March 2nd, 2010
Do You Know how to Crochet?
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 doll, 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 know how to crochet. (Now this is me – perhaps I need to learn!!!)
I received this story, as an email, from a good friend of ours, and it was just too good not to share. What about you – do you know how to crochet?
I am a daughter of the King of Kings, seeking to live a godly life and mirror the love of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Hmmm, maybe it is time I learned to crotchet? That’s putting your anger to good use isn’t it?
Hi Amy,
LOL – it certainly is, and when I have time, I’m going to learn, too.
Have a wonderful week,
Blessings,
Jillian ♥
lol, an oldie but a goodie. It still makes me chuckle. I can crotchet but I always though a knitting needle would be more to the point!. Bad pun ~ but the best I can do on short notice. ☺
Thanks for this:)
I do know how to crochet (simple things not complex patterns) but then again I don’t need to know the complex stuff do I to crochet a doll?
Hi Jillian…what a beautiful story to end my day, just great! I don’t know how to crotchet, but I sure would like to learn, time limits me though!
Have a great night!
xxx
Hi Ganeida,
ROFL – I have crocheted a cot blanket, but that’s the extent of my crocheting ability.
Have a wonderful week,
Blessings,
Jillian ♥
Hi Rosemary,
You’re welcome.
I wonder how many dolls I would have crocheted in my lifetime???
Have a wonderful week,
Blessings,
Jillian ♥
Hi Sarah,
Thank you – I intend to learn…one day. At the moment, time is a limiting factor with me, too.
Have a wonderful week,
Blessings,
Jillian
I really love to crochet but I don’t have a husband, so I’ll just keep crocheting anyway
A good story, thanks Jillian
Hi Kylie,
I need to learn, but at the moment, time is at a premium. On Monday I blinked and the next time that I turned around, it was Friday.
Have a wonderful week,
God bless you,
Jillian ♥
Love that story! Thanks for sharing! And yes, I crochet!
Hi Therese,
Thank you, and you’re welcome.
I need to learn how to crochet, too – maybe one day!
Have a wonderful week,
Blessings,
Jillian ♥