Today is my 33rd wedding anniversary. What a wonderful ride Wes and I have had together so far. From college sweethearts to empty nesters, the Lord has blessed us with tremendous love, laughter, and friendship.
We have always supported each other’s interests. Wes has never read any of my books, but he talks about them to everyone, and he eagerly joins me on writing trips and book signings. I’ve never been a huge baseball fan, but for Wes, I’ve learned to love the Texas Rangers and even join him at the ballpark on occasion.
I join him on bike rides, he joins me for fancy tea.
He indulges my western whims . . .
And I indulge his Star Wars obsession . . .
We’ve had a few challenges along the way, of course, but nothing that couldn’t be overcome with prayer, communication, and forgiveness. He is my best friend, my true love, and the man who never fails to make me smile. I couldn’t ask for a better life partner. Here’s to 33 more!
Do you have a love story in your family to brag on?
It can be your own, your parents, grandparents, or someone else who inspires you with their ever after.
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Congratulations and happy anniversary! My husband and I also just celebrated our 33rd (May 22nd)!
1992 was a vintage year. 🙂 Happy anniversary to you, too, Kathleen.
WHY???? Hasn’t he read any of your books?????
My parents met on a blind date and were married 7 days later on Valentine’s Day. Their marriage is what happily ever after looked like. When you saw one, you saw the other. They were married just shy of 60 years when Dad went to his heavenly home to wait for Mom’s arrival. I can still see them watching TV, sharing one coke while holding hands under the little table between their recliners.
That is the sweetest story EVER! Blind date to marriage in one week with a marriage lasting 60 years. Wow. Prof that commitment and love can overcome anything.
Congratulations and happy anniversary! I enjoyed your pictures of sharing, caring, and support that highlight your love story.
My parents met in church, were married in 1942, and Dad served in the Navy during WWII. They were married for 61 years before Mom went to her eternal home, and Dad joined her 7 years later.
I met my husband during May of my sophomore year in college on a blind date. My suitemate, who was dating a Marine from the nearby base at Quantico, came running into my room on a Saturday afternoon yelling, “Bob is here, and he brought two friends. I need two dates.” She pointed at me, who had just come out from under my portable hair dryer and said, “You’re going. You just did your hair.” We were married in August, he went to Vietnam in March, and after a wonderful 57 year marriage of adventure, travel, excitement, and of course, some challenges, he went to his heavenly home two years ago.
Thank you for sharing your story.
What two beautiful love stories, Betty! Who knew that doing your hair could lead to a lifelong love. 🙂 Wonderful legacys of love with you and your parents. Thank you for sharing!
Happy Anniversary! I love how you support one another’s interests. It makes for such a good relationship! May you have many more years to come!
My parents will celebrate 62 years this month. That’s pretty brag-worthy.
That’s a HUGE brag. 62 years is AMAZING!
Happy, happy anniversary, Karen! We’re doubly fortunate–we get to write romances AND live our own romances out with our husbands. 🙂
Excatly! We are truly blessed, aren’t we? Thanks, Becky. 🙂
Congratulations!
You’re proving what it takes for a marriage to last.
We’ve been saying that whenever we’re asked how to stay together and married for a long time.
June is a wedding month and we’ll celebrate 60 years together with 55 of them married next Friday.
Happy anniversary to all the June celebrations regardless of the number of years. May you always look at each other with a heated gaze. God bless you all!
That’s tremendous! Congratulations on 55 years! So beautiful.
Who says high school sweethearts can’t stay together when following God’s guidance.
Happy anniversary, Karen! And many, many more!
I was able to witness my parents’ and both my grandparents’ 50th anniversaries and beyond, but that was nothing compared to Ken’s grandparents celebrating their 82nd wedding anniversary! They were so sweet together, but my favorite true story is when Grandma was 98 and Grandpa had gone into a nursing home, Grandma called Ken’s mom and requested she come out to the farm where Grandma lived alone until the last few months of her 101-year life! Grandma had something important to tell her daughter. “I just want you to know,” she said, “that if anything should happen to your dad, I’ve decided that I don’t want to remarry.” 🙂
That is just precious, Deb! What a family legacy!
P.S. Today would have been my parents’ 71st anniversary! They met when they were 8 years old and my dad was sitting on a fence showing off. They each dated others through the years, but always came back to each other and were married for 62 years before my mom went to heaven. Daddy is 92 and this morning he sent a sweet text to our family loop saying how thankful we all should be for what happened 71 years ago today. ❤️
I love that! Love lingers through the generations.
Congratulations and Happy Anniversary! I first saw my husband when I was working at a Nursing Home as a Nurses Aid, he went and applied there and I really liked him when I saw him and so did alot of the Aides that were working there. Well I hoped that he would get the job and one day less than a week later he was there working. We got to meet each other and he asked me out on a couple of dates and so about a month after our first date we moved in together. We were together for a year and then he asked me to marry him and so we got married. A year after we had our daughter and a year and a half after we had our son. This month we will be together for 49yrs and in July we will be married for 48 years. I know we took a big chance , but we were destined to meet. He is a very good husband , dad and grandpa(papa) to our 3 grandchildren.
Congratulations on such a long-lasting marriage! That’s such a blessing.
Happy Anniversary, Karen! I, too, married my college sweetheart, and we will be celebrating 27 years this summer! He and I are as opposite as opposite can be, except for our love of God. He is my best friend and constant companion. We both work from home. I run a small craft supply empire and write when I have time, and he is a principal developer for one of the largest fruit suppliers in Washington state. We have our desks side by side and have lunch together each day, and then we have a Dr. Mario (old school Nintendo classic) battle before returning to work. :).27 great years, a wonderful friendship, six amazing kids (all but one are still at home), and lots more adventures to come.
Oh my, Gena. You sound just like my son and his wife of 3 years. They both work from home, share and office, and either play vide games or board games n the evenings. I just love seeing them enjoying each other’s company so well. And I’m encouraged by your story to believe that they won’t grow sick of each other. Ha!
Congratulations!
I always loved my folks love story. Dad fell in love with Mom’s graduation picture and started to chase Mom. Mom said she let him chase her until she caught him. They met in January of 1951 and were engaged in February of 1951 with plans to get married June 1st 1952, but Dad got drafted during the Korean War and so they married December 1951. They were married 64 years when Dad passed away. I can say I only saw their love. If they ever argued I never saw it. They loved and loved well. I am so happy for you Karen.
What a lovely story, Sherrilyn! Such a blessing to have their love as an example to those who came after.
Happy Anniversary Karen! Cheers to 33 years!!! ☺️💚
My parent’s wedding anniversary is a week after you & your husband’s (June 12th. I was born on my parent’s 2nd anniversary). They’ve been married 43 years, 6 kids, 8 grandkids & another on the way.
I love seeing how God works in marriages. ☺️💚
Congratulations!
When I was a freshman in college, I didn’t have any Christian friends, and the church near the school was liberal. I cried and then asked God for a Christian friend. A couple days later, I found a note in my school mailbox asking if I would be interested in joining a Christian Bible study, Intervarsity. Wow, I signed and put it in the writer’s mailbox. A couple days later, a tall, dark-haired guy with blue eyes saw me serving in the school cafeteria and asked,” Are you Bonnie Poston?” After I replied, he said,”I’m Fred Kaiser.” That was the name on the note in my mailbox! My new friend. We married 3 years later and will celebrate our 62 anniversary next August.