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Topic: My Great Uncle
TxsGal3333's photo
Sat 11/15/08 01:48 PM
Actually those are words that all should go by not only within a marriage but a relationship as well. bigsmile Good one thanks for sharing his words with us.

michiganman3's photo
Sat 11/15/08 02:07 PM
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Winx's photo
Sat 11/15/08 02:11 PM

Thank Winx...going to save this one as well.

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Thanks, RedShirt.flowerforyou

Winx's photo
Sat 11/15/08 02:13 PM

I guess I should have read that book before getting married.good stuff.


Thanks, CuteLilDevilsmom.flowerforyou

It's from the "Art of Marriage".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilferd_Arlan_Peterson

Winx's photo
Sat 11/15/08 03:10 PM

Thanks Winx! That's a keeper! flowerforyou :thumbsup:


Thanks, Lilbug.flowerforyou

Rockmybobbysocks's photo
Sat 11/15/08 03:46 PM


sounds like he's a smart man when it comes to marriage.

but can he flip pancakes?


I don't know about the pancakes. But..now I want some.laugh


lol its always time for pancakes.

MirrorMirror's photo
Sat 11/15/08 04:10 PM

I did a search for information about my Great-Uncle. He was a writer.

I wanted to share this.

The Art of Marriage

Wilferd A. Peterson

Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.

A good marriage must be created.
In marriage the little things are the big things...

It is never being too old to hold hands.

It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day.

It is never going to sleep angry.

It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years.

It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.

It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.

It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude
of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.

It is speaking words of appreciation
and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.

It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience,
understanding and a sense of humour.

It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.

It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.

It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.

It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal,
dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.

It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.

It is discovering what marriage can be, at its best.


flowerforyouExcellent advice.flowerforyou

Winx's photo
Sat 11/15/08 06:29 PM

Actually those are words that all should go by not only within a marriage but a relationship as well. bigsmile Good one thanks for sharing his words with us.



Thanks, TxGal. Yes, those are words for all relationships.flowerforyou

Winx's photo
Sat 11/15/08 06:30 PM

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He was from Grand Rapids, Michigan, M. Michiganman.flowerforyou

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