My name is Rich Dottery. I have my faith and trust in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I am a born again Christian and not ashamed to say it. I am not perfect, just a sinner saved by the grace of a kind and loving God. I am made perfect by the cleansing blood of Jesus. So as I come into the presence of Almighty God, Holy and Just. I am, in His sight pure and perfect and holy also. All because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ, who paid for all my sin. Past, present and future. I am married to the same woman for over 44 years, so I know what it takes to make a marriage work. H
THANK YOU JESUS!!
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Adam And Who?
God created Adam and Eve for each-others Love
And companionship, cause Adam was lonely so
That they could live together sharing
In life's pleasures, as they go,
Eve was created from her mate
From a rib God took, inside
Put them both together
For mutual companionship
And in deep love to abide,
Told them to live together
Sharing life and times, down here
Until the fall, life was pleasant
Without trouble, without fear,
One thing is very clear
So remember it, err you go
It was Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve
That God put together and married, so,
Don't let the devil trick you
Into excepting, what you know is not right
Cause the father of lies, has done it again
Taken something beautiful and making it into blight
No, it's not right for a man to be with a man
Intimately, and women as well
That's a lie that the devil has perpetrated
And you know, that's a lie of hell.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2010 Richard Dottery
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Be True
Love, the one you’ve chosen
Be faithful to your husband and your wife
Show Love and Compassion
Patience and Understanding, throughout your life,
Don’t be looking, around for another
Cause I tell you, clear and true
Though the grass, may look greener on the other side
It’s all the same, when it’s close to you,
So treat, this one you Love
As you would, be treated too
And make this union work
Between the two of you,
Cause if you seek another
Problems, will still arise
And then you’ll feel the same way again
Like taking a 2-by-4 between the eyes,
So let the Love, that you once had
On that wedding day, carry you through
And to, your Loving partner
Be Loving, Kind and True.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2001 Richard Dottery
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Husband’s Love
Husbands, Love your wives
And treat them, with respect
Let them know, you love and care for them
And never, let them know neglect.
Keep them safe and happy
Always providing, for them well
Let Love, Patience and Tenderness
Be your forte, I do tell,
And overlook, the shortcomings
Of this one, you Love and care for
God has put you, in this place
And we know, that’s what you’re therefore,
So Love and Cherish, this your wife
Whom God has sent, a helpmate, here for you
And make her, your best friend
And your, life partner too.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2001 Richard Dottery
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Husbands And Wives
Lets worship God in heaven
Lets clap, and sing His praise
Cause He gave for us His Only Son
To guide us, all our days,
To forgive us all our sin
To make us, all that we can be
To be His new creation
So all, mankind could see,
His saving, changing power
Flowing thru, our very life
So each man, could be a good husband
And each, woman a good wife.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2010 Richard Dottery
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Wives & Husbands
Husbands, Love your wives
It’s God’s commandment, from His Word, I say
And wives, show them that same Love
Deep affectionate, it’s God’s way,
If you want, to have a good life
With God’s Blessings, all way through
You have to Love each other, with a caring heart
It’s the least, that you should do,
And Peace and Joy will follow
Into your marriage and your life
When in obedience to God’s Word
You live together, as loving husband and wife,
Just be kind and understanding
Always showing, that you care
Working to live in Peace and Harmony
So God will Bless, the two of you there.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2010 Richard Dottery
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Husbands Love Your Wives
Husbands are told to love your wives
In a very special way
Just as Christ, loves the church
Now that's, special I say,
Wives are told to love there husbands
With a love that's just the same
Cause God considers marriage
A deep commitment, not simply a game,
Christ gave Himself, for His Church
Totally in every way
And that's the kind of dedication
Marriage should be, everyday,
With truth and kindness, faithfulness and honesty
Commitment and dedication
Can you just imagine, what this would do
For marriages, all across the nation,
So take that vow of marriage seriously
With the one, you love today
And be faithful, loving, kind and caring
For each other, every day, in every way,
Don't let this world affect you
Or your mutual love, along the way
Be faithful to each other and let true love abound
And fairness, be put in play.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2000 Richard Dottery
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Husbands Love Your Wives
Husbands love your wives
