Special Day

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“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So, they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” – Matthew 19: 4-6

I probably should skip posting this week, as we have a very full weekend coming up, but I’m taking a few minutes off from preparing the house for houseguests and making party arrangements to fill in my readers ahead of time.

The day this is scheduled to be posted (Friday, July 14), Marty and I celebrate fifty years (!) of marriage.

“Save-the-dates” were sent out at Christmastime, and official invitations sent out a couple of months ago. Relatives are joining us from all over the country (Arizona to Maine), as well as a couple of long-time friends, who took part in our wedding. In addition to the Best Man (my cousin Larry) and Matron of Honor (my sister Susie), one of our special guests will be another bridesmaid, Cathy, dubbed “Cannonball” back in the day. (Our summer gang played volleyball, and Cathy had a mean serve.) Her sister Carol, who played guitar and sang the “Wedding Song” in the ceremony, is coming with her husband. My niece Sarah, who was our flower girl, is excited about coming, and her husband Pete, photographer extraordinaire, will be accompanying her and taking pictures.

Daughter Kelly is our designated D.J. Months ago, we gave her a long list of songs from the 60’s and 70’s, color-coded (green for dinner music, red for fast dancing, blue for slow dancing), to make into our playlist. In case that’s not enough rock and roll, Simon and Garfunkel, Beach Boys, and Woodstock, there will also be a Karaoke machine for the family hams to knock themselves out.

Our family summer home – where we were married five decades ago – is being spruced up with paint touch-ups, a few new rugs, and a face-lift for the patio. (Thanks, Sweetie! ❤ )

I’ve been making a new wreath for the door and filling flowerpots with white flowers embellished with gold ribbon, as well as designing decorations for the tables: candles in glasses of sand and pebbles, tiny vases of white flowers (not to block our view of one another), and pictures from our wedding in little gold frames. I’m up to my elbows in white and gold.

The cake has been ordered, the caterer is all set, the tables, chairs, and tablecloths reserved.

With a sense of deja vu, it occurred to me that this feels a lot like planning our children’s weddings, except instead of planning someone else’s wedding, it’s been a time of reminiscing about ours.

It seems like forever ago. It seems like yesterday.

A while back I shared the lyrics of a song I wrote for Marty when we had been married about twenty years. Since then, my songs have found their way to SoundCloud. (I told the story of that bit of serendipity on another post – https://seekingdivineperspective.com/2023/05/19/i-guess-im-not-finished-yet/ )

So now – I THINK – I can share the song with you so that you can actually listen to it! This is the demo I had made in my songwriting season in the 80’s, when I took occasional trips to Nashville in search of someone to publish my work. The songs never made it big, but I ended up with (I think) some nice recordings. You won’t hear me. The singers in this recording were hired professionals, which seemed like a better idea at the time. 😉

(Note: This song was written before Kelly came along, so the line “… with a daughter and a son” has been changed to ” … with two daughters and a son.” 😉 )

And now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a wed —er, party to attend…

Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank You for instituting marriage, to give us a picture of the bond You have with Your Church. What an honor it is to be Your Bride. Help us to be faithful to our wonderful Bridegroom, now and forever, in Your name, amen.

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I am a forgiven sinner and adopted child of God, seeking to see life from His perspective - as opposed to the world's flawed perspective - and living my life accordingly.

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    1. Absolutely! Part of our display was a big card I made for Marty 25 years and five grandchildren ago. Big wedding picture of “the kiss” on the front with the words: “We didn’t know what we were doing. (C’mon now, let’s admit it.)”
      Inside, with picture of us and our three children: “But now that it’s been 25 years, aren’t you glad we did it?” 🙂 ❤

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  12. CONGRATULATIONS Annie and Marty!!! Wow, 50 years is incredible. It is obvious that God has blessed the two of you over the years, so I hope you have a wonderful celebration with family and friends! 😘

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  13. Congratulations! It’s such a testimony to the treasure of marriage when couples can claim 50 years. My parents celebrated their 50th last year and it’s so fun to listen to their stories and soak up the wisdom of their experience =) May you and yours have an amazing celebration!

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  14. Congratulations, Annie and Marty! Your organizational skills for your Fiftieth celebration are impressive. The “Anniversary Song” touched my heart. The voices were just beautiful and I loved the “country” flavor of it. My husband and I have been married 42 years. Thank you for sharing!

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