Category: Letters from Aunt Vic

A Series: Mature woman guiding her newly-wed niece.

UNEMPLOYED! – Sent on Saturday Letter #4, part 3

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Dearest Angela, Has my last letter soaked in, yet? Let me tell you what I’ve learned about the tough times: One of the best tickets out of hard circumstances is contentment. Contentment can breed joy. I do not mean that quiet joy that runs too deeply for detection, NO! Dan can use a friend who is … Continue reading UNEMPLOYED! – Sent on Saturday Letter #4, part 3

UNEMPLOYED! – Sent on Saturday Letter #4, part 2

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Dearest Angela, How is it going, Sweetheart? I've thought of a few things that might help you. Since Dan has lost this good-paying job, he will have to make major decisions, although his life with you is only just begun. I expect he would discuss all major actions with you, first, but I also expect … Continue reading UNEMPLOYED! – Sent on Saturday Letter #4, part 2

UNEMPLOYED! – Sent on Saturday Letter #4, part 1

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Dearest Angela, How wonderful it was to see you during your vacation! How I loved every moment near you, seeing you with Dan! It is simply wonderful to watch the two of you relate to each other. You have hardly lost the glow of a new bride. You remind me of myself when I was your age. … Continue reading UNEMPLOYED! – Sent on Saturday Letter #4, part 1

CONCESSIONS – Sent on Saturday Letter #3, part 2

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Dearest Angela, So, what do we make of it? Jesus forgave when He was crucified­. So did Stephen, when he was stoned. So did Corrie ten Boom regarding the murder of her sister. In each case, if you study it, you will see the act of forgiveness connected to the imparting of Spiritual life and … Continue reading CONCESSIONS – Sent on Saturday Letter #3, part 2

CONCESSIONS – Sent on Saturday Letter #3, part 1

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Dearest Angela, I just love your questions!  Let’s see—do we women have to make all the concessions? Oh, no, not at all! Please understand that I’m writing to you only what you, Angela, can do. You can’t do one thing about the things God requires of Dan. You must understand that I am not writing … Continue reading CONCESSIONS – Sent on Saturday Letter #3, part 1

Sent on Saturday – Letter #2, part 3

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Dearest Angela, Do you want to know what is easy? It is so easy, as a wife watching her husband, to want to change the channel. Some women, in reference to "husband watching" are real channel surfers. It's not funny, though. And some of us are just as tempted to hit the "escape" button, aren't we. … Continue reading Sent on Saturday – Letter #2, part 3

Sent On Saturday – Letter #2, part 2

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Dearest Angela, I’ve been wondering something: how is it that we can see God wanting us to bear with the weaknesses of our parents, our neighbors, and our children, but we cannot see God’s will that way, regarding our husbands’ imperfections? I think it is because we think we’ve picked out our husbands all by … Continue reading Sent On Saturday – Letter #2, part 2

Sent on Saturday – Letter #1, part 3

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I’ve wanted to share some letters from a friend, Victoria Porter, who is such a careful writer. I think you will benefit from the words she wrote to her newly-wed niece, Angela, many years ago. See if you can find anything useful in them. See part 1 of this letter, here; see part 2 here. … Continue reading Sent on Saturday – Letter #1, part 3