Category Archives: Marriage

Making A Point…

Posted on March 25, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: Forever Awezome) I cracked up when I saw the photo and the words accompanying it. I think a lot of spouses can relate! Love, Russ

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Wind and Fire

Posted on February 27, 2013 by russtowne

“Distance does to love what wind does to fire… it extinguishes the weak and fuels the strong.” I love this saying and believe it to be true and profound. This was sent to me by the wonderful lady who married … Continue reading →

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Laughing At Mistakes

Posted on February 24, 2013 by russtowne

Here’s some healthy humor for those who could use an extra-large dose of it today: “Laughing at your mistakes can lengthen your life. Laughing at your wife’s can shorten it.” –CK/Forever Awezome Love, Russ

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Love Always and Forever!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by russtowne

This year I decided to create my own Valentines’ Day card for My Beloved. Here’s what it said: To My Beloved on Valentine’s Day We started as kids playing in the street In basketball you were hard to beat I … Continue reading →

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Getting To Know Each Other Better

Posted on January 27, 2013 by russtowne

Our DIL Kristi (the one carrying our twin grandchildren) mentioned during their holiday visit to us that she and our son Brian bought a book with questions for couples and they use it to get to know each other better. … Continue reading →

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Ever Since

Posted on January 17, 2013 by russtowne

The story in the poem below actually happened, and continues still. Russ “What do you believe is your most important job of being a wife?” “To protect his heart” she declared in front of fifty men that day “My most … Continue reading →

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The Sweetest Words of All

Posted on January 9, 2013 by russtowne

I’ve had lots of roles and titles But of the many things I’ve been called “Husband”, “Dad”, and “Grandpa” Are the sweetest of them all! –Russ Towne

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Love Is…

Posted on December 23, 2012 by russtowne

I love this cartoon and it’s message, and have learned that perhaps the most important time to show I care is when I’m most angry. When I can say “I love you” and mean it at a time when many … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of Love

Posted on December 16, 2012 by russtowne

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twistThoth to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”. — Thomas Merton I got married … Continue reading →

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Dream-Kiss

Posted on December 12, 2012 by russtowne

I work from home and have no commute, so My Beloved often leaves for work before I rise in the morning. That leads to a morning ritual that I love: The Dream-Kiss Asleep in our bed So soft and warm. … Continue reading →

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