Happy 50th Anniversary Catharine and Lauren

Dear friends or ours are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. I'll bet they are commenting too, as I did in the post below "where have the years gone"? Wow, 50 years of marriage is really to be commended for in 2008, when the divorce statistics seem to be so high.

When Bob and I celebrated our 30th, people told us that was "amazing". I think 50 or more is when it really is amazing! Especially, after 40 and 50 years, you find yourself as a couple, going into a whole other phase of your life. Your children leaving the nest/or gone, grandchildren, sometimes great grandchildren, and thinking of your retirement years, and starting to face, more seriously your mortality. It's one thing to think of your own health and mortality, but when you have a partner, you are vested in theirs also. Sometimes you go through scares, like Bob and I did a few weeks ago. Some are fortunate enough to have those scares later in married life, rather than earlier, like we did, but you are bound to come upon them at some time.

I think of our friend and neighbor who just came back from a few months in his Florida winter home, after spending 6 winters there with his wife. This year he had to spend it alone, as he lost her to death in November. He came back earlier than we thought he would (and he said he rather enjoyed the blizzard the other day). He told us he sold his Florida winter place. He said it just was not the same there without Ruth. Being married close to 40 years, I can really understand what he means.

By the way, in case you wonder, Bob is still doing well. He is stronger each day, and doing more. His blood level for the cumadin still is not steady, so has to go to the lab most every day, but we are hoping that soon gets settled. In early May he sees the Cardiologist. We thank The Lord everyday for his renewed health.

We also Thank the Lord for the blessings bestowed on Catharine and Lauren, through these 50 years, and wish them many more.

Congratulations and Happy 50th Catharine and Lauren!