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The Marriage Week in Review – October 7 – 13

Another week down in the month of October and just two weeks to go until we arrive in November and the beauty of planning a Holiday Wedding or celebrating an anniversary in what for many people is one of the warmest emotional times of the year. Personally, I can’t wait for Christmas music, but in the meanwhile, we still have Halloween and time change to get through. Be sure to note on your calendars that October 29th is the day time changes and we’ll be rolling the clocks back an hour. Another great benefit to the crisp fall air in … Continue reading →

Marriage Hints: Flowers Have Meaning

Gentlemen, this is may seem like it’s just for you, but it’s also a little lesson for the ladies. I found it fascinating studying some of the meanings behind flowers, especially back in the days of planning my wedding. At the time, in all the wedding plans I was making, there was only one certainty I had – that certainty was that my bridal bouquet needed to contain a combination of the flowers my husband used to propose. The day he proposed, he sent me three white roses, six yellow roses and a dozen red roses. The white was for … Continue reading →

A Symbol of Love

This morning I was the guest speaker at a ladies breakfast for our church. Mick wisely, I thought, knowing how edgy I can get before a talk, kept pretty much out of my way as he knows I always get nervous before having to do any speaking. Writing comes easy, but public speaking not so much. He kissed me goodbye, assured me it would be fine and I knew he would be praying for me. As I spoke I was aware that he and other friends and family were praying. While I was talking, he was busy in other ways. … Continue reading →

A “Real” Housewives’ Wedding

Thanks to our new DVR, I was able to record the season finale of one of my favorite shows, the Real Housewives of Orange County. I had missed it when it aired earlier in the week and had forgotten to tape it, but Bravo replayed it this weekend. When we went to see Atonement, I set it to record. And thanks to the magic of the DVR, it was waiting for me to enjoy when we came home. Which I did. I wanted to see the wedding. Lauri, one of the “housewives,” got engaged at the end of last season, … Continue reading →