50th Anniversary Celebration
On Sunday we celebrated my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary! As a bonus, Shari’s parents were able to attend, and they also recently celebrated 50 years.
As I mentioned in my last post, the actual day was the 1st, but we were able to delay most of the party until we arrived. 🙂
Not long ago, a girl who was about to be married mentioned that she appreciated seeing our “stable” marriage, and hoped to have the same for herself. I don’t know about you, but “stable” is not a word I really like applied to myself – sounds boring and pedestrian.
But as I thought about it, I realized – God is pretty “stable” too. We don’t always see Him that way from our human perspective, of course. But He is always faithful. He is always loving to His people. His promises are solid. Without that stability, life would be a terrible thing.
And who likes to paint a detailed painting while going through the rapids in a canoe? Stability is what actually allows us to do the wild and creative things that we want to do – that we were created to do.
And so 50 years of marriage – of ups and downs, I’m sure – does give us a moment to reflect on the power of stability.
So I thank both my parents for their godly stability over so many years. And most of all, we thank the Lord for His grace in our lives as a family.
Once again – Happy Anniversary!
29 June 2018 @ 11:02 am
What a blessed event for such treasures in Christ!
30 June 2018 @ 1:57 am
Thank you, dear son, for your words of endearment. I wouldn’t say our 50 years remained stable the whole time but we were both committed to our faithful Lord and to each other. We also experienced growth spiritually as individuals and flowering in our relationship.
God has blessed us in numerous ways! Perhaps the biggest way was when you entered our lives. And then, many years later, adding Shari, Hannah and Nathanael to our family.
30 June 2018 @ 1:59 am
Thank you so much, “old” friend, Bill, for you comment.
3 July 2018 @ 2:13 pm
Bill, what a lovely thing to say about us! Thank you!
Jim, you have written some interesting thoughts on the word, “stable”. I looked up “pedestrian” as it’s one I don’t hear or use often. Hmm!
I think of a patient’s medical condition when I hear “stable”. That’s a good thing. Usually I think a stable marriage is a good thing too. At times I haven’t thought it applied to us, but we have been committed to one another and to the Lord. And He’s given grace and deserves the glory for our 50 years together.
Thank you for your kind affirmation! And all that you four have done to make our celebration so wonderful! The Lord has blessed us with a terrific son – YOU!!