With a love that's special and oh so true
A love between each other
That God, has given, to you two,
And wives love them the same
With patience and respect and care
So you two can live and be happy
While you're living together there,
Cause you need true love and caring
And respect and kindness too
And lots and lots of patience
To get along, together with you,
Keep the troubles outside
And the problems and the stress
Learn to live together
In joy and peace and happiness,
Seek God's Help and Patience
And Seek His Care and Love, for both of you
To help you to Be Happy
Finding Joy and peace, all the way through.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2010 Richard Dottery
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In Your Marriage
Be a giver, not a taker
In your marriage, every day
Let your love, for each other
Always guide you, to be that way,
Be always, kind and caring
No matter, come what may
Showing Love, with a giving heart
And patience, all the way,
Don’t get, into a competition
With the one, you Love and Care For
Just show them, that you Love them
And it’s them, you’ll always be therefore,
Life is so short, so live it
Together in Peace and Happiness too
And let the Love and Caring grow
With lots of Understanding, for each of you.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2001 Richard Dottery
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Make Love Not War
Make Love, not war
It's Godly advice, I say
I said Love, not sex
Get the message, here today,
Love is kind and caring
And forgiving, all the time
Love says to a husband-wife
I'm so glad, that you are mine,
Love is giving and forgiving
Slow to anger and slow to judgment, too
With lots of caring and patience
Always there, for you,
Love doesn't hold any grudges
It's full of peace and grace
And lots and lots of kindness
Keeping a smile upon your face.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2000 Richard Dottery
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Make Your Marriage
Make your Marriage, a Loving Partnership
With caring, all way through
And let God, be the centerpiece
This Marriage, is His gift to you,
So enjoy it, and each other
The Love and Sharing, of your life
Being always tenderhearted and forgiving
With your husband or your wife,
Make your home, A Loving Place
A Sanctuary, set aside for the two of you
A Loving place, to raise a family
With Peace and Kindness, always coming through,
Let the two of you, BE ONE
As God ordained it, so to be
A Marriage of LOVE and DEEP AFFECTION
In Jesus Christ, your whole life is safe in HE.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2001 Richard Dottery
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Make Your Marriage Work
Marriage is an institution
Ordained of God, you see
It's for a man and a woman
To share a life, to be happy,
If you want your marriage young man
To be pleasant and to work, for you and your wife
The very first thing you need to do, is
Make sure that Jesus, is in your life,
Fill your lives with peace and love
Let God fill you, with His joy
Be kind, patient, loving, forgiving
Don't try to be coy,
Make the cornerstone of your marriage
Jesus Christ, deep in your heart
So you'll enjoy your years together
Right from the very start,
Away with competition
Away with anger and all strife
Love and enjoy each other
And keep Jesus in your life.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2000 Richard Dottery
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Man- Woman
Though some may tell you men and women
Are the same, just look around and see
No they're not, they're different
Different as they could be,
God created man to be loving and caring
Though not bent to details, you see
Women, even to be more loving and caring
Yet, lots more sensitive, let her be,
Science has discovered, men think with the right side
Of they're brain and reason with the same
Women think with the left, they have different
Thought patterns, even, a different aim,
So don't ever try to tell me that men
And women are alike, that they're the same
I know that God created man first
Then woman, to rid man's lonely pain,
The woman to be man's partner
Loving companion, helpmate, friend
His design was for man, to love her
And take care of her, until her life shall end,
So don't think this world is smarter
By changing the order of God, I say
It just leads to constant trouble
And confusion , day by day.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2000 Richard Dottery
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Marriage Decision
Be careful making that marriage decision
Make that decision well
Put a lot of prayer and thought into it
It could keep you, from a living hell,
Get to know each other
About each other’s likes and dislikes, too
Check it out and see if you two
Can handle it when troubles come to you,
And if you see a red flag
Something that just irks you so
Deal with it, confront it, it will only get worse
As through your marriage you go,
Don't stick your head in the sand
This is your time, to see
If your love for each other can withstand and overcome
Life's daily troubles and controversy,
Be patient, be kind, be loving
Expect that, to come back to you
Cause you really need a strong relationship
For life's troubles, together, to get through,
So get to know each other
And make this decision right
Is this the one you wanna be with
