Today my folks celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary. Congratulations I'd say! 45 years is a hell a long being with someone, through the good times and the bad. I've been totally amazed by the longevity of their marriage. Not too many marriages these days last long....
My folks had met each in Mossy Rock, Washington in 1965. My dad was stationed at Ft. Lewis near Olympia. It wasn't long before they got married. Just days after they got married, my father got shipped off to Vietnam. After a four months fighting overseas, my father came home to take my mother to his native Wisconsin. Then I came along...
I'm sure that my folks had their trials and tribulations. I'm sure they endured the good times and the bad times. Somehow they stuck it out together. I'm proud of them!
I wish I could say the same for myself....
I always believed in the sacrilege of marriage. The unity of two people together as one against the world. To me, it's a divine partnership.
3 comments:
This turned out so good. Reading it put tears in my eyes. That is how I think a marriage should be. You go through the good times and the bad times together. The one main thing in a marriage is communication with who you are with if you don't have that then it will not work out. The way you wrote this you have the words to write anything. I Love the picture too. I Love reading your blogs.
Happy Anniversary Dixie and Jan!♥ I am so happy for the two of you. I pray for it to be even longer for the two of you.
Happy Anniversary to your parents! 45 yrs is a long time, but your parents had the recipe to make their marriage work. kuddos to them! These days, people take the sanctity of marriage for granted. The traditional vows they express to each other during the ceremony does not mean anything these days :(. My thoughts are... if you really don't think you would want to spend the rest of your lives together, don't take the plunge! I know that there are unforeseen circumstances that could arise, but "For Better or For Worse" is part of those vows, work it out people!!! And for those marriages that just can't work out (physical and verbal abuse,etc.....) use this is a life lesson and let it make you a stronger person.
Anonymous and Tina, the both of you are so right! Thanks for your thoughts!
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