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Shoebox
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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 shoe-box 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
doll,
but
what
about
all
of
this
money?
"Oh,"
she
said,
"That's
the
money
I
made
from
selling
the
dolls."
Women
will
love
this
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. And
I
don't
know
how
to
crochet. Amen
Sisterhood
 
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