The Marriage Blog Week in Review for February 10-February 16

Good morning! It’s been a bit crazy around here the last week or so I’m gearing up for a surgery in just a week. I’ll be a bit scarce here and there, but you will be in excellent hands with Sherry. So while I may hope you miss me some, I don’t intend for you to miss me for long. But that’s all for next week, for now, let’s look at the week we just finished off. This was a big week for many of us, celebrating Valentine’s Day and World Marriage Day all in one week! Saturday, February 10 … Continue reading

Letters of Love: My Best Friend

There are moments in our lives when we feel that we may be living in a soap opera and honestly, soap operas while exaggerations in some ways do draw their storylines and their story power from real life and real relationships. Today’s letter is an interesting twist on a dedication and a valentine, it answers the question of what do you do when you fall in love with your best friend’s lady and how that can affect all of your relationships. My Best Friend I’m not sure if you’ll print this and honestly, I don’t even know if I am … Continue reading

Love Notes: Life is Like a Box of Chocolates, Truffles & More

Say what you want about Forrest Gump and I’ve seen plenty, but the line he made so popular is so popular because it is so apt and so profound. Our lives are like a box of chocolates and we never really know what we’re going to get when we bite into them. Among some of the best moments in our lives are the hidden truffles that we discovered quite by accident. Hidden Treasures When you discover one of these hidden treasures, you should hold it close to you and embrace it because these are those priceless moments that happen unexpectedly. … Continue reading

Love Notes: Your Top Five Romantic Moments

One of the first things I saw this morning when I got up was a video log of the top five most romantic moments in movie history. Among those moments cited included the fire escape proposal in Pretty Woman, the moment when Rose is riding on the rail with her arms outspread, trusting Jack for the first time in Titanic and the scene where Demi Moore’s character realizes that Sam is really there in Ghost and she hears him say I love you and she says “Ditto.” Romantic Moments I have to say that I agree with their choices. Those … Continue reading

Love Notes: Romantic Locations

Do you like useless trivia? I do. The running gag in my family is that I am a fount of useless trivia and knowledge. I gather this knowledge from a wide variety of sources. I read frequently, whether it’s books, Internet sites, magazines and newspapers. I also love to watch television programs on the History channel, PBS and other documentary type stations that allow me to expand my knowledge base. So with Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I sat down to enjoy a documentary on the history of Valentine’s Day. Granted, the information was not much more than what I’d already … Continue reading