These two family-friendly comedy scenes are based on actual incidents involving my wife Trudy and me. In them, the fictional versions of us, Rick and Toodie, grumble, love, and laugh their … Continue reading →

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Having a Conscience Is So Inconvenient

Posted on March 25, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I was still running my little school of the arts (and secretly living in a back room there) while attending Drama grad school. I wanted to direct. But because of my eleventh hour application, I’d been shoehorned in as … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of COVID

Posted on March 18, 2025 by mitchteemley

Today is our 40th Engagement Anniversary. And so, exactly five years ago today, my wife and I celebrated it, as we always do, with a candle-lit dinner and a bottle of wine. Only this time we ate at the world’s … Continue reading →

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Three Tales of Life-Changing Love

Posted on January 29, 2025 by mitchteemley

Three Powerful Illustrations Pastors, teachers, and church drama groups: Each of these scenes (perfect for Valentine’s Day) focuses on the joys and challenges of finding–and keeping–a life-changing love. And all three are now available from my script publisher SkitGuys.com! Click on titles to … Continue reading →

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42 Years Ago My Life Changed Forever

Posted on January 23, 2025 by mitchteemley

Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~G. K. Chesterton Forty-two years ago this week, I met a woman who would change my life forever. Two years later, I asked her to marry me, and she said … Continue reading →

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