My husband and I are just two days from celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary! We met on an active volcano (Mt. Lassen in Northern California) and were married on my grandpa/ma Fullmer's 55th anniversary - both sets of my grandparents and my parents had long committed marriages. They all set the example for me of loving, honoring and cherishing my husband. I never one time heard my grandparents or parents say anything negative about each other - I think this is what the vows mean - or part of it - when we commit to love, honor, and cherish the one we marry. (This is an engagement photo of us on Mt. Lassen where we met, and a wedding photo . . . we were SO young!!!)
Their vows meant something to them - they made the choice to love, honor and cherish one another - and I choose to do the same with my husband, Dave. I believe this is the key - or one of them - to a long and happy marriage. Choose to love. Choose to honor. Choose to cherish.
If I love, honor, and cherish, I won't say anything negative about the one I'm married to - I won't say, write, insinuate negative things. If I have a problem - I'll seek godly advice to work it out so I am able to continue to love, honor, and cherish. These things are what I vowed to do, "till death do us part".
I'm so thankful for Dave. He is a gift from God's hand. I love him. I will honor him. I do cherish him!
By the way, for our 50th anniversary we are going sky diving! I can not wait! (Two percent of grandparents have been sky diving - we will be part of the cool - or possibly crazy - two percent!)
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