tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post114294520738798294..comments2023-11-02T08:28:02.403-04:00Comments on Ruthlace: Random Thoughts about Courtship in The 1930"sRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05675143999878806444noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-77054011158503456252009-01-10T02:32:00.000-05:002009-01-10T02:32:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing in such a beautiful way. I'...Thank you for sharing in such a beautiful way. I'm voting for you! I read each and every blog on the voting sheet. YOU are the best ... I really admire you.KARNAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161919216489445979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-74748595597113350952009-01-07T11:27:00.000-05:002009-01-07T11:27:00.000-05:00Thank you Creative gal. Yes, i am told dating is n...Thank you Creative gal. Yes, i am told dating is not the same as it was in my day. Hollywood has taken it's toll. However, having been a widow for over 22 years, I did get back into dating and had several marriage proposals(but with men of my own Pre WWII generation. Your last sentence is great advice for all of us. Thank you and God bless you!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675143999878806444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-67523787727614523592009-01-02T08:03:00.000-05:002009-01-02T08:03:00.000-05:00I love reading your blog, am catching up on some o...I love reading your blog, am catching up on some of favorite ones. Thanks for sharing. And, as a single gal these days, I agree. It is tough out there! My grandmother speaks of "easier times" with courtship as well! :0) But, it's truly a reason to TRUST GOD in knowing his plan for your life is so perfect.creative galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766949406687926860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-32560225485696374362007-07-06T23:22:00.000-04:002007-07-06T23:22:00.000-04:00Ruth, it has been a joy to have you, Janice and Gi...Ruth, it has been a joy to have you, Janice and Gil in our home as you attend Matthew and Emily's weddding. It has been a delight to get to know you in person and via your blog! May God continue to bless you and your family as you continually to faithfully service Him. Blessing! BrendaJUDGE GENTLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668907671550490032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1171225316981236262007-02-11T15:21:00.000-05:002007-02-11T15:21:00.000-05:00Hi, I bumped into your blog by accident. I read a...Hi, I bumped into your blog by accident. I read about it in polish newspaper , it seemed interesting.And it is , in deed. Looking forward for next posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1170890267725869762007-02-07T18:17:00.000-05:002007-02-07T18:17:00.000-05:00Beautiful story. I love reading your blog posts.Beautiful story. I love reading your blog posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1170888769044388782007-02-07T17:52:00.000-05:002007-02-07T17:52:00.000-05:00I'm reminded of when I was a young reporter at the...I'm reminded of when I was a young reporter at the Constitution. My desk was next to that of the church editor, Kay McLeod. One day, Kay returned from an assignment and said she had just interviewed a wonderful couple in Griffin, a young Methodist preacher and his attractive wife, parents of seven children (it may have been six then..). Little did Kay know she was talking about my beloved Shaws....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1170788608062210272007-02-06T14:03:00.000-05:002007-02-06T14:03:00.000-05:00MIke...Thanks for your comment I like to use this...MIke...Thanks for your comment I like to use this Tagore quote at Funerals. So glad you are serving in the UMC as a PTLP. How long? You can Email me at RuthShaw@aol.comRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675143999878806444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1170733850142664862007-02-05T22:50:00.000-05:002007-02-05T22:50:00.000-05:00Thanks for the quote from poet and Nobel laurette ...Thanks for the quote from poet and Nobel laurette Rabindranath Tagore. I am a PTLP serving a charge in a very rural area of middle Tennessee and am always looking for new words and ways to tell people that God loves them. Also thank you for your continuing ministry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1170581921802132522007-02-04T04:38:00.000-05:002007-02-04T04:38:00.000-05:00Grandmother, I never knew how you and Grand Shaw g...Grandmother, I never knew how you and Grand Shaw got engaged. I love this. Tell me more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1170286823342779562007-01-31T18:40:00.000-05:002007-01-31T18:40:00.000-05:00Aunt Ruth, another great stoy! Uncle Charles was s...Aunt Ruth, another great stoy! Uncle Charles was such a wonderful uncle and assurely a great dad and husand. I'd heard of pound parties, but never quite knew what they were. didn't realize that yours and Uncle Charle' anniversary was on my dad's ("Willie B>") <BR/>birthday aniversary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1170261517348138052007-01-31T11:38:00.000-05:002007-01-31T11:38:00.000-05:00Thanks for telling this story, Mother. I don't re...Thanks for telling this story, Mother. I don't remember knowing that you had been at a pound party when Daddy asked you to marry him. But, tell the rest of the story, too! When did you decide to go ahead and get married?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1144345289269130782006-04-06T13:41:00.000-04:002006-04-06T13:41:00.000-04:00Aunt Ruth, I really enjoyed this story. Thanks fo...Aunt Ruth, I really enjoyed this story. Thanks for sharing these memories.Andy McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350635386061749913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1143477807615246232006-03-27T11:43:00.000-05:002006-03-27T11:43:00.000-05:00I love reading your stories, Mother. Keep on writ...I love reading your stories, Mother. Keep on writing them. I hope you're keeping a hard copy of them, too.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684253587216306249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1143470247491284162006-03-27T09:37:00.000-05:002006-03-27T09:37:00.000-05:00I loved reading this. What great memories. Keep ...I loved reading this. What great memories. Keep them coming!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04913944323813779764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16842511.post-1143469095763940272006-03-27T09:18:00.000-05:002006-03-27T09:18:00.000-05:00Very interesting. I love to read/hear people's me...Very interesting. I love to read/hear people's memories of their childhoods -- it is so interesting to see how the mores and customs of the time afftect the way people interact. Each generation tends to think that its "way of life" is the standard or the norm. <BR/><BR/>This reminds me that I haven't written my "Monday Memory" post.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260546020321536599noreply@blogger.com