gether.
• I shall be faithful to the fruits and vegetable regimen she made me promise. After all, one woman's vegetable is another man's speculation.
• My main vegetable of the week would be [drum roll] carrot cake. Don't try to tell me carrot is not a vegetable. I will sick Bugs Bunny on you if you do. I plan to have a carrot every day of the week.
• And for fruit? You guessed it. Apple fritters. You know the old saying, "An Apple fritter a day makes any man happy." I have made every plan to be happy this week. I am not sure if the bakery is going to be able to keep up with my orders this week. A man has to have his fruit.
• My basic philosophy during this week is summed up in the old saying, "The world could end at any minute. Eat dessert first!" My dessert of course is fruit by nature. A banana split. Any meal that begins with a banana split is going to be an awesome meal to be sure.
• It was only Thursday when I became aware of something. There was this smell in the house. I looked into the kitchen area and dishes were piled upon the counter. The table where I usually sit down to eat was filled with all kinds of stuff. I do not want to know what it was. I looked in the bedroom, the laundry basket was full and overflowing and I could not see the bed.
• I thought to myself, why are these things piling up? They would not do that if my wife were here. Are they trying to embarrass me or what?
• I stood in the kitchen with my hands on my hips and I was about to give this man cave a good piece of my mind. Then I stopped. At that moment, I realized I had become my wife.
• Perhaps, and I am just making a suggestion here, I have gained a new appreciation for my better half. Things just do not happen around the house. Somebody has to make them happen.
• By Friday, I had come to my senses and realized the old saying I did not quite appreciate until this week. "Two can live cheaper than one." I am not sure about the cheaper part of it, but I know two can live cleaner than one, especially if that one is Yours Truly.
• I thought of a Bible verse throughout the week, "Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered" (1 Peter 3:7).
• After all these years, I am just beginning to understand what it means to "dwell" with my wife.
• Rev. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, PO Box 831313, Ocala, FL 34483. He lives with his wife, Martha, in Silver Springs Shores. Call him at 1-866-552-2543 or e-mail jamessnyder2@att.net. His web site is www.jamessnyderministries.com.