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Category Archives: Marriage
Be A Wife Like This…
Sometimes I read a Bible verse and it jumps out and me and gets me thinking. Proverbs 12:4 did just that today… A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his … Continue reading
Unhappily Married Pastor
This morning I had a short distance to drive and turned on CCFm, just in time for Focus on the Family. I haven’t listened to it for ages and was reminded at how much I have missed out. On the … Continue reading
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Tagged Balance in marriage, Making marriage work
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There Have Been Many More Memorable Valentine’s Days
Valentine’s Day today and Mike and I made what we could of it, although we are not really given to romantic celebrations on a day like today. The day has been a long one. I went to bed after midnight … Continue reading
Questions to ask on a First Date
I read this article recently and heard about the 36 questions to ask on a first date. They are only supposed to take 45 minutes but the ‘test case’ couple took 5 hours. The questions are aimed at finding out … Continue reading
How To Be Married 101
I was thinking about this, this morning. Marriage is a complex arrangement! What are the most important things to know about being married? What does it mean to be married? If someone had to ask me how to be married, … Continue reading
This is what marriage is all about…
Quite often it really is the little things that makes a marriage happy. Today Mike and I had one of those little things. It all had to do with the traffic department. After our driver’s licences were stolen, we applied … Continue reading
The Garden Gloves Drama
Yesterday Mike and I had a spat over his gardening gloves. I tried so hard to protect him from an unfolding gardening glove irritation and it all fell apart when he found out! Mike had a pair of gloves that … Continue reading
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Tagged Conflict in marriage, Making marriage work
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Men Don’t Like Bossy Women
Maybe I should say that differently – “Most men don’t like bossy women” or “men in general don’t like bossy women”. I think one of the things that resulted in me not being bossy is that I was born the … Continue reading
Husbands, Do This…
Mike’s done this many, many times. It’s not a fixed rule, but when he does it, which is often, I feel special. It may sound old fashioned and it could be thought of as a touch of the chivalry and … Continue reading
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Tagged Be kind to one another, Making marriage work
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In A Relationship? Be Prepared To Lose This…
This morning, I was reading an online article about people whose relationships had ended. They spoke of the clues they experienced which should have been red flags that trouble was brewing. The things they mentioned were like being afraid of your … Continue reading
We’ve Arrived at 30!
It really is hard to believe that I got married 30 years ago. It is a very strange feeling. Inside we feel young but on the outside we are getting on! 9th August 1986, Mike & I rose early and … Continue reading
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Tagged Helga's Husband Mike, Wedding Anniversary
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Why I Wondered If My Marriage Would Last
Every July, this comes to mind… I learned very early that a couple may be married for a long time, yet they still may get divorced. It was something I had difficulty understanding. My parents were what I thought was … Continue reading
The Games Mike & I Play
So a couple of weeks ago Mike & I went and bought a few fruit trees which he planted in pots. There’s orange, lemon, fig and guava. They are baby trees and are going to take some years to bear … Continue reading
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Tagged Humour, Making marriage work
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“Honey, have you got R20 for me?”
Sometimes, I’ll be randomly out, shopping or somewhere in public when I hear a snippet of conversation that sticks with me. That was the case today when I walked away from the pet food shop after buying cat food. There … Continue reading
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Tagged Finances in marriage, Making marriage work, Money
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Engaged for 30 Years
9th May 2016. The 9th May always strikes a happy note in my heart. It’s the day I got engaged. Crazy that that was 30 years ago today. I’ve been wearing the ring for 3 decades. It still fits. The … Continue reading