YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A Youngstown man who married his high school sweetheart got down on one knee and proposed again — 63 years later.

WFAA reports that Karl Von Schwarz, 82, married Donna Von Schwarz, 85, in 1956. They still live on the street they grew up on near Youngstown.

Back in May, Donna had open heart surgery, several strokes and brain bleed. She’s now in a wheelchair and can’t move much of her body.

“The last few times I’ve seen her, every time I’ve said goodbye like it’s the last time so it’s definitely been hard,” said their granddaughter,Christina Von Schwarz, of Texas. “It’s just been really hard on everyone.”

WFAA reports that Karl promised Donna that if she made it through her heart surgery, he would get her a new engagement ring. He followed through on his promise.

After she went home from the hospital, he took her shopping to pick out the ring. Then, he got down on one knee and proposed right in the store.

Christina shared photos of the heartwarming act online.

“I told them that they were famous on Twitter and they were so happy,” Von Schwarz told WFAA. “I never thought it would blow up, but it definitely deserves the recognition that it got.”

“It was great because it’s a gal that I’ve loved all of my life,” Karl told WFAA. “It was very easy. You know we’ve been together so long that we can’t stay apart really.”

And his wife said she loves her new ring.

“It’s really beautiful,” she said. “It’s gorgeous.”

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After days of passionate debate, consideration, and prayer– as well as years of stress within the denomination– The United Methodist Church (UMC) elected Tuesday to maintain its standard position against same-sex marriage as well as non-celibate gay clergy, bolstered by an expanding conservative section from Africa.

The strategy passed, with 438 votes in favor and 384 against (53% to 47%), in the final hrs of an unique UMC seminar held this week in St. Louis to attend to the problem of human sexuality.

The choice leaves a large, vocal resistance, making certain the exit of many progressive pastors as well as churches in the largest mainstream Protestant body in the United States.

After the last vote, militants started shouting, “no” as well as “stop the harm” via the remainder of the session till the seminar ended over a hr later on.

The “Typical Plan” preserves existing UMC settings as well as adds additional liability actions for those who breach them by carrying out same-sex ceremonies or ordaining gay clergy. But this is not the result lots of Americans, consisting of most diocesans, had actually been praying for.

In the States, a huge portion of Methodists wished to see the church accommodate LGBT events and also clergy, as various other mainline religions have actually performed in current years. One survey with < a href=" https://mainstreamumc.com/blog/groups-are-misusing-survey-results/" course= "" > Mainstream UMC reported at the very least two-thirds of US delegates sustained the comprehensive “One Church Strategy” rather.

” They really did not know God might enjoy them because their churches claimed God didn’t.” His speech was muffled with applause from supporters amongst a group of 3,000 observers at the event. Several famous United States Methodist leaders walk out with a broken heart dissatisfied with what transpired over the four-day legal meeting. Willimon explained a change in tone as delegates on both sides started to see a denominational split as unpreventable. “I can’t choose if the Lord is claiming now,’ You produced the framework as well as polity of the United Methodist Church. I didn’t. You composed guide of Discipline. I didn’t.

If that’s being taken down, that’s OKAY,'” he informed RNS. Clara Esther, delegate,< a href=" https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/us/remembering-mlk-jr-clara-ester/index.html "class="" > civil liberties lobbyist, as well as vice president of United Methodist Women claimed that the religion has spent millions of bucks on the tagline “open hearts, open minds, open doors,” yet” we are not living it out.”” Many of us have participants that will certainly leave as well as have already informed us to inform us,” said Virginia priest Tom Berlin, before the One Church Strategy was brought prior to the delegation for a second vote” After viewing the other day’s procedures … they feel their church is exhibiting itself as being against gay people. “Since the gathering has wrapped up several are turning their eyes towards how they move forward together.” I hope we, as a religion can now progress, collaborating with each various other in the spirit of Christian love and also collaborating as one,” said Bishop Scott J. Jones of the Texas Yearly Meeting.” We are more powerful with each other in offering God’s goal as a varied body of Christ.” At an interview Tuesday, fellow diocesans discussed the factions of the denomination whose applications did not get passed.” My heroes are the people

For as long as I can remember our house has been one with an open door policy.