Day after day and night after night.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2000 Richard Dottery
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Marriage Help
Some marriages, it seems
Were just, not meant to be
But my God's a miracle worker
Get to know Him and you'll see,
He can change any circumstances
He can change them, wow, and how
He'll even give you a second chance
To review that marriage vow,
So if you have a marriage
That seems troubled and doomed to hell
My God can take, you two people
And that marriage and make it well,
Just give him a chance
Cause He Loves you, oh so much
He wants to renew and fix that marriage
Give it His Loving Touch,
But there is some things
You have to do as a husband and a wife
Get to Know and Trust In Jesus Christ
And God will change your life,
He'll fill you with His Morals
His Love and His Awesome Care
He'll teach you to Love each other
And with respect and patience, to be fair,
So give God a chance to Save That Marriage
And put His Love within
He'll put His Holy Spirit in your life
Help your marriage, while forgiving, all your sin,
Of course you must be willing to work at it
As God, leads you to
Cause He will Breath Real Life into your marriage
While He Breaths it, into you.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2000 Richard Dottery
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Marriage Is
Marriage is an institution
That God ordained, to be
A union, of a man and woman
These two, in Love, you see,
The woman, to be man’s Helpmate
His Love and his Best Friend
And the man, to Love her, just the same
With a Love, that will never end,
In Patience and in Kindness
Let these, two Lovers be
Devoted to each other
In Trust, and Perfect Harmony,
And let them build, a Family
And make, a Home of Love, for all to see
Two united, in God’s Love
With Caring and Tenderness, always first to be.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2001 Richard Dottery
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Marriage Is A Force For Good
Marriage is a force for good
And happiness in your life, today
When you live in it
In joy and peace, as God intended it, I say,
Be patient and understanding
Loving, kind, and forgiving
And in love and peace with kindness
Just share, the life you're living,
Don't have-to change the other
Don't have-to make them be like you
Just be loving, caring and understanding
With them, whatever they may do,
Always give more then you take
Cause that's what real love, does involve
And you'll see your marriage working
And the problems being solved,
So to make your marriage happy
Fill it with love and caring too
And patience and understanding
Which God will gladly, give to you.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2000 Richard Dottery
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Marriage IS
Marriage is much more than just
A peace of paper, I tell you true
It’s a deep, Loving commitment
Between, the Two of you,
Ordained by GOD and set in motion, with Love
And patience and understanding clearly
It’s a life long, Loving Commitment
Between God and the Two of, sincerely,
So don’t let this world, or the outside pressures
Ever affect the way you treat each other
Keep your Love pure and untainted
Special, just for one another,
Be tenderhearted and kind and caring
Always let your best show through
And keep GOD, front and center
He’ll always, be there for you.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2001 Richard Dottery
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Marriage Joy And Peace
Married people, Let the marriage
To your husband and your wife
Be a time of joy and peace
Be the highlight of your life,
Let it be a time of happiness
That you both share down here, I say
Don't let things get in-between you two
And separate you, along the way,
Instead be strong, in The Lord
And together walk with Him
Then you'll find real peace and joy
And forgiveness for all your sin,
So push the world aside, make it you
And your partner and God, everyday
And you'll find your marriage will work
And the Love of God ,will guide you, on your way,
And keep your home a sanctuary
Keep the world and the devil out of the way
Let it be a place of peace and joy and love
Together, every single day.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2000 Richard Dottery
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MARRIAGE LOVE
Marriage and Love, go hand and hand
You can't separate the two
Just like patience and understanding
They all, can help you through,
Yet you have to be a giver
Like our Lord and Saviour, above
Cause that's, a very important component
Of that marriage Love,
You can not change your partner
To make them, be like you
But if you deeply, Love each other
You can always, work things through,
You've gotta have commitment
And a desire to make, this work out for you
Make Love and dedication, the overriding force
Don't ever, criticize as you do
And God will surely help you
Cause He ordained it, this I know
Just seek His help, through Jesus Christ
And Love each other so.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2000 Richard Dottery
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Marriage love
There is a Marriage Love
It's more Special than all the rest
It's supposed to be life-lasting
With kindness, patience and finesse,
It's a Love unlike the world's love
Of lust, desire and passion
It's a Love between two people that God has joined
In absolute beautiful fashion.
