See You in August

I will try to write some blog postings whenever I am able. However, plan on me taking a hiatus until August. Then, look out! I will blog daily once again.

I'm moving at the beginning of July and will take a while to set up my house. Then, I'm going to join some time off with my best friend and hubby before our lives get quite busy. Moving from Denver and going to Omaha.

I hope all is well with you. Take care.

Stacy Duplease

Ugliness by Stacy Duplease of Stories by Stacy

I think one of the best facets about being married and having a spouse is the fact that they bring out the best in us and the worst in us. I don't know about you, but if I have a wart, a sticking point, or something that needs to change, it does not become more obvious than in my interactions with my best friend and husband. It makes me feel a combination of happy and sad for him. Sad that he had to face it head-on, in my ugly state. And happy because when I do act ugly, it really stands out to me and makes it obvious that I have more work to do in perfecting of self (a lifelong ambition: to always grow).

Stacy Duplease of Stories by Stacy and Publishing by Stacy

New Beginnings and Marriage by Stacy Duplease of Stories by Stacy

In life, and in marriage, new beginnings, do-over's, start agains, and any other synonym are essential. It's necessary to wipe the slate clean and try, try again. It adds freshness to life and to a marriage.

The key to a successful and fulfilling new beginning, though, is to enjoy it with your spouse. Share the ride with one another. Face the world together, hand-n-hand. After all, our spouse is supposed to be our best friend, so who better for a companion for the journey?

Try again. Start over. Spice up and color your marriage and your life. You're both worth it.

Go stay at a hotel for a night.

Go on a date.

Go for a walk and hold hands.

Sit next to one another whenever possible and have no one or nothing in between you.

Try again.

Start over.

Enjoy.

Stacy Duplease of Stories by Stacy and Publishing by Stacy

Followers, Comments, and Emails

If you read this blog, please:
* Sign yourself up as a follower (in the margin of this page, it gives you the opportunity. Use a fake name and a fake picture if you desire privacy.).
* Add comments at the end of each blog posting. I want all of my blogs to be interactive rather than just have me flapping my trap.
* Send me email comments if you desire to: storiesbystacy@gmail.com

Thank you! My bloggings are not supposed to be about me, but about life in general and about you.

Stacy Duplease

Thought for the Day Regarding Marriage

Whoever said that marriage needed to be easy or should be easy?

Other Thought for the Day:
What have you done this day to fight for and keep your spouse?

Blog Queen (Or Blog Nut, depending on how you look at it.)

I am now finished adding blogs. I hope not to add any more because this is more than a full-time job keeping up with each of these. I want to touch on the topics most important to me, though, and help people to see life from a fresh perspective--and let people know they aren't the only one who... (You fill in the blank.)

Please check out whatever blog tickles your fancy.

My main blog is and will always be:

www.storiesbystacy.blogspot.com/

My daily blogs are:
www.storiesbystacy.blogspot.com/
www.speclitstoriesbystacy.blogspot.com/

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday Blogs:
www.sacredstoriesbystacy.blogspot.com/
www.writingstoriesbystacy.blogspot.com/

Mondays and Wednesdays Blog:
www.momstoriesbystacy.blogspot.com/

Tuesdays and Thursdays Blogs:
www.journalstoriesbystacy.blogspot.com/
www.marriagestoriesbystacy.blogspot.com/
www.usastoriesbystacy.blogspot.com/

From the Crazy Writer and Blogger,
Stacy Duplease

Marriage: A Beautiful and Tricky Thing

When?:
I will post on Tuesdays and Thursdays, by the way.

About?:
It's about: the trials, blessings, joys, tips, thoughts, stories, etc. of marriage. It's about fighting to keep marriage strong every day.

Why:
Marriage can be the greatest blessing we have in our lives, if we choose it. However, it takes a lot of hard work to make it so or to choose it to be a blessing.

Realistically speaking, all marriages go through ebbs and flows, ups and downs. How do we handle this?

Divorce is not a Band-aid. It does not fix it. Unless there's infidelity or abuse, there should be no divorce--ideally and biblically. However, divorce is NOT an unforgivable sin.

Love is a choice. It's a verb. It's also a description. It's several parts of speech. Love is what we choose to make it be and is as strong as we want to make it.

To provide hope for your marriage.

To share thoughts on marriage.

To offer tips.

I'm Divorced:
Having said the above comment, you need to know I am divorced. Maybe because I am divorced, and am married again, I see the value of putting that much more work into a marriage.

An Interactive Blog:
This is meant to be an interactive blog. Please add comments to each blog or send me an email to storiesbystacy@gmail.com.

Ask me questions.
Tell me stories.
Share your favorite quotes on marriage.
What are your thoughts?
Let me know, however, what I can post on my blog and what you want to keep private.

Prayer Requests:
Does your marriage need prayer? Of course it does. We all can use it. Comment on each blog or send and email as to your prayer requests. Again, tell me whether to post them on this blog or to keep them private.

Where is God in Your Marriage?
In this section, I will talk about the biblical perspective of marriage and what it means. How can we apply these things in a real way? How does the Bible work for us regarding marriage? What does it all mean?

Take care.

Stacy Duplease