Silver Anniversary

On Monday, June 21st, Mike & I quietly celebrated our 25th anniversary. I remember on our wedding day thinking wow, if we make it 25 years I will be turning 50 the same week - two thoughts that at the age of 25 seemed remote and highly unlikely to ever occur. Yet here we are, a quarter century later celebrating the arrival of both of these milestones.
Today marriage is not taken as seriously as it once was. Truth is I have a hard time understanding why such a marvelous institution has taken a back seat in the lives of so many. While I admit it has been a great deal of hard work, I think the truth is; that which we work hard to achieve is met with the greatest amount of satisfaction. Easy street is dull and conquerable. The hard road of real living means tasting the saltiness of your own sweat, watching the seasons as they roll past and living in the moment cause the moments don't last.
Real living isn't for the faint of heart - it takes true grit to get through it.
If you live long enough you learn how to plant your own garden and tend to your soul with the fertilizer of faith, hope & love. Yes and the greatest of these is love.
So to my great love I say; "thank you darling for 25 years of laughter & tears" long may we love.