Marriage Moment: 56 Years | Great Peace Living

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This week my parents will celebrate their 56th year of marriage. Isn’t this one of those amazing photo’s. Like you’d see on a retro greeting card or something. This is them, the week after their wedding day. Unfortunately they didn’t have photo’s taken the day they got married. They, along with my mammaw went to the preacher’s house and got married. A week later dad’s family had a wedding shower for them, they wore the same clothing they did on their wedding day and that’s how we have this amazing shot.

56 years ago, they were young and in love. Their love has grown, deepened, changed. They have faced beautiful moments, dreadful moments, sorrowful moments and joyous moments. They have held hands, they have laughed, they have loved. They have argued, cried and gotten mad. They have forgiven and been forgiven. I know that some days were easier than others, while some days were harder than hard can get. They have remained constant in each others lives and struggled through illness, hardship and burden. 56 years later they are old, and still in love.

They choose to be committed and remain committed to each other. They serve the Lord faithfully united in marriage. But each and every day that they wake up, they still choose to say “I do.” Because everyday marriage is a choice. We choose to love the other, or we choose to love our self.

How long have you been married?

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