This post will “go live” tomorrow, July 11th. But as I’m writing this, it’s July 10th. Our anniversary!
Does it sometimes feel like your phone is spooky smart in its knowledge of you? It sometimes feels that way to me like it did when my photos app just showed me a collection of pictures featuring me and His Highness. It was as if it knew our anniversary had arrived. In this case, I’m glad for my phone’s spooky smartness because I had a great time looking at the images and remembering several of our adventures over the last decade or so.
During one of our hikes on a recent family vacation, the conversation I was having with two of my nieces swung to marriage. As someone who has now been married for more than thirty years, my encouragement to them was to look for a man of faith. A man who is genuinely good-hearted. A man not prone to bouts of anger or moods. A man who’s convinced that their girlfriend/then fiancee/then wife is wonderful. A man who’s also a friend they get along with easily. And if that man has a sense of humor–giant bonus.
By the grace of God, the man I married when I was twenty-one years old is all of those things.
I’m filled with gratitude on this anniversary. For him and for the life and children we share. I jokingly nicknamed him His Highness on social media long ago because A) I didn’t want to share his real name publicly and B) because he just might be a wee bit high maintenance. But the truth is that he’s kept me laughing and his love has been steadfast.
“Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Try always to be led along together by the Holy Spirit and so be at peace with one another.” -Ephesians 4:2-3
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Great tribute to His Highness, and solid advice to those without their own prince.
Happy anniversary.
Thanks, Debb!
Oh Becky what a great post. You see we will celebrate 52 years on the 14th and I too echo having a prince to share my life with. What a great journey to have ‘grown up’ together. With a man of faith. Such a blessing.
Such a blessing! Happy 52nd anniversary, Jocelyn!
Anniversary blessings to you both! 💜💜
Thank you, Patti Jo!
What a beautiful testament of a Godly marriage. I too have been very blessed with a Godly man. My husband and I got saved at the same time. We have been in the newlywed phase for 25 years. God is so good.
I love Ephesians 4:2-3. Out of curiosity what bible translation do you use?
Happy Anniversary to you both!
For the verses I posted above, I used the Living Bible translation. 🙂 (I’m a big fan of BibleGateway’s ability to easily read a scripture in multiple translations.)
Happy Anniversary, Becky! I couldn’t agree more with the qualities that make for a wonderful spouse. So thankful the Lord led you to such a keeper!
Thankful He did the same for you, Karen!
Congratulations and Happy Anniversary! 💖👏🙏
What wonderful advice for a successful marriage! I was fortunate to share 57 years with such a man before he was taken to his heavenly home two years ago.
I love the Ephesians verses.
57 years with such a man! Wow, I aspire to one day reach that number of years of marriage, if the Lord wills.
Happy Anniversary to you both!
Our Sunday School teacher encouraged us last Sunday to memorize a verse that has the qualities in it that we want to have in our lives. I’ve been working on Ephesians 4:2. Love when God has these things show up in unexpected places.
Don’t you love that?! I’ve found, when the Lord is trying to communicate something to me, that He’ll reinforce something multiple ways. In the Bible, via a sermon, through a conversation with a friend, and on and on. 🙂
Happy anniversary! It’s so fun to look back and see how God has worked through so many years together.
It truly is! These pictures really reminded me visually of the partnership aspect of our long marriage.
Love this!