Today was a very special day for Donna and I. Our 25th anniversary is next week, April 28th. To celebrate this accomplishment I decided to get her another diamond. That snowballed into another ring. Eventually we melted down her wedding set and started all over again. Now it is about twice as much gold and I added a half Karat Diamond and five smaller ones. 5x5=25. 
I decided I could not just give her the ring back, it had to be special. I called a friend of mine who is a pastor and asked him to do the honors of renewing our vows for us.
Today after Donna got off work we went out to Upper Klamath Lake on a warm sunny day and got married again. It was great I could not have asked for it to turn out better.
Our Daughter Heather was there and her husband took a few photographs for us.
I, Jerry, Still desire you Donna, to be my wedded wife to have and to hold from this day forward, for better- for worse, for richer- for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part.
I, Donna, Still desire you Jerry, to be my wedded husband to have and to hold from this day forward, for better- for worse, for richer- for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part.
This ring I give you as a token of my love and as a pledge of my constant fidelity.
Earlier in the day at lunch Donna and I discussed with Pastor John Kays how our society has come to see so many things in short terms including marriage. How the sanctity of marriage has become less important than the very things we vow to endure together. Pastor John offered this passage in reflection of that conversation.
Culture lacks understanding of commitment and love…
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
(4) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
(5) It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
(6) Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
(7) It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
(8) Love never fails…
Pastor John commented on the tough times that marriages endure and that we would most likely endure again: Face those times with a solid foundation built over the past 25 years. He also added that today was a great example to our children of the value of enduring those times.
Thank you all for visiting the blog to share in our special moment.Our Daughter Heather was there and her husband took a few photographs for us.
I, Jerry, Still desire you Donna, to be my wedded wife to have and to hold from this day forward, for better- for worse, for richer- for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part.
I, Donna, Still desire you Jerry, to be my wedded husband to have and to hold from this day forward, for better- for worse, for richer- for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part.
This ring I give you as a token of my love and as a pledge of my constant fidelity.
Earlier in the day at lunch Donna and I discussed with Pastor John Kays how our society has come to see so many things in short terms including marriage. How the sanctity of marriage has become less important than the very things we vow to endure together. Pastor John offered this passage in reflection of that conversation.
Culture lacks understanding of commitment and love…
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
(4) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
(5) It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
(6) Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
(7) It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
(8) Love never fails…
Pastor John commented on the tough times that marriages endure and that we would most likely endure again: Face those times with a solid foundation built over the past 25 years. He also added that today was a great example to our children of the value of enduring those times.
What a wonderful celebration on a beautiful day.
ReplyDeleteI wish you both a life time of love, warmth, happiness and tenderness.
Thank you for sharing this special day.