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Soul Mates?

Is your spouse someone with whom you can share the innermost secrets of your heart and know you will not be judged, ridiculed or condemned? Is this what you are for your spouse – someone that he or she can always turn to – that they don’t have to think before they speak how will they react if I tell them this? This is the freedom and acceptance we should have with each other if we are really soul mates. ‘A friend is one to whom we may pour out all the contents of our heart, chaff and grain together, … Continue reading →

Thoughts on Soul Mates and Single People

In the Single Side of Things article I wrote in as part of my analysis of Today’s “Why I Got Married, Why I Stayed Single Series”, I ended by saying I didn’t really buy that the single women interviewed were truly happy with their decisions to stay single. Tainted View My thoughts on this are kind of corrupted, because my sister’s a 51-year-old never-been-married single woman. Back in her 20s it was common to hear her declare, “I’m never going to get married. I don’t need it.” Then in her 30s she found someone she thought she might marry. Actually, … Continue reading →

Pea Pod Mates

Photo by Radoslaw Wyjadlowski You’ve heard the expression “peas in a pod” right? And probably the term “soul mates.” Who hasn’t? Pea pod mates are soul mates who have peas in a pod chemistry. They’re the best of friends and it’s impossible to think of the one without the other. They just naturally go together. Characteristics of Pea Pod Mates Their connection is eerily uncanny to that of twins. It seems like they know what the other’s thinking and can anticipate reactions effortlessly. They do things like end each others sentences, know when the other’s hungry (and what they’re craving), … Continue reading →

Davy Jones Dies at 66

On Wednesday, February 29, 2012, Davy Jones passed away in Florida from a massive heart attack. Fans all over the world are mourning and wishing his family well. The 66-year-old singer, actor and celebrity will be missed especially by the generations who grew up with the Monkees, either when they first appeared ion television in 1966 or throughout the years in reruns. Jones is best known for his time with the Monkees and such hit songs as “Daydream Believer,” and “I’m a Believer.” Many fans remember his guest appearance on the hit 70’s television show, The Brady Bunch. Beside the … Continue reading →

Free Valentine’s Day Apps for iPhone

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Those of you who absolutely adore this holiday are probably very excited. You might enjoy playing around with some free Valentine’s Day apps that are compatible with your iPhone. These cute, fun, apps are a great way to celebrate Valentine’s Day without breaking the bank. M.A.S.H. Valentine is a FREE app that is compatible with both iPhone and iPad. It takes the original M.A.S.H game that you played as a child, and gives it a Valentine’s Day spin. M.A.S.H stood for “Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House”. This app turns it into “Married, Acquaintances, Soulmates, … Continue reading →

Know Your Spouse

In a good marriage you know your spouse and their interests better than anyone see does. For example my daughter recently suggested her father might like to go and see the musical version of Doctor Zhivago. I had my doubts, since part of the attraction as far as I could see for Mick was he liked Julie Christie, but I decided to test it out in conversation. By the end of the conversation I was left in no doubt he did not want to see it. In his opinion it was never intended to be a musical and he saw … Continue reading →

Book Review: Irish Girls About Town

There are countless stories about people striving for their soulmates. From Cinderella to Dirty Dancing, things always seem to work out in the end when the lovers cling to each other. But what would happen if the story didn’t end there? If your relationship was so perfect that it drive everyone around you crazy? Soulmates by Marian Keyes, one of the 16 short stories in the book Irish Girls About Town, answers that question. Marian Keyes is only one of the authors included in this stella cast of authors that you may or may not have heard about. The most … Continue reading →

Drifting Apart

During one of our nostalgia nights we also looked over both children’s baby books. It’s easy to forget little things that happen, so it was fun to reminisce about the cute and funny things they said and some of the antics they got up to. What was interesting when we went through baby books, we found some names of people we received gifts and cards from were names we couldn’t place. The same happened with some of the slides, we found there were people that we used to know but we simply couldn’t remember who they were. It seems we … Continue reading →

Scary Places: West Virginia State Penitentiary

What does a Gothic looking building and a state penitentiary add up to? Apparently, it equates to a place haunted by unhappy souls. Such is the case of the West Virginia State Penitentiary. There are plenty of “haunted” prisons, but West Virginia State is thought to be the most haunted. Modeled after a prison in Joliet, the Gothic Revival architecture made it look frightening alone when 250 inmates entered cells in 1876 when it opened. Although conditions of the prison may have been seen as decent enough at the turn of the 20th century, they quickly deteriorated. Eventually, the prison … Continue reading →

Verbal Abuse?

Recently I looked at the question of whether one should stay in a situation of abuse, even verbal abuse. But what do you think about when the term verbal abuse comes to mind? What constitutes verbal abuse? For some people I know it has been a husband who yells at them and makes them feel worthless and small by their derogatory comments. They are made to feel nothing they do is right and they are virtually a waste of space. Verbal abuse shows the other person has little or no regard for the feelings of their spouse. Even if these … Continue reading →