marriage Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/marriage/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 20:57:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 For a Healthy Marriage https://smthingscount.com/2020/06/09/for-a-healthy-marriage/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:31:56 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9288 “AFTER the kids are grown and we retire, THEN we’ll have time for us!” Too many couples put their relationship last.  Wouldn’t it be better

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]]> 35 Years of…Life (Personal Note) https://smthingscount.com/2016/07/19/35-years-of-life-personal-note/ https://smthingscount.com/2016/07/19/35-years-of-life-personal-note/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:03:59 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5018 Today is my 35th wedding anniversary. The years  have been filled with “for better” and “for worse,” “sickness” and “health.” We’ve shared bringing new life

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2016/07/19/35-years-of-life-personal-note/feed/ 2 Money, Marriage, and Family https://smthingscount.com/2015/12/17/money-marriage-and-family/ Thu, 17 Dec 2015 17:57:38 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4381 Today’s Thursday Thought considers family, marriage, and the annual cost of social programs: “ACF spends $46 billion per year operating 65 different social programs. If

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]]> Malia Obama’s Hand in Marriage https://smthingscount.com/2015/05/27/malia-obamas-hand-in-marriage/ Wed, 27 May 2015 16:47:26 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3813 How much would President Obama’s daughter Malia fetch in a marriage contract?  Hey, she’s 16, practically an old maid. A Kenyan lawyer has offered her

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]]> How to Spend that Upcoming Extra Hour https://smthingscount.com/2014/10/29/how-to-spend-that-upcoming-extra-hour/ Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:46:17 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3219 Let’s plan ahead for Sunday, when we turn our clocks back an hour.  What will we do with the extra hour we’ve gained?  Why not share it with

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]]> Happiness Up to the Wife https://smthingscount.com/2014/10/28/happiness-up-to-the-wife/ Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:03:43 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3216 Apparently, “happy wife, happy life” is true.  Granted, the study looked at people age 50 or older, but I’d bet that it extends into younger

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]]> Gay Marriage: Leviticus Loses https://smthingscount.com/2013/06/26/gay-marriage-leviticus-loses/ Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:23:06 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1787 An upset to the Christian world.  That’s what the Supreme Court delivered today with its decisions on DOMA and Prop. 8.  Lucky for the Supremes,

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