It is not often that you have the opportunity to celebrate a couple being
married 50 years and so even though my parents’ anniversary was in March we
still wanted to plan them a party while they were home this summer. We decided
to wait until August after all the craziness died down with James getting
married and Jeremy’s mission trip to Peru.
We planned a surprise party for their 25th anniversary and
invited the pastor who married them to come back and renew their vows… it was a
lot of fun but also a lot of work. I had
the role of getting our brand new house ready for the party in less than a
month. This time, we decided not to make
it a surprise (otherwise my dad may have left town before we even had the party…
hehe).
My sister hosted the party at her house, but I went over on Friday to
help her get ready. We all chipped in to
get the food ready for the party. We
decided to have a taco bar (after it was such a success at James and Maggie’s
wedding). We originally tried to invite everyone through Facebook but after few
people responded, I realized that Facebook invite was not what it used to be so
I started reaching out to people individually.
Thankfully, I was able to contact people in time and we had quite the turnout
for the party. Jeremy was even able to
fly in for the special occasion.
My parents have left quite the example for me. They not only have been married for 50 years
but have been happily married. They love
each other and are having a blast during this stage of life as they live in their
RV and travel the USA. Their testimony
is the fact that they have raised four wonderful children who all love each
other and get along. I didn’t understand
how dysfunctional families were until I was an adult… because my family got along
so well. I love watching my nieces and nephews
make commitments for the Lord and I know that a big part of it is because my
parents raised us in the church. My life
was forever changed by the relationships from the various churches I went to
growing up.
Mom and Dad, I am thankful for your 50 years together and look forward to
many more years… I love you guys!!!
Enjoy all the Pictures from the day!!!
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1 comment:
Very fun! Beautiful tribute to your parents! Congrats to them!!!❤️
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