On July 10th Betty and I had officially been married for 33 years. On November 27th of this year my oldest will turn 30years old. On November 8th I will turn 55 years old. Each of these items causes me a certain amount of pain, since I am not very happy about the aging process. For instance I am incensed that I will not be able to teach my grandson to slide into second the way I was able to teach my sons, doing it myself!!! Those days are gone. All that aside, my am very happy to have been with Betty Jean Hoyer for all of these 33 years!
She and I met in College and i was fortunate enough to convince her to marry me and I have never been sorry (I can't speak for her on this). As I look back on the years I realize that I would never be the person that I am today if I did not have her in my life, I could never have accheived what I have been able to accheive or accomplish what I have accomplished. In our family I shudder to think what our kids would have turned out like if I had not had Betty to raise them into adults. We were with some of her friends from the Orlando Science Center last week and I realized again just what she has given up to be a part of what we have as a couple! If left on her own she would have gone on to accheive even more, than she has today.
Perhaps more important that how I feel about the years that we have spent together, I am tremendously excited for the years that lie ahead. I am looking forward to growing old with her, she is the one i want to look at from my rocking chair. What a gift God has given me to have her in my life. I do not thank Him or her nearly enough for all the joy that she brings to me. I love you Betty and can't wait for what the years will bring.
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"Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith ..." The race of marriage is really a race of faith. This is the part that so many couples forget. They try to maintain their marriage in their own power, and so often they fail because they don't realize that marriage is ultimately a spiritual relationship--between a man, a woman, and God. Not only does God call you to pledge lifelong commitment to each other, but He also gives you the strength to keep your vows, no matter what happens.
When you fix your eyes on Jesus as you run the race of marriage, you realize your purpose is to serve Him and not seek your own fulfillment. When you and your spouse follow Him and draw closer to Him, you draw closer to each other. You recognize that there is much about marriage that is beyond your power; who has the ability, for example, to "love your wife as Christ loves the church" (Ephesians 5:25)? Instead, it is God who is "at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13). He will "equip you in every good thing to do His will" (Hebrews 13:21).
It looks like you've had 33yrs of deposits, Great job! As for me, 17yrs and overdrawn, again! ha ha
Congrats my friend, Kev
love, Sara