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34 Years

Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I celebrated 34 years of marriage! It’s been 34 pretty spectacular years and we are humbled and grateful that God has seen fit to bring us together and bless us with a happy … Continue reading

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It’s Not Difficult To Write About Today

(I’ll continue yesterday’s story tomorrow!) The date today – 20th June is pretty much etched in my mind! It is the day, TEN years ago today that my beautiful daughter walked down a very short aisle to marry an amazing … Continue reading

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Meeting Mike

Today has been pretty much a work day. I think it’s been a full 8 hours of work. I managed to do laundry as well. A super sunny day – warm and windless – perfect for washing. Nugget from my … Continue reading

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It’s The Little Things

A good marriage is made up of little things. And it’s a myriad of those little things that accumulate to rise to a giant big glorious thing. Mike is brilliant at little things. Like when I work late and come … Continue reading

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May 9th Blog

This day’s blog is predictable. I never forget 9th May…it’s pretty much written in my marriage DNA. It’s not our wedding anniversary, but our engagement anniversary. I can just pick a 9th May blog and find something I’ve written about … Continue reading

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Priorities

On Friday when Julian and I went to Franschoek, Mike stayed behind to work. That was also the day that the Echo cottage was broken into and at lunchtime we got the news. Mike went to Echo and saw the … Continue reading

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5 Keys To A Happy Marriage

The longer I journey through what has been an extra-ordinarily happy marriage, the more thought I have given to what are the secrets to a happy marriage. I’ve learned that I cannot control Mike as much as he cannot control … Continue reading

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Overlooking Flaws

This is a rare ‘middle of the night’ blog. It’s been a hot night in Cape Town and with the down duvet still on our bed, I was overheating so threw it off, only to be terrorized by the irritating … Continue reading

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Getting Revenge on Your Husband

I posted this a couple of years ago and revisited it today. You cannot control people, but you can control your own actions. How To Get Revenge On Your Husband! Newspaper columnist and minister George Crane tells of a wife … Continue reading

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A Blog For Husbands – What Wives Need

So today comes the twin of yesterday’s blog. Yep it’s true. Women are complex and men may describe us as fickle and emotional. Relationship experts have worked for centuries trying to work out what makes women tick, but I doubt … Continue reading

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How To React When A Husband Or Wife Does A Stupid Thing

We all do stupid things sometimes. Yesterday I watched a programme about the marriage of a couple  and I was shocked! The wife was really badgering her husband about doing the housework. She had outlined chores that he had to do. One … Continue reading

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Once In A Married Life Time…

11-27am Yesterday evening, I was just thinking, ‘it’s February – this is the month of Mike’s birthday – he’s turning 64.’  I commented to him that he is the age of the Beatles song. Have fun listening to this… Yes, … Continue reading

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Lessons From A Wedding Anniversary

11-23am The way Mike & I work when it comes to wedding anniversaries is that one year he plans events and the next year I do. This year was Mike’s turn. We’ve just come back from Zanzibar and so we decided not … Continue reading

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My 10 Habits for Happy Couples

3-45pm My friend, Riana, shared on FB, an article written by Dr. Mark Goulston – it’s been read by over half a million people! The topic 10 Habits of Happy Couples.  I agree with them & was tempted to put … Continue reading

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Being a Good Old Stepford Wife – NOT!

12-29pm Today I looked up the definition of “Stepford Wife”. Here’s what I found:“Old-fashioned subservient role” – that’s quite an interesting definition of what our parents and grandparents may have considered appropriate as the ideal wife. You just have to … Continue reading

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