Thread: strength

Strength



There was once a man and woman who had been married for more than 60
years.
They had shared everything. They had talked about everything.
They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman
had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband
never to open or ask her about. For all of these years, he had never
thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and
the doctor said she would not recover. In trying to sort out their affairs,
the
little old man took down the shoebox and took it to his wife's bedside. She
agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he
opened it, he found two crocheted doilies and a stack of money totaling
$25,000. He asked her about the contents. "When we were to be married,"
she said, "my grand-mother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to
never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just
keep
quiet and crochet a doily."
The little old man was so moved, he had to fight back tears. Only two
precious doilies were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times
in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.
"Honey," he said, "that explains the doilies, but what about all of this
money?
Where did it come from?" "Oh," she said, "that's the money I made from
selling the doilies........................

A Prayer.......
Dear Lord,
I pray for Wisdom to understand my man;
Love to forgive him;
And Patience for his moods;
Because Lord, if I pray for Strength,
I'll beat him to death.
Amen!



Got this in my email just thought i'd share