Long before kids were ever even thought of, friends gathered here more often than not and you never knew when someone would pop in.

Admittedly, it was my husband who created this feeling in our home and it was one I had to adjust to when we got together.

But the older my children get the more I realize just how much I want to be THAT house.

I want to be that house.

You know the one. The one where all the kids want to go.

The house where kids know they can show up and be greeted with a smile and a “How was school this week?”

The house every kid knows they will have fun at; but a house that will not hesitate to call their mama if need be.

The place they gather to on Friday nights to play video games way past their bedtime.

The house that allows mud on the floor, dirty socks and shoes thrown about, and 7 half empty cups on the kitchen table.

The house that isn’t mad when the nail polish spills.

The house that can handle the noise of 4 giggly girls plus 3 crazy boys. At the same time.

The house where there will always be fruit snacks in the pantry and juice boxes in the fridge.

The latest Playstation game.

Extra clothes and a toothbrush for whoever sleeps over.

Extra pillows.

Extra blankets.

I want this house to be comfort and happiness and love. Not just for my two kids but for their friends, too.

I want to be the house that my kids know they can bring someone for dinner that might need a break from their own house.

The house where someone can stay the night because they’re having a hard time at home.

There will be plenty of things I can’t do as a mother, but what I can do is love fiercely, and give you a home that feels so safe and secure you don’t want to leave.

I want to be that house. ♥

You can treat this one as a guide to your married life…

Coming from a woman who has been divorced after seven years of marriage, these guidelines should come handy in times of need. A relationship always works two ways. Both the husband and the wife should invest in it equally. Although here are some tips for the wives:

1. Seeking out the best in him: There are many things you like and do not like in your partner. Try to focus on the former kind of things.

2. Having $ex with him: Physical intimacy is as important as an emotional one. Having $ex with your husband on a regular basis shall keep things steamy between you.

3. Seeking good counsel from older women who have had successful marriages: Sometimes all you need is a piece of good advice to stop you from making wrong decisions.

4. Allow him the brain freeze: Give him the time he needs to spend all by himself.

5. Do not try to dwell much on changing and fixing him: It might sound exciting, but do not treat your partner as a case study.

6. Compliment him on his manliness: Everybody feels good to be a little praised now and then. Then why should your husband not get some compliments?

7. Laughing at his jokes: People want to be funny or act funny even when they are not. In your husband’s case, just play along.

8. Take responsibility for your actions: Stand up to what you do. Do not blame it on your spouse all the time.

9. Do not start your gossips and complaints the moment he gets home: He has come back from work. He has already had enough for the day.

10. You should be there when he needs you: That’s how a relationship grows. That’s how you two shall grow together.

11. Avoid talking about other men: Do not give him the inferiority complex. You do not look like Princess Diana either.

12. Giving him some space: Every person has the right to enjoy some of their own space and time. Your husband sure does too.

13. It is okay to be a little vulnerable: There is nothing wrong in opening up about your fears and anxieties to your better half.

14. Allow your husband to love you the way he wants: It is true that everybody has expectations. But you should not keep comparing your husband’s love to your expectations. In this way, you are going to miss the best moments in your relationship.

15. You should be transparent as a person: Do not hesitate to be an open book. Transparency aids in building trust in a relationship.

16. Do not humiliate him in public: You should not even think of doing it. You should always have his back in public even if you think otherwise. Have your discussions and fights behind closed doors. The public should only witness the love and bond you share.

17. Things to bond you together – common hobbies, goals and dreams: What’s better than you two sharing the same dreams and goals in life? In that way it is even easier to work on them.

18. Accept his past: If you want to be a part of his present, you have to do this.

19. Financial issues should not bug your relationship: Finances are a common factor of argument in every marriage. But do not let that come in between you two.

20. You should be loving and forgiving: The most important one was saved for the last. Without these two things, no marriage can exist.

The U.S economy is aching for many more highly skilled, technically trained people. But what if men end up limiting their eventual marriage prospects if they pursue careers in the trades or other jobs that don’t require a four-year degree? Some proportion of women who have bachelor’s and post-baccalaureate degrees avoid romantic involvements with such guys, holding out for those with B.A.s, M.B.A.s, or J.D.s. Which is to say, they seek potential husbands who have degrees that are more generally esteemed than those earned in a year or two. Same with the kinds of training acquired via apprenticeships or in the armed forces.

