A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared
everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets
from each other except that the little old woman had a shoebox in the top of
her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her
about.
For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the
little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.
In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe
box and took it to his wife's bedside.
She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When
he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling
$95,000.
He asked her about the contents. 'When we were to be married,' she said, '
my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue.
She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and
crochet a doll.'
The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two
precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times
in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.
'Honey,' he said, 'that explains the dolls, but what about all of this
money? Where did it come from?'
'Oh,' she said, 'that's the money I made from selling the dolls.'
A Prayer.......
Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom to understand my man; Love to forgive him;
And Patience for his moods; Because Lord, if I pray for Strength,
I'll beat him to death, because I don't know how to crochet.
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Esther
Posted By: Esther Pinkston
Monday, October 13th 2008 at 8:26PM
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