A Great Lady

by | Nov 11, 2017 | Love, Marriage, Relationships

Every Christmas my father would buy my mother a perfume called, Great Lady. As a boy, I can still remember the look on my mother’s face when she unwrapped this anticipated gift each year and then glanced over at my father as our family unwrapped our presents....

The Passionate Embrace of God

by | Sep 29, 2017 | Love, Marriage, Relationships

When I gave Jan the first hug of the morning, I pulled her in extra close. When our faces met, something funny happened. Jan said, “Look at your glasses. They are all fogged up!” Through my foggy lens, I smiled and said, “We still have the passion...

If Tomorrow Never Comes

by | Sep 22, 2017 | Family, Honor, Love, Marriage, Relationships

I was listening to music via my Pandora account when the Garth Brooks song, If Tomorrow Never Comes, began to play. I listened intently to the beautiful lyrics. “Sometimes late at night I lie awake and watch her sleeping. She’s lost in peaceful dreams. So I turn...

The Greatest Loneliness

by | Aug 30, 2017 | Family, Hope, Love, Marriage

The greatest loneliness is not to be single. It is to be married to someone who does not share the same spiritual oneness with God that you experience. As impossible as it can seem, especially in moments of deep discouragement, never forget that you are already...

After 44 Years

by | Aug 20, 2017 | Family, Love, Marriage, Relationships

This morning, I was showing Jan where something was stored. I said, “Maybe after I’m gone your next husband won’t be so focused on something like this.” Jan said, “There won’t be a next husband. It’s just you then eternity.” The things a couple talks...