Marital = Warnings: Ignore this at your own peril **Marry someone who has a = different favorite cereal than you, so they won’t eat all of = yours. **Marriage = allows you to annoy the same person for the rest of your = life. **If you steal =…
06/17/21 Grif.Net – June Weddings/Anniversaries (part 10)
My = friend’s little girl was a typical kindergartener – cute, = inquisitive and bright as a new penny. She was having trouble = understanding the concept of marriage and = anniversaries. Daddy decided = to pull out the wedding photo album, thinking visual images might help = clear…
06/16/21 Grif.Net – June Weddings/Anniversaries (part 9)
[Wh= isper these “sweet nothings” in the ear as June = anniversaries approach] = 220;Overall, I love you more than I want to strangle = you.” = 220;After all this time, my love for you is still stronger than my = desire to be single. Barely.” =…
06/15/21 Grif.Net – June Weddings/Anniversaries (part 8)
As a survivor = of 51 years of married life, I think of myself as sort of an = “expert” on how to live together. My grandson asked for an = illustration, so I shared: “I = watched my wife’s routine at breakfast for years. She made lots of…
06/14/21 Grif.Net – June Weddings/Anniversaries (part 7)
[Mo= re encouraging notes to send to your spouse of your undying = love] = 220;Being married to you is like having a best friend who never listens = to what you say.” = 220;Happy anniversary! We’ve been through a lot and most of it was = your…
06/13/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Prayer for the Children
Today is Children’s Day, June 13th, = 2021 Pastor: Lord, we pray = for children who put chocolate fingers everywhere, who like to be = tickled, who stomp in puddles and ruin their new pants, who sneak = Popsicles before supper, and can never find their = shoes. …
06/12/21 Grif.Net – June Weddings/Anniversaries (part 6)
[La= dies, do you need help writing an anniversary card? Don’t BUY one; = make it yourself. Let me help] = 220;Happy anniversary! Just imagine if our marriage was as functional as = we make it appear on Facebook?” = 220;I love you. You annoy me more than…
06/11/21 Grif.Net – June Weddings/Anniversaries (part 5)
Our son = wondered what we would do for our Anniversary this year, now that so = many of the covid travel restrictions are being lifted. = I said, = "For our 51st Anniversary I’m going to take Teresa to = Australia!" My son said = THAT would…
06/10/21 Grif.Net – June Weddings/Anniversaries (part 4)
[Mo= re good advice, whether just anticipating a wedding this year or a = veteran of 25, 50, or 75 years of marriage] To = keep your marriage brimming with love in the loving cup, whenever = you’re wrong – admit it. Whenever you’re right = – shut up.…
06/09/21 Grif.Net – June Weddings/Anniversaries (part 3)
[An= onymous “advice” on weddings/anniversaries. Even if I = knew the individual source, I would not disclose it until the statute of = limitations expires.] A = marriage anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, = tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given = year. =…
06/08/21 Grif.Net – June Weddings/Anniversaries (part 2)
[Fa= mous celebrities chime in on wedding bells as our lucky 12 days in June = celebrating marriage continues] I = think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. = They’ve experienced pain and bought jewelry. = 211; Rita Rudner In = my house…
06/07/21 Grif.Net – June Weddings/Anniversaries (part 1)
[An= installment of advice on marital bliss from celebrities, some of whom = are veterans of many marriages!] Unl= ess you want to forget about your marriage, it’s a good idea to = remember your anniversary. = 211; Melanie White I = was married by a judge. I…
06/05/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Regrets of the Dying
[A woman who = worked in hospice care for the dying wrote a list of the top 5 regrets = people said aloud on their deathbed.] 1. "I = wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life = others expected of me."…