Twenty-Two Years as Examples, as Companions, and of Wedded Bliss

Today is our parent's 22nd Wedding Aniversary. This post is in honor of their commitment to each other twenty-two years ago, the strong examples they have been, the struggles they have conquered, and the wonderful life together they have allowed the Lord to create through them.

Happy Anniversary, Mama and Daddy!

-- Kitty, Sarah, Grace, Peter, Markie, Rose, Emma, and Little Paul (we know he would sign if he were out and about...) :) :)

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May the good Lord see and bless you,

On your anniversary day.

May He always be your companion,

And guide you on your way.

May your bonds of marriage strengthen,

Holding strong amidst all fears.

And may our friendship stay untarnished,

Through the wearing of the years.

By Karl Fuchs

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During their courtship, they sent pictures back and forth...

Their engagement picture

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Your marriage is so beautiful

And is truly heaven made
Your love, hope and faith in God
Is strong and does not fade
May you truly sense God’s love
As you celebrate today
And see the future years together
As memories to be made

© By M.S.Lowndes

 

The Memorable Day

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Nine years later....

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Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

I Corinthians 13:4-8

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Mama and Daddy in 1996

Mama and Daddy in 2007

Aren't they a lovely couple?

Twenty-two years later...

Here we all are - all but one. He was due to arrive today,

but so far he hasn't announced he's ready...

Twenty-two years of marriage!

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And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.