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Good News Thursday

Once again, I have so much good news to share.  It’s hard for me to decide what to use for my good news!  But, this is what I’ll use.

Yesterday a friend and her daughter were here and we were talking about Vince and he was complaining about me selling my Millennium and I said “But, he still loves me!” or something to that effect and she said “I know he does!”

I’m not saying our marriage is perfect but it’s pretty darned close.  At the end of the day, we are happy to be together, we’re happy to spend time with just the two of us or with friends we both like, I’m glad when he gets home from work in the afternoons.

I’ve said it before and I might say it again but as we live our lives . . day to day . . if you aren’t happy at home, life can be pretty miserable.  I’ve always thought that kids should be happy to get home — to feel loved and safe. Husband should be happy to get home — to feel loved, cherished, respected and appreciated.  Wives should be happy at home — feel like what they do is worthwhile to their husband and know they are doing their best to provide a happy home . . a place where their family looks forward to spending time.

When I think of the homes some people have — whether it’s unsafe, or whether there’s a lot of fighting and arguing . . I just cannot imagine living that kind of life.

So, today, I’m thankful for a happy home and our love and respect for each other.

Here’s a funny little anecdote to that story.  Vince has always come home for lunch.  Sometimes it just chops up my days and after so many years of it, I kinda resented it.  I often joked that the next time we moved, all I wanted was to be far enough away from work that Vince couldn’t come home for lunch.  When we moved here and were renting at the lake, it was too far for Vince to come home for lunch and I was miserable.  The days were so blasted long by myself and I was very glad when we found this place and it was close enough that Vince comes home for lunch every day.  I just didn’t know how much I appreciated having that 45 minutes or so with him in the middle of each day!



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  1. Ah , what a wonderful message to read this morning
    I so agree with you.. my hubby worked too far to come
    home for lunch for 31 years , then he changed jobs and worked blocks from home so home he came at first I resented having to stop but it grew on me and now it is a time
    we can share our thoughts with.. I am also so happy my
    children touch base daily with us either my phone , text or email which is wonderful to hear their voices if only for 3-5
    minutes.. I am also so happy and blessed that my grands also call , text (mostly) usually once or twice a week. Life is good.. I, too could not stay living in a bickering environment.

  2. As my parents are aging I am thankful every day for the empathy that they taught me, in this world where empathy for the other person seems to be a lost art. My parents taught us when you point a finger you have 3 more pointing back at you. Every day I do a “I am thankful for my parents because” I want to remember and enjoy them while I still have them not wait until they are gone.

  3. I am thankful for getting to spend the day with my 6 month old granddaughter yesterday. She is our 6th and such a delight. It’s nice to just take the day off and play with a baby.

  4. I have been married to my soulmate, best friend and husband for 43 years. He is having some pretty serious heart problems at this time and I thank God every day for him. It is a wonderful feeling to know you have someone that you love so much and are loved back.

  5. Like Freda, I have been married to my soulmate and best friend for 30 years. I am so blessed. We have 3 grown children, 1 DGD and 3 DGS’s. Isn’t it wonderful to share your days with those you love.

  6. That makes you and I both. After almost 26 years of marriage and 29 years together, our love just grows deeper. Since we ranch, Gary is always home for dinner, and I even go to work with the dear man sometimes. Poor guy deserves better help, but boy, do we ever have fun! A good marriage is a huge blessing, and I never want to take it for granted.

  7. We just sold my mother’s house, all six of my siblings will be together tomorrow to divide up the things she couldn’t or didn’t want to take to Assisted Living and so far there have been no arguments or problems with what is happening!

  8. I totally agree with you about happiness starting at home. If you’re dreading going home in the evening (or dreading your DH coming home), it would make for a miserable day.

    We used to have a couple that lived across the street from us that were AWFUL!! They had fights constantly..yelling and screaming at each other and calling each other names. The cops were usually out at least once a week. I just don’t see how someone can live like that…growing up, I never even heard my father ever raise his voice to my mom….and they’ve now been married for 70 years (in April).

    And, I know what you mean about DH coming home for lunch. Mine comes home every day also…sometimes it’s kind of annoying cause I like to have the whole day to myself sometimes to pull out all sorts of projects (completely destroying the “clean” house). But when he doesn’t come home, I do miss him…LOL!!

  9. I’m darn thankful that it’s not snowing today and the sun is shining even if it is cold! (and that my Box of Fun from TLE will arrive today) And also thankful that I just decided to take Monday off work and give myself a 3 day weekend. 😉

  10. I agree “if you aren’t happy at home, life can be pretty miserable”. So I’ll second that, I’m thankful for my happy home and my deep love and respect for my husband.
    My Dad told my Mom: “I’ll make the living, you make the living worthwhile”. He was a wise man.
    Here’s to making the living worthwhile…..

  11. My husband, Greg, and I have only been married 4 1/2 years, but we were together many years before we married. I am so happy to see him come home in the evenings. On Fridays, he works from home and I’m so happy to have him here.

    Greg is my best friend and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

    My happy note for the day: Greg’s mom had gone into the hospital last week with an allergy induced COPD attack. She came home Sunday much stronger and feeling years younger. I’m so glad Greg’s mom is doing well!

  13. My husband of 39 years and I are vacationing in Austin TX for a week. We’ve wanted to eat the BBQ and enjoy the music Austin’s famous for for years! We’ve been here 2 days and are absolutely LOVING it! Being from liberal northern California, we weren’t sure we’d like it but, it’s the ‘weird’ sort of place we LOVE!

  14. My better half and I have been together almost 32 yrs and I won’t lie, we’ve had good times and we’ve had bad times. But ya know, we’ve made it through all of them together. Larry was an over the road trucker since he got out of the Navy, and when we got together it was really hard for me to watch him pull out in that truck. I cried when he left, I cried when he came home(cause I was so glad to see him), Lord I even cried when I did his laundry. Now he’s home all the time, has major health problems, to the point that he can’t even go outside unless the temps are between 45 and 85. Yeah there are days I could scream Calgon take me away, but then I wouldn’t have our time together. Guess you could say we are making up time from when he was gone 6 to 8 wks at a time.

  15. I am thankful that my life has allowed me to have the machines of my dreams and the hours to use them. A husband who understands my desire to create and helps me have the time and money to do so. Oh golly I just got a long arm quilting machine. Today.

  16. I love this post! My good news was that I got to go to the movies with my friends yesterday (Thurs). The bad part was that we went to see Silver Linings Playbook. It was, overall a good movie with a good story, but it nearly drove me made while I was watching it. Talk about living in a household with anger and yelling — crazy people! I had enough emotional trauma as a child to last me a lifetime, but I humored my friends and went. Next film we have agreed, needs to be more uplifting! It was fun to see my buddies anyway.

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