This is a vital matter because young men who enjoy working with their hands might choose not to pursue careers in construction and manufacturing (among other fields), for fear that women will dismiss them out of hand as life partners.

American economic growth and prosperity are already constrained by our having too few skilled men and women in technical occupations. This problem threatens to grow worse as highly skilled Baby Boomers continue to retire at rapid rates — 10,000 a day, by one estimate — while they are not succeeded by enough younger people who are sufficiently trained.

But do women with more-advanced degrees really steer clear of men in the trades and similar fields? Do they really give men with an A.A.S. degree, or who have pursued apprenticeships or learned jobs in the military, so little chance? Perhaps that’s not the case.

While some women with B.A.s and additional degrees avoid “marrying down” educationally, others will nonetheless do so out of necessity, because women overall are earning more degrees of various kinds than men. This is true not only in the United States but also in much of Europe and elsewhere.

I address complexities such as these in my soon-to-be-released book, Education Roads Less Traveled: Solving America’s Fixation on Four-Year Degrees, for which I interviewed about 80 diverse (albeit not scientifically selected) men and women. A blunt question I asked most of them was whether they thought women with at least a bachelor’s degree were as likely to become romantically interested in blue-collar men as men who wear button-downs.

In my book, I urge young people to at least consider education routes other than four-year degrees. But, by so urging, might I be complicit in curtailing marriage opportunities if many college women view non-college men as unsuitable mates? Again, it’s imperative for individual, economic, and societal reasons that young men not be dissuaded from entering the trades and similar jobs. Interviewee answers were all over the place. Not everyone saw the mating dances of men and women of disparate education backgrounds as potentially problematic.

Explaining why they envisioned mostly starry days ahead, some of the interviewees noted that “money talks,” a locution used more than once. They observed that men with two-year degrees and shorter-length certificates in the trades and other fields often make more money than women (and men) with baccalaureate and advanced degrees. Financial facts of life such as these lead to socioeconomically mixed marriages and will continue doing so. Or so went the argument.

A construction executive told me:

I think it depends on whether she perceives he’s going to be able to make some dough. And if she thinks he can make some good money in this business, I don’t think [their different education histories] are going to matter. I think it’s a question of whether she understands that this guy, who’s a plumber, is going to yank down a hundred G’s a year, or 90 or 80, and have a pretty good life.

Of a different mind thematically was a professor who had been married to a woman who hadn’t gone to college. “We were fine through my time as an undergraduate, but she had no capacity to understand much of what was going on in my life when I was in graduate school. We became estranged and eventually divorced.” The social distance had grown too big.

Then there was the morning I interviewed a roundtable of five impressive young women, all graduates of an elite private high school and starting their sophomore years at five excellent universities across the country. It was hard to miss their discomfort and to-and-froing when I asked whether they could imagine themselves, after finishing college, marrying someone with substantially less education than theirs. One of the women, who hopes to be an architect, said:

I think I would probably be more likely to marry someone with a college degree. Not necessarily because of anything intellectual, but simply because I’ll be interacting with them at school.

I followed up by asking, “So let’s say you’ve finished school, and you’re a full-fledged architect. You’re 30, you’re doing well, and you meet a guy you really like but he’s a carpenter.”

“I might be less inclined to know him well,” she said. “I would like to say that wouldn’t be the case, but . . . ” Her voice faded.

Questions and answers like these were based on informed speculation, both mine and interviewees’. But what might quantitative research suggest? The following nuggets are pulled from the Institute for Family Studies’ website and from a 2018 sociology review by a trio of academics at Belgian, Spanish, and American universities, “The Reversal of the Gender Gaps in Education and Its Consequences for Family Life.”

These empirical findings partially allay concerns that huge numbers of women are reflexively rejecting the lesser-educated men. Perhaps, the research suggests, women are more open-minded than often assumed when it comes to the prospect of partnership and marriage. If that’s the case, good — marriage in the United States is troubled enough without the denigration of important, satisfying, and often remunerative jobs and the solid careers they lead to.