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| May 1983 |
Obviously, based on our dress…this was a long time ago! In fact, it was 30 years ago on Captiva Island, Florida…we were on our honeymoon. Did I really DRESS like that?
He was Catholic. I was not.
He was a college graduate. I was not.
He had never been married. I had.
He was God’s gift to me when I thought my life was almost over.
Thirty years is a long time…both sets of our parent’s have been married for more than 60 years, so we have two sets of good examples.
Behind the scenes of our thirty years you would see a less than perfect marriage…but a good one.
You would see a period of hard work without a pay check.
You would see a fire in the garage attached to our house. It consumed our cars, but not our house.
You would see me being pregnant three times. But you would only see one living child now.
You would see me at the hospital crying over a miscarriage.
You would see me at a grave, crying over the death of Amy.
But you would also see great memories of fun times. Vacations in Yellowstone, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the southern Outer Banks of North Carolina and Disney World.
You would see meals eaten on the screened porch while watching the birds at the feeder.
You would Sunday mornings getting ready for church.
You would see us at dinner in the restaurant when he told the me plant was closing.
You would see us exploring new opportunities and moving across the country 6 years ago.
You would see us find a new church home and new friends. Going to new places and seeing new things.
And most of all you would see the love that I share with my best friend. The man who completes me. The man that God sent to me to be my husband.
He is really the “behind the scenes” guy!
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| May 2013
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Beautiful! And congrats…what an awesome milestone to reach! Thank you for sharing the blessings and heartaches of those years with us. Happy Tuesday to you, sweet friend. 🙂
I love the before and after photos! And what a sweet gift to know that God carried you through the sweet times of rest and the hard days. Thanks for a glimpse into the little nuggets that created who you are today!
Blessings!
What a beautiful memroy of 30 years of marriage. My Hubby and I have been married 25 1/2 and if you saw behind our scenes you would not see prefection either. In a way I am thankful for the hard times because it is there we learned to stay.
What a lovely story of your 30 years together and a testament to your commitment to each other! Your story sounds a lot like mine, although I've only been married 16 years this time around. Great post!
I love hearing tidbits of life; the stuff that makes us who we are. So glad your journey is with such a great man.
wow that is awesome, 30 years is a lot to be thankful for and a wonderful accomplishment especially with some hard 'stuff' in the years together. Congratulations.
Thirty years is a long time and still you are happy, and best friends. God is good to bring the right person to complete your life. I am only into nearly sixteen years and it seems it has been only a short time. There is so much to learn about another person.
Thirty years is a long time to be with another person. Love and patience are the key to keep the marriage fresh and full of fun and adventure. I have nearly sixteen years of marriage and it has been full of surprises and lessons of how to be an encouragement and support for my wonderful husband.
Congrats on 30 years. Sweet and honest post.
Fondly,
Glenda
Oh my word! First of all, you look adorable in both pics 🙂 Secondly, this is just so beautiful! We've only been married 9 years, and you make marriage sound stronger and stronger with each passing year!