September 9
40 years of marriage
40 years of sacrificial love
40 years of moving around the world
40 years of setting Christ as the center
40 years of growing a family of 4
into a family of 11
40 years of sacrifice
40 years of laughter
40 years of always coming home,
knowing we are not home yet
40 years of example
40 years of non-ceasing prayer
40 years of gentle guidance
40 years of mornings spent lingering over breakfast
40 years of coffee
40 years of faithfulness
40 years of adventures
Today, as I sat in Church and watched as Greg was installed as Associate Pastor
I thought about prayers answered 8 years after they were first whispered
I thought about our 13 years together
and the 40 x 40 more years to come
I thought about the marriages of friends breaking apart
of people walking away from their covenants with one another and with God
And, I thought about 40 years
and all that God has blessed me with,
as we celebrate
these 40 years.
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100:5
