Category Archives: marriage

‘We Have to Talk’

“We have to talk.” Those are four words that bring sheer fear to every male on the planet — from the days of Adam, I suspect — to the present day. Even in a dream, those words bring chills to … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Messenger

It’s Friday so it’s time for this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday… Well, actually it’s Saturday, but I was on the road most of the day Friday and literally plopped into bed with some appointments earlier this morning. So, … Continue reading

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Back Outside

I always get a little melancholic around this time of year {as well as the end of summer and the September-November range}. Maybe melancholic isn’t the right word. It’s not that I go into a moody, gloomy funk, but the … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Crowd

Well, it’s Friday. Time to join the hundreds over at Lisa Jo’s place for a Friday free for all writing frenzy. You remember, each Friday we congregate at Lisa Jo’s place (http://lisajobaker.com/) to throw in our two cents worth on … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Hero

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2014/01/five-minute-friday-hero/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading

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Flowers

It’s time for another chapter from a book Karen and I received from JoAnn. It was from Rodale Press for Hallmark, 50 things that really matter. I’ve been sharing some of the first person chapters — and throwing in my … Continue reading

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Let’s Talk About Sex

Wow. That got your attention. Actually, I’m not writing about sex, just alluding to it and, as they say at the Chicken Ranch, “There’s nothing dirty going on.” First, a preface to set the stage. Usually, when I’m driving, I … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Honey

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to … Continue reading

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In the Blink of an Eye

Five years. It has been five years to the minute of this post since I changed my status from married to widowed, from husband to widower. To be honest, some days it doesn’t seem like five years. The events unfold … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — She

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task at hand is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/09/five-minute-friday-she/) who thought about writing and how … Continue reading

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