Dollies

I received this in an email. It's one of those little cute messages floating in cyberspace...

There was once a man and woman who had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked abouteverything. 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 hadcautioned her husband never to open or ask her about it. 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 agreedthat it was time that he should know what was in the box.When he opened it, he found two crocheted dollies and astack of money totaling $25,000. He asked her about the contents. "When we were to be married," she said, "my grandmother told me the secret ofa happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angrywith you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a dolly."The little old man was so moved, he had to fight back tears. Only two precious doilies were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst into tears.

He asked where did the money come from, "Oh," she said,"that's the money I made from selling the dollies."

A 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.