On Saturday we'll be celebrating my parents 50th year of marriage. I am so thankful that on March 15th, I began to prepare for this moment, even before that I had an idea of what I would do. Thanks to facebook, I remembered a few things from my childhood and gathered together paints to put a picture together. It isn't finished but it's completed enough to make a story. Their real anniversary isn't until July 4th, so I have time.
I went back to my parents to gather photos, to put together a slide show. We'll be doing a photo finish of all the things we need to complete before leaving for this party. It was a strange moment in which memories apear. Things you haven't thought about for decades suddenly come back to you, or not. Preparing and looking at the past and the present is amazing.
People, places, and things are all built up into this moment of time and suddenly you realize the impact of a faithful marriage together. All the God moments, the people who play a part into the lives of two people, and the lives they touch. It's inspirational to those of us who are married to continue and a bit daunting to realize some of us won't ever make it this far in life for one reason or another. It's a huge accomplishment. Suddenly all the degrees, and studying and accomplishments in life don't seem to have as much meaning as being faithful and loving one person for this long. Suddenly till death do us part has a stronger meaning and something to look at.
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