We skipped the morning bike ride and breakfast together for
our anniversary because duty called; we’ll have a few days together soon. So we sat wound together out on the deck with
morning coffee and tea and Gospel Intimacy to spend the first few minutes of
our 25th anniversary enjoying just being home, quiet, enjoying the
morning air. Out pops one of our people
to say good morning and have a chat and, well, we didn’t want to chase him away
but finally he left us to our romantic reverie.
For all of 1.5 minutes before another head pops around the corner and
she settles in with us on the lounge chair as if she’s going to stay, until
number three reminds her it’s our anniversary and we are trying to have some
romantic moments. Finally the guilt trip
prevails and she pulls herself away. Somehow,
before half a page was read, all three of them are standing around us
conversing about this and that and generally socializing for the rest of our
available few moments. When at last they
left, in time for us to get up and on with our day, I said “Well, it will be
soon enough that they won’t be here to interrupt us on our anniversary morning”,
and indeed, we didn’t mind in the least.
Today I echo the words Elisabeth Prentiss wrote on her
silver wedding anniversary, 1870:
“My thoughts have been busy the past week with reviewing the
years through which I have travelled, hand in hand, with my dear husband; years
full of sin, full of suffering, full of joy; brimful of the lovingkindness and
tender mercy that smote often and smote surely.
Your last letter confirms what I already knew, but am never tired of
hearing, repeated, the faithfulness of God to those whom He afflicts…magnify
Him who took such pains with me, and is carrying on just such work in thousands
of hearts and lives…there is nothing like the influence of one living soul on
another. Then why should we not naturally speak to everybody who will listen, of
what fills our thoughts: our Saviour, his beauty, His goodness, his
faithfulness, His wisdom! I don’t believe
a full heart can help running over!” –More Love to Thee
Praising God this day for His faithful gifts, His working all things to good, and His making all things beautiful in His time.
Here's to celebrating 50 together! or 60? Will this be us in 40 years?
Praising God this day for His faithful gifts, His working all things to good, and His making all things beautiful in His time.
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