It's a Love for your life-long partner
Help-mate and yet dear friend
It's a Love that should be unmovable
Unchangeable until life's end,
It's a Love that's kind and giving
And forgiving, too
It's a Love that's always growing
And living inside of you,
It's a Love that's deep, affectionate
Like no other here on earth
It's to be like Christ's Love for His Church
Which He had, long before His Birth,
Which of course is not affected
By daily circumstances, ebbs and tides
It's a Love that just goes on and on
And continually abides,
Nothing can ever change it
Nothing can tear it down
Cause it's from Our God Above
And it's, on solid ground,
So you see, the Marriage Love is So Special
And God, the giver, too
If you don't have this Love for each other
God can give it, both to you,
Cause divorce was never intended for man
In God's master plan
Only because of mans sinful hardened heart
God allowed it, yet to stand,
So husbands Love your wives
With a Special Love from God Above
And wives Love them the same
Never changing, never ending, Love.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2000 Richard Dottery
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Marriage Should Be
Marriage, should be a time of
Peace, Love, Caring and Good Cheer
Not a time of misery or trouble
For you two, down here,
Make it work, through Love
Through Kindness, Caring too
Being Patient and Forgiving
With your partner, there with you,
And follow God’s example
This is, His institution
Let Him lead and guide you through it
In times of trouble, always seeing His solution,
And be tenderhearted, with each other
Always with Love and Care
Let them know, you Love them
And you’re glad, to have them there,
Turn the other cheek
And don’t always, expect them to think like you
Just let LOVE have the preeminence
In everything you do.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2001 Richard Dottery
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Marriages Can Work
You can make most marriages work
If you work together, Two
Being Loving, Kind, Patient, Forgiving
Just as God is to me and you,
Love and respect each other
Give more that you do take
It's not easy to make it work today
But you can for Jesus Sake,
Don't be mean, nasty or picky
Don't be objectionable about everything
Instead try to keep peace with the one you love
The one whose wearing your wedding ring,
Give, Give, Give
It's such an important thing, I say
Cause real true love
Makes you want to give and give more, everyday.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2000 Richard Dottery
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That Marriage Vow
When you take that marriage vow, keep it
In faithfulness, be always true
And let your partner know
That they mean, so much to you,
In patience, show your kindness
And your tenderheartedness too
Always doing for the other
Things loving and pleasing, all way through,
And be there to encourage and help them
Being a good listener too
Show them you care deeply for them
And I’m sure they’ll be there for you,
Never be a nagger or a complainer
Who needs, a friend like that
Just be understanding and patient
Don’t act like a spoiled brat,
Love, honor and cherish each other
In sickness and in health, be there
And when there’s misunderstandings and problems
Just show, that you love and care.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2001 Richard Dottery
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Your Wife
How can you say, you Love your wife
When you’re not kind and caring, every day
Let her, see your affection
And be assured, that your Love is here to stay,
Treat her as an equal
As a partner, friend and helpmate too
That’s the way, God has ordained it
For the two of you,
Let those who enter, into your home
Or see, you two together in your life
Witness True Love and Caring
Between a husband and a wife,
Make her a cherished treasure
As your Love for her, exudes from you
In Patience and in tenderheartedness
Let God guide you thru.
Richard Dottery
Copyright ©2001 Richard Dottery
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