All My Love And Devotion: A True Story

Written by Ellen M. DuBois


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1964: To My Lovely Wife On Valentine's Day "No one else inrepparttar world- Could ever even start- To fillrepparttar 111657 special place you do- Down deep within my heart, And I hope you will know somehow-What I too seldom say -- That I love you more and more- With every passing day." Signed: Torepparttar 111658 Most! The nicest Valentine inrepparttar 111659 world - All my Love and Devotion. Hubby

1965: To My Lovely Wife On Our Anniversary To My Wonderful WIFE On Our Anniversary "1932-1965" "With many loving greetings Onrepparttar 111660 one day ofrepparttar 111661 year- That will always be our very own - Our anniversary, Dear!" Signed: Seventeen to makerepparttar 111662 Golden- I know it can be done, withrepparttar 111663 Loveliest girl inrepparttar 111664 world- Love and Devotion - Hubby A million XXXXXX

1968: To My Wife on Christmas Day A Christmas Message for my Wife, With all my Love "What do I wish for you,repparttar 111665 one Who meansrepparttar 111666 most to me? I wish you a day that's as happy As a Christmas Day can be -- I hope thatrepparttar 111667 year that's coming Is enjoyable fromrepparttar 111668 start- And I'll tell you again that I love you - You'll always be first in my heart." Signed: With all my Love and Devotion- Wishing you a Lovely Merry Christmas. XXXX XXXX ____ XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX _______ XXXXXXX Hubby

1969: For My Loving Wife On Valentine's Day For My Wife With All My Love "I have a year-round Valentine - She's thoughtful and she's sweet- Her love and understanding ways - Have made my life complete. She'srepparttar 111669 reason for my happiness- The great joy of my life - I have a year-round Valentine...The girl who is my Wife." Signed: Happy Valentine With all my Love and Devotion Hubby XXXXXX XXXXX ____________ XXXXXXX

1969: To My Lovely Wife, Mother and Grandmother Oh Mother's Day To My Darling Wife With Love On Mother's Day "First take a dash of golden sunshine, Then some bright blue skies, A pinch of springtime's softest breeze, And add some butterflies. Some daffodils, some crocus, too-- The first ones to appear-- A bluebird singing happy songs For everyone to hear, A dogwood on a mossy bank, Trees freshly decked in green-- Blend them all together for A lovely springtime scene. To; make this season perfect, Add an extra special touch-- And that's a darling wife like you, Who's loved so very much!" Signed: With all My Love and Devotion- The card tellsrepparttar 111670 rest- A million Kisses Hubby

1971:(They had a Dachshund, like I do now, and that explains this card). Happy Valentine's Day Pop- Your Favorite Hound Dog, Rusty "I may be nosey, but gee whiz--If you're not my Valentine-- WHO IS???" Signed: Hi Pop. You are my favorite Valentine. Rusty, your favorite Hound Dog.

1971: To My Husband on Valentine's Day From Wifey To My Wonderful Husband "Please overlookrepparttar 111671 undarned socks, The toast I sometimes burn, The "new leaves" that I talk about, But seldom ever turn, Please overlook my temper, Andrepparttar 111672 foolish things I do, But don't you dare overlook Just how much I LOVE YOU. Signed: And I mean it! Hon-- Happy Valentine's Day, Loads of Love, Wifey XXXXX

1974: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MY WIFE "AT CHRISTMAS TIME AND ALL THE TIME... There's a special place within my heart, That you alone can fill- Because I love you very much- and because I always will! Merry Christmas torepparttar 111673 woman who makes my life complete!" Signed: Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year With All my Love and Devotion A Million Hugs + Kisses Hubby

THE LAST CARD.

This isrepparttar 111674 last card I could find, and literally,repparttar 111675 last card ever given from my Nana to my Pop before he died. He was 86, and she was 89. The road of love is long and full of curves, bumps, hills, ups and downs. As a team, no matter whererepparttar 111676 road lead or how bumpy or smooth it was, they made it. The road of true love isrepparttar 111677 only road that never, ever ends.

