A CAIXA DE SAPATOS

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 crocheted dolls And a stack of money totalling $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 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 crochet.

 Caixa de sapatos
Um homem e uma mulher estavam casados ​​há mais de 60 anos. Eles tinham compartilhadO tudo. Eles tinham conversado sobre tudo. Mantiveramsegredos uns dos outros, exceto que a velhinha tinha uma caixa de sapato na parte superior do seu armário que ela tinha avisado ao marido que nunca abrisse ou perguntar a ela sobre. Por todos esses anos, ele nunca tinha pensado sobre a caixa, mas um dia a velhinha ficou muito doente e o médico disse que não iria se recuperar.
Na tentativa de resolver os seus assuntos, o velhinho tirou a caixa de sapato e levou-o à cabeceira da sua esposa. Ela concordou que era a hora que ele deve saber o que estava na caixa. Quando a abriu, viu duas bonecas de crochê e um pacote de dinheiro, totalizando US $ 95.000. Ele perguntou a ela sobre o conteúdo
"Quando estávamos para casar", disse ela, "minha avó me disse que O segredo de um casamento feliz é nunca argumentar. Ela me disse que se eu ficasse com raiva de você, eu deveria apenas manter a calma e fazer uma boneca de crochê.
O velhinho ficou tão emocionado que teve que conter as lágrimas. Somente duas bonecas preciosas estavam na caixa. Ela só tinha zangado com ele duas vezes por todos esses anos de vida e de amor. Ele quase explodir de felicidade.
'Mel', disse ele, "que explica as bonecas, mas e todo esse dinheiro? Onde é que ela vem? '
"Oh," ela disse, 'esse é o dinheiro que eu fiz com a venda das bonecas. "
Uma oração ........
Caro Senhor, eu rezo por sabedoria para entender meu homem;
Amor para perdoá-lo, e paciência para os seus estados de espírito;
Porque Senhor, se eu rezar para a força, eu vou batê-lo até a morte,
Porque eu não tenho tempo para crochê.