Hindsight by Rhonda Taylor Madge

Author:Rhonda Taylor Madge
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction/Christian/General/Suspense/Biography & Autobiography/Personal Memoirs
Publisher: Elm Hill
Published: 2019-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

FOURTEEN

“Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.”

Psalm 127:3

Don Ho’s song, “Tiny Bubbles in the Wine,” was certainly appropriate for our honeymoon in Maui. I had never been to a more beautiful place in my life. In December, poinsettias grow on the side of the road much like wildflowers do in Tennessee during the spring.

Troy and I enjoyed reminiscing about every detail of our wedding and the week in paradise, but life moved on and it was time to get back to work. Double income with no kids opened doors to a full life. However, like most newly married couples, there were bumps in the road.

We had only been married a short time when Troy started to grumble about working for Kirsch, the manufacturer of drapery hardware. He’d grown up with an entrepreneurial heritage, beginning with his grandfather who had opened the drapery store Troy started working at when he was fifteen. Troy decided that he could open an installation business and install blinds and draperies for small companies in the area. Working for himself would not continue the secure income and benefits he was accustomed to, but my career afforded us a safety net, so I encouraged him to do whatever would make him happy.

I soon came to find out the source for Troy’s true joy was found in his toolbox.

“Hey, Rhonda, I think I’m going to build a deck.”

“Troy, let’s just hire someone to do it.”

“You don’t think I can build it, do you?”

“Well, actually, no.”

Those were the wrong words for me to say, but I hadn’t grown up with men in my family who were handy. Therefore, I assumed Troy wasn’t, either. He was determined to prove me wrong. It was the first time I saw signs of anger in him.

“Are you stressed, Troy? What is wrong?” I asked.

Not realizing it, I opened the floodgates.

“For one thing, you are driving me crazy leaving so many lights on in the house. When I drove up tonight, I sat and counted twelve lights on in different rooms. Why is that necessary? You can’t be upstairs and down at the same time,” he said with a smirk.

“I like a bright home. I don’t like being in the dark,” I replied.

“Our electric bill is going to be through the roof. I’m telling you right now to stop it. When you leave a room, turn those lights off. Do you understand?” he yelled.

Blessed be the peacemaker, echoed in my mind. So I said I was sorry and didn’t say another word.

The lights issue started to be a daily argument, with the exception of weekends. Fortunately, we had made friends with another newlywed couple, and almost every Friday night we got together with them for a competitive game of cards and good food. Thankfully, the weekend fun overshadowed the arguments from the week.

We shared a lot in common with our new friends Jess and Sam. Sam was another local rep in the pharmaceutical industry. Deep

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