Tale of Two Artists

 -P-47D,1/48 scale, by Glenn; tole painted stool, by Jill; ~50 yrs ago

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"Marriage isn’t just about falling in love.

It’s about staying in love when life gets heavy.

It’s choosing the same person after long workdays, 

unpaid bill, misunderstandings, and moments 

when both of you are exhausted.

Real marriage is built in the ordinary days, 

not the perfect ones."

-Almost Said

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A Wonderful Union Like no Other

 ~MALLARD

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Romans 12:9-13

..."Let love be without hypocrisy. 

Abhor what is evil; 

cling to what is good.

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; 

give preference to one another in honor; 

not lagging behind in diligence, 

fervent in spirit, 

serving the Lord; 

rejoicing in hope, 

persevering in tribulation, 

devoted to prayer, 

contributing to the needs of the saints, 

practicing hospitality."...

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Ephesians 5:25-33

..."Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. 

He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, because we are members of His body.

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband."

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Hebrews 13:4

..."Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge."...

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Having to do with the real happiness in life...

"If we want the next generation to be happy, churches need to stop being backseat "At The Movies" sermon-series peddlers, train up godly men and women, and then encourage those men and women to get married while holding them accountable to their vows..."

"That's how you build (happy) nations."

-not the bee

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Precious memories of love

 ~internet photo

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-Togetherness with you is all I desire-

Thankful for my Beloved

 

You and Me!

 

The Greatest Privilege

 

Let's Leave and Cleave

 Genesis 2:18-24

..."Then the Lord God said, 

“It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”...

...The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.

So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.

The Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

The man said,

“This is now bone of my bones,
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman,
Because she was taken out of Man.”

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed."

Proverbs 12:4

..."An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,

But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones."...

Proverbs 19:13-14

..."A foolish son is destruction to his father,

And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,

But a prudent wife is from the Lord."...

Proverbs 27:15-16

..."A constant dripping on a day of steady rain

And a contentious woman are alike;

He who would restrain her restrains the wind,

And grasps oil with his right hand."...

Mark 10:7-9

..."But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. 

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and the two shall become one flesh; so they are no longer two, but one flesh.

What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”...

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If you love the LORD then Follow Him!

LEAVE and CLEAVE!

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Feeling so very Thankful!

 ME

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Faithfulness, Devotion, Loyalty, Commitment...

 For this reason...

Mark 10:7-9

..."For this reason 

a man shall leave his father and mother,

and the two shall become one flesh;

so they are no longer two, but one flesh.

What therefore God has joined together, 

let no man separate.”...

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Being a Crown

 

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,

But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. 

Proverbs 31:30

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband

Proverbs 12:4a

 I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, 

and the man is the head of a woman, 

and God is the head of Christ.  

1 Corinthians 11:3

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People let us down: Expectations and Dealing with our Hearts.

 In this series of comics Mr. Schulz had Peppermint Patty needing a place to stay while her father was on a trip. 

Marcie offered her home right away, but Peppermint Patty completely ignored Marcie's invitation and instead pursued Charlie Brown for his home. 

Meanwhile, she also ignored Charlie Brown's insistence that his family had no place for a visitor.

What she experienced was not what she had expected. Great disappointments upon disappointments mounted.

Finally when her father is back home she complains to Marice who then explains why she really can't complain about her stay.

In Real Life

We all tend to have great expectations in our lives.  "Things" should be this way and when they are not, we are disappointed. 

Disappointments upon disappointments mount. Grumblings, anger, sadnesses, depressions....

Hebrews 13:1-14

"Let love of the brothers and sisters continue.

Do not neglect hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are badly treated, since you yourselves also are in the body.

Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, 

“I will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you,” 

so that we confidently say,

“The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.
What will man do to me?”

Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their way of life, imitate their faith.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, and forever.

Do not be misled by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the Holy Place by the high priest as an offering for sin are burned outside the camp.

Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the gate, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood. So then, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come."...

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A wonderful couple I have known my whole life

November 23, 1950

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My father's parents and my mother's mother.

A happy day!

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Once a Plugger, Always a Plugger

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thank you to Mr. Brookins

Maturity, Choices, Transitioning, Complementing = A New Family

YIKES!

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1 Corinthians 13

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 

If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,

does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered,

does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.

For we know in part and we prophesy in part;

but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away.

When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.

But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

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He who finds a wife finds a good thing

Proverbs 18:22
"He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from the Lord."

Waiting or looking for a mate:

Never date a non-Christian
Never rush 
Never settle
Never push
Always respect
Always be discerning
Always be alert for Red Flags
Be respectful of parents 
NEVER allow parents to manipulate and control either of you
Always be humbly in prayer with the LORD

Putting away and moving on

This week I took a couple of photos before I began to put away most of my "winter" decor.  I left out some of my "pickled Snowmen" since it is still winter, we have over 15 inches on the ground since January, and the festive red bows around the lids highlight the few Valentine things I have.

These photos show my bottle brush forest on top of the wardrobe where our Wolverine does not know he could jump to reach.  I nestled a few deer among the trees and greenery.  

The little red flocked deer is from my childhood and one of my most treasured Christmas decorations. 

When I was engaged to be married years ago my mother had me choose a few things from her own decorations to take with me as we began our married life together.  It was a precious thing for her to do for me.  The things she gave me are a treasure and full of memories of my childhood and into our own families traditions.

Thankful!

This is happily ever after

The two shall become one flesh

Ephesians 5:25-33
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church 
and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, 
having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 
that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, 
having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; 
but that she would be holy and blameless. 

So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. 
He who loves his own wife loves himself; 
for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, 
just as Christ also does the church, because we are members of His body. 

For this reason a man shall leave 
his father and mother 
and shall be joined to his wife, 
and the two shall become one flesh. 

This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ 
and the church. Nevertheless, each individual among you also 
is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it 
that she respects her husband."