Tomorrow is the last day of 2005! Wow...this year had gone quickly. It's been a busy one...so much has happened. John and I were reflecting on how blessed we have been. We'll have our 35th anniversary in 2006 and it doesn't seem possible that many years have passed. We met for the first time in 1967...two weeks before he shipped out to Viet Nam. I was a college freshman and he was a young, naive boy of 19. We fell in love through letters over that year. When he returned he was confused and a little bit angry...it took him a few years to sort through all the feelings that he experienced during that war. He accepted Christ in 1971 and that really gave him direction and peace. We've been through a lot in the past 35 years...the loss of a baby, the accident that left his father paralyzed...many surgeries and health problems...the birth of Molly and Joel...finding out that I have liver disease...so many things. But God has always been there to care for us and encourage us. Christ at the center of our marriage has been the key to the stability and security we enjoy. I pray that we will grow even closer to Christ in 2006 and continue to learn about His love and provision. We thank Him for our salvation and for the knowledge that we'll spend eternity with Him! We thank Him for our beautiful children, their wonderful godly spouses, and our adorable new granddaughter, Betsy. We are truly blessed!
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Karen, Wow!! Thank you so much for sharing this. You have no idea how encouraging it was to read this. The Lord truly has led you on quite a journey! Congratulations on 35 years with your husband. That is such an inspiration to me...and all you have/are been going through. You just never know what people are going through, you know? You are in my prayers, and I so enjoy your pictures. This is such a great one too. Your sister in Christ, Heather
Very Inspiring. Thanx for sharing!
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