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On the Occasion of Two Decades of For Better, For Worse, For Richer, For Poorer
Twenty years ago today we stood on that stage at a little church in Tennessee, with our families and friends as witnesses, and made those pledges above. I remember that I also vowed to support all of his efforts to … Continue reading
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Tagged commitment, home, honesty, Jack, marriage, til death do us part
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I’m Not Sorry About My Parents
My mother was a teenage bride. My mother was a teenage mother. Yes, in that order. Life came full circle in some ways for my parents. In 1987 they returned after more than 35 years in Illinois to the Ritter … Continue reading
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Tagged commitment, marriage
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