The day began with appropriate verses.......may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. (Proverbs 5:18)
I'm so grateful God's Word didn't say young wife as one celebrating 49 years of marriage is no longer young.
Ecclesiastes goes on to remind us the importance of enjoying moments because life is fleeting. "Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun;" (Ecclesiastes 9:9)I'm so grateful God's Word didn't say young wife as one celebrating 49 years of marriage is no longer young.
It continued with cards, emails and text messages from friends and ended with "cooper" (for 49 years) gifts from daughter's family and dinner at their house. Plus, 2 copper 2018 pennies---one for our 49th being celebrated and one for our NEWST GRANDCHILD born this year and a BIG part of the celebration!
Another BIG part was "THE GIFT!"
On this our 49th wedding anniversary, how grateful I am for a hubby who shows his love through "our" anniversary gift. A gift for "us" that he let me commission based on "the sculpture "I" wanted." A "praise" piece by my favorite Papier-mâché sculptor, Heidi Walter. Each is covered with the sheet music of one of my favorite hymns! (Hymns that will be sung at my funeral one day.
The titles & even my favorite phrases are visible on each. See if you can guess the hymn!
---front...grace my fears relieved, back left...then He appeared and the soul felt its worth, back center...and I'll lead you all in the Dance said He, & God and sinners reconciled, back right...sing like never before, O my soul.
It's more than I could even have imagined. As she said, "there is so much more at play here!" I see something new each day!
Check out the process and read what Heidi had to say.
Check out the process and read what Heidi had to say.
Drying in the Memphis heat.
