Tag Archives: wife

To Protect His Heart

Posted on June 7, 2012 by russtowne

My wife was once asked in front of a group of 50 or 60 men, “What do you believe is your most important job as a wife? Some of the men looked at me to see if I knew what … Continue reading →

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On the way home from our at-least-weekly Date Night this evening, I flashed back to the comments a good man said to my then-fiance’ and me 34 years ago, when we were about 20 years old. We’d asked him to … Continue reading →

Posted in LIfe Lessons, Observations, Optimism, Random Thoughts, Relationship Lessons Learned, True Stories I've Written | Tagged Date, date night, Love, marriage, wedding, wife | 6 Comments

Morning Reflections

Posted on May 24, 2012 by russtowne

There was a time many years ago when I woke up exhausted every week day, crawled out of bed at about 5:30am and faced a daunting and life-sucking 1 hour and 40 minute 1-way commute to work, doing a job … Continue reading →

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You Know You’re Having a Good Day When…

Posted on May 11, 2012 by russtowne

…you’re eating oysters at a restaurant and find a pearl. That happened to our middle son in Florida today (you know, the other star of my recent post “Mad Mama Racoon!”) Way to go, son! Your one-year wedding anniversary is … Continue reading →

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A Knock On the Door

Posted on May 5, 2012 by russtowne

About nine years ago our 25th wedding anniversary was coming soon and I wanted to honor my wife and celebrate our anniversary in a special way. What I had in mind was to have some men help me to surprise … Continue reading →

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How a Daunting Gauntlet Became a Fun Zone

Posted on May 2, 2012 by russtowne

Some years ago I was standing in a long, long line at a major theme park in southern California (yeah, the one with the ears). I was bored, hot, and tired. I stuck a hand in my pocket and noticed … Continue reading →

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Focusing on the Relationship

Posted on February 4, 2012 by russtowne

One of the best decisions I’ve ever made was when I decided to focus on improving my relationships rather than trying to improve my wife, friends, partners, children, co-workers, and others. When I focus on the relatiohsip I know that … Continue reading →