Heather Marshall on November 10th, 2008

“Men and women belong to different species and communications between them is still in its infancy.” ~ Bill Cosby

Ahh, communication….  have you noticed how hard it can be?  Most fights (at least in my marriage) start due to a lack of communication.  Or, to be more accurate, a lack of UNDERSTANDABLE communication.
What do I mean [...]

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Heather Marshall on October 14th, 2008

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s been a little while since my last post.  Main reason:  I’ve been in California (internet-less) since Thursday!!

I was at an internet marketing event, the first ever Christian internet marketing seminar called Illuminate Conference.  My husband was one of the speakers, and I was looking forward to learning and hearing [...]

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Heather Marshall on October 1st, 2008

Let’s look once again at what it means to be Gracious….  Here’s the definition, taken from thefreedictionary.com:
gra·cious adj.

Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy.

Characterized by tact and propriety.
Of a merciful or compassionate nature.

If we are striving to have a heart like Christ’s, then we must emulate Him… and there are 8 verses in the Old Testament [...]

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Heather Marshall on September 27th, 2008

I’ve lucked out with the last two “Gracious Wife” posts…. I’ve been able to write them with minimal conviction, because I tend to not be too sarcastic or nagging toward my husband. This post, however, I’ve been dreading, mainly because it hits home for me… I don’t want to write it, because it’s [...]

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Heather Marshall on September 17th, 2008

When I think of a nag, I think of someone who is old, wrinkly, and extremely ugly.  Why? Because that’s what a hag looks like (in my mind), and since the words rhyme and both describe a person (usually a female), I automatically link them together.  Maybe I’m the only person in the world who [...]

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Heather Marshall on September 12th, 2008

I don’t know about you, but I HATE sarcasm.
Okay, okay, I know that there are times when it is funny, and even somewhat appropriate (like when my husband hikes his pants all the way up to his chest and runs around the house like that, and I say, “Oooh, that’s sexy!” …definite sarcasm there).  Most [...]

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Heather Marshall on September 9th, 2008

So, it’s been a while since my last “real” post, as I’m trying to juggle my new fall schedule.  I started back at school, where I’m an aide in a special ed class.  It’s not hard work, but I don’t really get much of a break, especially for blogging.  Hopefully I’ll get into a good [...]

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