Married 65 Years Today
Today it is 65 years since Les and I married. Our church magazine had asked me to write the story of our lives and I'm sharing that with you today. It's longer than I like my blogs to be, but, hey, it's our anniversary! And it is 65 years. It was one of those weird butterfly effects. What if […]
Unwanted Anniversary – Conclusion
Friday is a good "conclusion" day, so here is the poem that concluded the chapter titled "Rivers of Entrophy," from This Path We Share. Hope it speaks to you in some way, in whatever space you occupy today. Rebirth Enter the Valley of Doubt and Despair certainly vanished strength fled Love no longer there Spend the duration […]
5 Tips on Marriage from Someone Who Really Doesn’t Know
64 years and 13 days. As our anniversary month nears a close, I think of many things I would have liked to have shared. Oh, well, maybe next year! Or maybe this Thursday. I don't usually talk about tips because I firmly believe that each new day in a marriage is an adventure with the possibility to be […]
Married in September (7)
Be sure to read to end of post for the surprise! Today I want to tell you about our overnight trip to Grand Lake to celebrate our 64th. The first big departure from our original honeymoon was that this time it rained furiously all the way to Estes Park. followed by twenty miles of fog into Rocky Mountain National Park. As […]
Married in September (5)
Today is the 64th anniversary of our wedding. [Les and I are heading out for an overnight getaway at Grand Lake Lodge in the Rocky Mountains, where we spent our honeymoon. We plan to skip the dingy wedding-night-hotel this time. Been there. Done that.] So in honor of our anniversary, I can describe our wedding no better than […]
Married in September (4)
(continued) Somehow Mother, an excellent seamstress, managed to fix that huge hole in the maid of honor dress. She tore apart the skirt, unruffled some ruffles, stretched the material a bit, and stitched it all back up. No one could notice. Today is the 64th anniversary of the day before the wedding. Les and I went to […]