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Genesis 2:18, And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone.  I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

June 2, 1968 Charlotte and I both said, “I do!”  Today, we celebrate fifty-two years of marriage.  Together we have been able to see many places, do a lot of different things.  We have laughed as we went through times of great joy and went through some difficult times together.  We have enjoyed watching our daughters grow up and been very thankful each of them allowed us to be a part of their families.  And I wonder where the time has gone so quickly.

We were pretty young when we got married; we had to learn how to do simple things because all we really had to go on was what we had experienced in our homes growing up.  Sometimes that worked out and sometimes that did not work out so well.  I learned quickly that how my dad did things were not going to be acceptable.    So, we went through different stages of growing in this new relationship; each of us learned about give and take.  It was a good thing for me to not be alone.

We have entered a different stage in our marriage called retirement.  I have often joked that we have never spent this much time together except during vacations.  We both had work to go to.  The stay-at-home requirements of Covid-19 has prevented us from doing some things we would have liked to do as retirees – we look forward to restrictions being lifted and wonder what things will be like when they are.

As I write this I have been reflecting over fifty-two years together.  We made a commitment to one another.  I think that commitment has become stronger over the years because of the struggles we faced together.  I know that when we made Jesus Christ the center of our lives our relationship to each other became stronger.  It seems that became the time I began to know what love was really about.  It was a good thing for me to not be alone.

So, happy anniversary, Charlotte!  May we have many more to come!

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