1995:(My Nana was 89 atrepparttar 111678 time she gave this to my Pop.) To My Hubby on Christmas Day, Wifey FOR MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND...WHAT IS LOVE? "WHAT IS LOVE? Love is a touch-- tender with care- A meaningful look-- secrets to share-- Love is a mood-- laughter or tears-- Shared by two hearts-- attuned throughrepparttar 111679 years. Love is a word-- that kindles a fire-- To give yourepparttar 111680 world-- and all you desire. Love is a faith-- that dreams will come true. Love is wonderful-- love, Dear, is you. You alone arerepparttar 111681 one I love- The one I'm always thinking of, You alone will always be- The one who meansrepparttar 111682 world to me. WISHING A WONDERFUL HUSBAND A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS Signed: To My Hubby at Christmas- Merry Christmas Hon + Happy New Year. Loads of Love, XXXXXXXXX, Your Loving Wife

This is dedicated to my Grandparents, Al and Ellen DuBois, who showedrepparttar 111683 world that if love is real and you takerepparttar 111684 time to show it, there is nothing more powerful or beautiful on this earth. Thank you for showing me a lifetime of Love. © Ellen M. DuBois



Ellen M. DuBois, MA - Ms. DuBois is engaged and has a dog who loves to critique her work. She is published in vol.2 of God Allows U-Turns with her piece, "The Angel in the Dumpster". She writes to touch the hearts of others. Please visit Writings of the Heart, her award winning writer's resource site- http://writingsoftheheart.homestead.com/index.html


Sunset in the Rear-view Mirror

Written by Sheryl Simons


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It had been 7 years sincerepparttar divorce, now. Home was an 80 year old farmhouse on a beautiful country road. I was remarried, now, to a peaceful soul like myself, whom I learned I could trust. We worked together on our home, remodeling, landscaping, building. We were constructing more than a house - a new life. My family was more understanding and my kids had weatheredrepparttar 111656 rough years ofrepparttar 111657 divorce, much as our farmhouse had weatheredrepparttar 111658 winds of time, and they were doing very well. A big lie, I'd learned was 'staying together forrepparttar 111659 sake ofrepparttar 111660 children'. My children had now learned that everyone deserved respect, even Mom. All was peaceful, again. I traveled throughrepparttar 111661 little town I live near, and headed home. Almost home. I'd learned what marriage was really all about. As head ofrepparttar 111662 household, a man was meant to lead, but not bully or push - not manipulate, threaten and criticize. He was to be someone who could be respected and honored; a man of character and commitment. No matter how much pain a person has endured, we have a choice to let that pain control us. Power and control meant nothing to a man who was committed to 'love as Christ lovedrepparttar 111663 Church'. My husband was a gentle shepherd, not a drill sergeant. Not far from home, I climbed a hill and suddenly was stirred out of my reverie. A brilliant sunset, more brilliant that any I'd ever seen shrieked at me fromrepparttar 111664 rear view mirror. The vibrant oranges and vivid pinks held me spellbound. I rounded a turn atrepparttar 111665 top ofrepparttar 111666 hill and pulled torepparttar 111667 side ofrepparttar 111668 road. With tears streaming down my face, I witnessed God's awesome creativity at work. I also knew exactly what He was trying to tell me at that very moment. While I was going through those hard times, He knew what I didn't. He knew that one day I would look back and seerepparttar 111669 brilliant master plan. He didn't put me throughrepparttar 111670 abuse, but he used it to create a masterpiece - one I couldn't see atrepparttar 111671 time, but only when I looked back on it, afterrepparttar 111672 passage of time. I'd weatheredrepparttar 111673 storm and He was right there with me allrepparttar 111674 time. I was never alone. I sat for several moments, drinking inrepparttar 111675 beauty ofrepparttar 111676 incredible sunset that night. I eased back onrepparttar 111677 road and rounded another bend. That sunset followed me allrepparttar 111678 way home inrepparttar 111679 rear view mirror just as God had never left me alone. How nice to be home.

Sheryl Simons



Sheryl lives with her husband Richard and youngest son Andrew in Northern Michigan. She loves gardening and works part time at a women's shelter and for a local newspaper. She is writing several fiction and non-fiction books about domestic violence.




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