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Our hostess for this week’s “In Other Words” is my dear friend, Laurel at Laurel Wreath. Please check out her ‘challenge‘ this week…I hope to see you there…

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My friend Christine at Fruit in Season is talking about a book by Dr. Laura Schlessinger–with a book draw. Christine posed the following questions for “Marriage Monday“:

  • “How do the media, friends, extended family and other outside influences affect your attitude in your marriage?”
  • What are some resources of encouragement for you in your pursuit of godly wifehood?
  • Where would your husband say he falls in your list of priorities from day to day? Where on the list do you think he should be? If the answers to the last 2 questions don’t match up, how can you remedy that?

I hope to contribute to Christine’s “Marriage Monday” later in the day…One thing I can tell you already…My husband used to be on the bottom of my list, before I read “Love & Respect“…

Yours truly is posting over at Laced with Grace…

Blessings on your Monday and as always,

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Twinkling Eyes…

CWO Tuesday Meme

“One of the secrets to a happy marriage is remembering the source of our joy, which is not one another. The source of our joy is the Lord. Yes, we share tons of joyous moments, but we don’t expect, let alone demand, endless joy-filled moments from each other. ”
~ Liz Curtis Higgs ~
from the devotional: Rise and Shine

When I read the title of the devotional Darlene picked the quote from, I was instantly reminded of my dad. You might wonder why…

When I was still living at home, my dad used to wake us up with the smile on his face and the words “Rise and Shine”. When I was younger, I never understood his joy. Even when he got really sick with cancer, his morning routine never changed. My dad never lost the bounce in his step or the twinkle in his eyes…

Let me give you just a little back-ground on my dad’s up-bringing. My dad was born in Berlin, 1938. WWII was in fully swing. My dad’s biological father was imprisoned in Russia and died there. My dad’s mother didn’t really care what happened to my dad and his younger sister. The only blessing they had in their lives was my great-grandfather. He was a circuit pastor for the Lutheran church in Germany. At the young age of 4 my dad was exposed to the Word of God—the source of joy in his life.

If you are wondering about my parent’s marriage, I am glad to tell you that they were very happy. Even at the times they disagreed, because their joy came from the heart.

Today, I understand why my dad had the twinkle in his eyes. No matter what life handed him, he knew the redeeming love of our Lord Jesus Christ. That was enough reason for my dad to smile and tell his kids to “Rise and Shine”.

My mom tells me that I have the same twinkle in my eyes; that I am more like my dad as I get older. There is no greater compliment for me…And today, I enjoy especially the early morning hours when I have the house to myself to be in His presence…

“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
~ Psalm 16:11 (ESV)

I know that I am way off the topic–I just couldn’t help but sharing about my earthly dad with you today. It might be that the anniversary of his death is right around the corner…

To read Darlene’s and other Godly women’s thoughts on this week’s IOW, please visit Darlene’s blog Darlene Schacht dot com…Hope to see you there.

Blessings on your day and as always…

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What’s Going On?

A lot! Especially in the blogging world. The Ultimate Blog party hosted by Susan and Janice is in full swing until the end of this week. I hope you will take a minute to check it out. I have to apologize to all my visitors from Friday–I am a little overwhelmed with all your kind comments. I hope that I will return all your visits by the end of today….

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Tomorrow, Terri from In His Hands, will publish her first post at Laced with Grace. I hope you have a minute to stop by and welcome our newest member to the team…I know that you will be blessed by what she has to share.

BTW – we have a new ‘feature’ on Laced with Grace. We highlight a blog from the LWG blogroll in our sidebar for a week. Every Monday you will find a new blog to explore…

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Tomorrow I will be sharing my thoughts for the first time at the new CWO blog…I hope to see you there…

Speaking of CWO; I will be your hostess this week for IOW with a quote by Martin Luther: “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.”

I pray that this quote will inspire you to think about prayer and that you will be sharing with us your own thoughts with us on Tuesday…

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Last but not least, please join Christine at Fruit in Season with her new Monday meme on marriage…Just click on the above button–it will take you right to Christine’s wonderful blog…

I told you there is much going on this upcoming with in the Blogosphere…I hope to see you soon…

Blessings on your week and as always…

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