how to treat a woman

flowers on my friend's porch, summer 2008

"Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be superior, but from the side to be equal. Under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved." ~ written in the Hebrew Talmud

seeds of success / seeds of failure

a late summer scene from my yard, which is currently covered in snow!

"In your marriage, I strongly believe that the seeds of success are already present but, realistically, so are the seeds of failure. The choice really boils down to which seeds you are going to feed, water, and cultivate. In most cases, beautiful marriages are the result of a long series of right choices you've made along the way, and miserable marriages are the result of a long series of poor choices you've made." ~ Zig Ziglar, "Courtship After Marriage"