> THE SHOEBOX
> 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 knitted 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 knit 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 dolls, but what about all of this money?
> Where did it come from?'
>
> 'Oh,' she said, 'that's the money I made from selling the dolls.'
>
>
> 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,
> Because I don't have time to knit!