Here is the final part of the interview with Grandad Owens:
10. What marriage advice can you give?
The Lord's work in our lives is what helped us sustain a long marriage. Also, stay involved with other Christian couples and the church. The church and the community with other Christian couples was binding in our marriage.
11. What parenting advice can you give to us?
Get the Word into the lives of your kids. The Word will never return void. It will always accomplish what it was intended to do. Stay involved in the Word-Scripture memory-memorizing new, reviewing old ones. During my marriage, I heard Mae say over 500 verses by memory.
12. Other reflections
Your grandmother spent 2 hours each morning in the Word and in prayer. The Word is a strong influence in a person's life. Find a tool to instill discipline and a work ethic to your kids. Music was one training in our boys' lives that instilled discipline and a schedule.
This concludes the final part of the interview I had with my Grandad. I wish there had been more time to talk about other things, but I am grateful for the time I did have with him and the things I learned about his life and his relationship with the Lord. I am thankful for the Lord's work in his life and my grandmother's life and the influence it has had in my parents' lives and in the lives of me and my siblings.
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