And this is the surprise that waited for me when I reached the kitchen this morning. 40 red roses. Gorgeous!
AND later we declared each other STILL gorgeous, after we took off our glasses!
Those 40 years flew by as a blink of the eye, faster than a speeding bullet, as crazy as a maple leaf in the whirlwind!
Yet, when we take a look in the rear view mirror they have been absolutely FILLED with adventure.
We've done enough, seen enough, & experienced enough to fill volumes! My photo closet is overflowing with memories of two baby boys, vacations, ball games, family celebrations and holidays, Boy Scout camp outs, graduations, friends all over America, ministries, weddings, funerals, piano recitals, college homecomings and extravaganzas, nine grandchildren, 13 different houses in 11 different states (twice we owned two at once) car wrecks and car repairs, trips to the ER and surgeries, one tornado, two dogs and several cats, three hurricanes, laundry at the Vatican, church building campaigns and church fights, job changes, hairstyles, on and on!! We've walked through Jerusalem and Petra, Ketchikan and Sitka, Paris and Rome together. We've sipped tea in Japan and got caught in a Buddhists ritual. We've been fishing in the Caymans, watched whales in Mexico, and rode bikes in Belgium and Kaui. White water rafting and learning to snow ski could be a cartoon!
We've cried together at the birth (or arrival from Africa) of each grandchild and have been overcome with joy at watching them grow. Our children and grandchildren have been the delight of our hearts.
There's been a thrill or two every year or every few months in some cases
We'll probably go out to dinner tonight, sit and reflect, reminisce and tell stories. And laugh a lot!
This morning I heard Billy Graham's recent quote, "I know how to live and I know how to die, but no one told me how to grow old."
We don't know how to grow old either, but by God's grace, we'll do it together!
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