The Duck Who Flew Upside Down
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Facing My Fear, I Found My Truth
I believe I have changed far more in the last three years than during any prior 7-year period during my adult life. People often talk of how much courage it takes to change, and that is often true. After the … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Failure, Friendship, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Observations
Tagged change, choice, choose, courage, epiphany, fear, fidelity, integrity, Life, Love, realization
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How Saying “I Do” Changed My Life
“I DO”. Two of the shortest words in the English language, yet they come with the longest commitments two people can share. I said them nearly 34 years ago and meant them. Thankfully, My Beloved did too—the saying and the … Continue reading
Posted in Commitment, Friendship, Humor, Love, Marriage, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged commitment, grinding stone, humor, Life, Love, marriage, Relationships, rock tumbler, wife
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Hallway Torture
(This is a re-post for newer readers.) One of the toughest challenges My Beloved and I had as parents was regarding discipline. We wanted to be firm but loving and fair, and for the consequences to be effective, age-appropriate, and … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Discipline & Consequences, Family, Parenting
Tagged children, consequences, discipline, Family, humor, parenting
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An Act of Love
I was awakened this morning by my Beloved as she massaged a special foot salve into my dry and cracked feet. She had just taken care of her feet, and blessed me with a brief morning wake-up foot massage. I … Continue reading
Clueless!
I think that most people who know me probably think that I’m a reasonably intelligent man. My Beloved knows better. Case in point: Beloved and I got married when we were in our early 20′s, and right after our wedding … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Marriage, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged humor, lasting love, marriage, relationship lessons learned, Relationships
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Too Stubborn and Selfish
My Beloved and I are nearing our 34th wedding anniversary, but many thought we’d never make it as a couple. On the way home from our at-least-weekly Date Night sometime ago, I flashed back to the comments a good man … Continue reading
Posted in Loss, Marriage, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged lasting love, Love, marriage, Relationships
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Water Fight!
Some of my favorite moments in life have occurred on a whim. For example: Water fights between my Beloved and me. In the bathroom. They would often start innocently enough such as when I’m in the shower and she turns … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Marriage
Tagged fun, humor, innocence, lessons, Love, malice, marriage, Relationship, spontaneous, water fight
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LAAF SHMILY!
My Beloved and I sometimes write notes or sign cards to each other that end with LAAF! and/or SHMILY! It’s not because we have forgotten how to spell the words “Laugh” or “Smile”. “LAAF & SHMILY” are actually acronyms for … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Marriage, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged lasting love, lessons, Love, marriage, Relationship
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Hearing You, and More Reasons for Considering Changes
Thank you to those of you who provided feedback regarding possible big changes that I mentioned in my last post. Most of those comments indicate a preference that I leave everything all in one blog. I’ve listened. A new blog … Continue reading
Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 