58 Years!

Taken a few years ago at Ocean Grove

 We celebrated our 58th wedding anniversary on Sunday.  We were married when we were only 21 years old and still had one more year of college to go.  Plus Jim had seminary after that—and then graduate school for another several years.  We both worked during those years and at age 30 he had his first full time job as a professor at NCSU.  By that time we had one child.  Somehow we made it through all those years paying the rent and getting enough to eat.  Our families helped us some.  And rent was cheap!  

We celebrated in a pretty low key way.  I try to avoid going out to eat on Sundays—my little bit of conservatism, or Sabbatarianism in a way.  So we made one of our favorite meals together—lasagna.   It was delicious!  And a great thing is that there is enough for two more meals.  

I am so thankful for Jim.  I am so thankful our marriage has lasted through mostly good times but not always!  But we endured and can be so grateful for that.  Especially this last year, it has been “in sickness and in health.”  I am not sick but “the year of the hip” has meant Jim has had to help me in so many more ways.  And he has done so with such kindness and love.