Over the last couple of weekends I have had the opportunity to officiate at two weddings.
One a lovely outdoor ceremony at the Old Mill for Hoot Marlar and Dana Gaines. They publish the ThunderRoads Magazine for which I write a monthly PGR related article. Although it was hot, the setting was beautiful and these two young folks made a beautiful couple. I hope for them a long happy life together.
This weekend (today as a matter of fact) I had a special blessing to officiate at a wedding between an 82 year old man and an 80 year old woman. They were high school sweethearts who had been engaged over 60 years ago then WWII broke out and Bill joined the Navy. The plan was for him to serve his 4 years then come back home and get married. Things didn't work out exactly the way they planned it and Bill re-upped and stayed in the Navy over 20 years. They both married others and remained faithful to their spouses for 50 and 54 years respectively.
After Bill's wife passed away, he decided he would look up Mrs. Alice and see how she was doing. She didn't recognize him at first but it didn't take long for the old fire to rekindle.
It was such a precious ceremony. After they repeated their vows and I said a prayer they wanted "their song" played. So at just the right time Buck Owen's started in with "Together Again", there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
Love is such a wonderful thing. God knew just what He was doing when he instituted marriage. Everyone loves a wedding, but unfortunately most marriages don't make it. Why is that? Do we forget what we promised? Do we get bored? Did we just not know what we were getting into?
Maybe all of the above is true, but I rather think the biggest problem in marriage is simply selfishness. We forget that there is someone else we should be considering and we have forgotten that it is more blessed to give than receive.
I think we married folks need to rekindle the sweetness and kindness of our early married lives and not let things get stale. Husbands...love your wives. Thanks in the book!
Have a great day...now go hug someone!
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