IT OUR 34TH ANNIVERSARY TODAY!

Matthew 19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

Happy Anniversary to us. I thank GOD for my Richard ~~ my faithful and Godly husband. It was been a wonderful 34 years together as man and wife. Oh sure, there have been and still are some days when we get crossed up and don't love each other as we should, but thankfully the word "divorce" is not in our vocabulary. Murder perhaps, but not divorce. (Just kidding!)

We were both raised in Christian homes with parents who had strong marriages. There had to have been storms, but they weathered them. I thank God for our parents as they definitely set an example for each of us as to how to have a Christian marriage and, therefore, a Christian home. I post the wedding pic of us with our parents as a loving tribute to them today. They are all four safely arrived at home in Heaven so we know we will see them again someday.

The visible fruits of our marriage are our two WONDERFUL "kids." It's hard to call Amy and Chip kids as they are approaching 32 and 30 years old respectively. What a joy it was to raise our two off-spring. We always said that Amy was the sunshine in our home and Chip was the fun. We thank God for our two children each and every day. And now to be GRANDparents to Amy's four children is such a blessing. We look forward to Chip's future as a husband and father if that is God's will for him.

God has blessed us abundantly. Richard's profession provided well, and I didn't have to work but was able to be a full-time mom for Amy and Chip. When the time came that the kids were in school and I wanted to go back into my secretarial field, Richard gave me his blessing. I volunteered for many years in the church office and then worked my last 8 years at our Christian School.

Thirty-four years. They have been wonderful, and I pray that the Lord will bless us with many more happy and healthy years. Happy Anniversary to us!!!!!!!!!!!