Posted on 03/21/2009 3:26:35 AM PDT by Glenn
That’s quite touching Glenn.
May you have years and years of continued happiness.
(P.S. My husband uses those earphone things to watch TV, now I don’t have to hear it on extra loud.)
Makes me wonder what I have missed.
Happy Anniversary.
That’s a fine piece of writing, Glenn — I’ve bookmarked for future reference.
I wish you and your wife all the happiness and joy that my wife and I have enjoyed these past... seventeen years!
(coincidence? Nah. And yet...)
You write really, really well.
Congratulations! This is the so called "secret" to a happy marriage (we're going on 30 years.) You nailed it!
Nicely done.
And as a person who is too often tempted to talk about the selfishness and lack of depth of todays youth, a fine rebuttal!
Boy, your little family sounds a lot like what mine use to be and it brings back a sweet sadness. At seventeen years, we had our Scottie, our only child. She was the center of our life. We were a threesome. We watched the food channel and stayed home most of the time. Scottie was active into everything, won awards. We were always there for her. We were a threesome. She pampaered us and we pamapered her and each other. That was ten years ago. Scottie graduated Magna cum laude, I cried. She got her first job and moved to an apartment one mile from home, I cried. She got married and went on a honeymoon, I cried.
My husband and I have each other but we were a threesome and there is a hole. Scottie’s married now with two little ones. She has a wonderful life...but we were a threesome.
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Beautiful tribute to your bride and your relationship....here is too many more years of loud TV and thermostat battles....
Very nice, Glenn. Happy anniversary to you and your wife.
Thanks.
I envy all of you who achieve these years because I know that you have fought and earned them. I have seen so many friends forget what originally brought them together and then for a variety of reasons split into discouraged divorce.
Your description of the give and take makes my heart sigh and sing. May GOD Bless you even more in the coming years.
Congratulations! We just had our 38th. It gets even better.
What a beautiful tribute! Happy Anniversary!
Sounds like me, my beloved wife and I have been together almost 31 years. Our children are both grown and gone, and you are right, their absence does leave a hole in the family. I rememeber once mentioning to a friend that children are a gift from God. He said that he thought of them more as loaners, sooner or later we have to give them up. But oh the joy!
Happy Anniversary, Glenn, to you and your beautiful bride. My husband is taking me out tonight for our 18th, which is actually Monday, but he is going to be out of town. I have no idea what we are doing but I know he’s planned a lot for this one.
I can tell you from the other side of the coin, life is beautiful with the man God gives you for a husband. Mine was injured in Iraq six years ago and that altered our lives drastically. I never thought of walking away or wondering what if. He is my blessing given to me not once, but twice by a loving, faithful, giving God. I can tell you, she prays you for you without ceasing.
I pray you have another many, many beautiful years together. We watch woodworking shows together. Isn’t life funny?
Congratulations on the 17 years, and here's to many more for you and your wife.
My wife and I will celebrate our 43 anniversary on April 3rd. I recognized many of the circumstances and activities you described as occurring in our marriage as well.
Thanks again for the post. I will email it to my wife (yea, I know she is just in the other room, but she will enjoy reading it instead of just getting my verbal description of it).
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