Category: Marriage

  • Marriage, Knives and Laughter

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    Kathy Sheldon Davis
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    I was stressed and anxious this past weekend, because instead of one deadline, I had two. And instead of spending Friday meeting those deadlines, my husband was tugging on my heartstrings to spend the day with him at the Oregon Knife Collectors Show. Jerry didn’t know I wanted to spend the day writing. My plan was to pop in at the…

  • Marriage Tip #5 – Playing Together

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    Kathy Sheldon Davis
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    Since my children are grown and my grandchildren weren’t in the kitchen spying on me, I broke open two old fortune cookies and chowed them down. They weren’t that great, but I did find a use for the inserted fortune. My husband was in his shop working on the knives he plans to show at the Oregon…

  • Two Things to Consider Before Marriage

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    Kathy Sheldon Davis
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    Interested in being married? Here are a couple things to think about. In an earlier post I mentioned that I often pray with my hands open. This is to show I’m ready to receive from God, and also willing for him to take something away. To me it’s a perfect posture of faith, like I’m demonstrating the prayer, “your will be done…

  • Marriage Tip #4 – Keep the Fire Burning

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    Kathy Sheldon Davis
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    What’s the trick to keeping your love-fire burning? Last weekend Jerry and I cut, stacked and hauled firewood to heat our home with next winter. We’ve done this most of our marriage for many reasons. One is because we’ve often had access to free firewood. Another reason is there’s nothing like wood heat when it’s freezing outside. I especially…

  • Marriage Tip #3 – How to Get What You Want

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    Kathy Sheldon Davis
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    What do we really want from marriage? Isn’t it more than those first thoughts that pop into our heads like sexual fulfillment, companionship, life purpose, a stable home, etc.? I Need Love. “What a person desires is unfailing love” (Proverbs 19:22 NIV). Though other translations interpret this verse differently, it’s still true that what we need and…