Always Giving Thanks
November 25, 2021
I believe it's hardest to take criticism and be thankful for it, 'cause you can continue to grow, but it's hard to be thankful for it at first.
It's hardest for me to be thankful when I'm struggling with an 18-year-old son that's causing me fits.
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We always went to my aunt and uncle's outside of Milwaukee. And we ate and watched football games and went on walks and just had a good time talking. We did that at least twenty years. I look back on that now and it's a priceless memory.
November 24, 2021
(Brittish accent) I don't know what Thanksgiving's all about. Giving thanks for the birth of Christ? Isn't it? Is it nothing to do with the fact that it's before Christmas? We don't have Thanksgiving. I don't know what it is.
November 23, 2021
It's a frustration of a parent not being able to get into the shoes of their teenager. The only way to get around that is to just thank God in everything they do, and God will bring you through it.
November 22, 2021
My ex-husband has not had any contact with our daughter in almost two years now. And just doesn't show any sign of any interest… Has no idea what it's like to really be a man and take care of his family.
November 19, 2021
My wife will sacrifice her time for me. She will allow me to have time to do the things that I want to do, and will stay at home with the kids or whatever it takes for that to happen. That makes me feel very important.
November 18, 2021
For my wife, just like every so often, I plan a special little trip for her and usually some of her friends. She definitely enjoys the camaraderie. They come back, they're very giddy. It's frightening.
November 17, 2021
BL: Listen to this woman describe the time she and her husband signed a written marriage covennant.
Clip: We came home from church. Our boys were our witnesses, we read the scriptures that are on the covennant, repeated the vows to each other, sealed it with a kiss and it's hanging in our hallway.
November 16, 2021
I have written my own story of things that I remember about my life and now I'm preserving the things that I want my grandchildren and great - grandchildren to know about me.
November 15, 2021
We always were quoted a certain Scripture that tells you why you should obey, and, "If I don't whup you, I don't love you," and all these Scriptures and things. Every single time my dad or my mother got the opportunity, they always backed up their philosophy with the Word.
November 12, 2021
You know, back when Day Timers were popular, I tried using a Day Timer, I'd lose it. It sometimes feels hopeless! But I have found that it helps me to email myself or leave myself a voice mail at work. That's one way I remember things.
November 11, 2021
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