Fifty years married to the same woman...August 17, 2013

[Xfaxman]

:thumbsup: Congratulations, today is the the day it happened 50 years ago. :thumbsup:

 

[jmurray01]

My mother's favorite joke was about a fellow sitting on the front porch crying. A neighbor came by and asked why he was crying. He said it was his 50th wedding anniversary. The neighbor asked why he would be crying about that, and he said, "Her dad caught us out behind the barn and told me, "You'll marry that girl or I'll see that you spend 50 years in prison" so I married her." The neighbor said, "So what's to cry about?" and the fellow says, "I'd have gotten out today."

:laughing: Very good!!

 

[Mickey_Fx]

Sharn Jean (real name Sharon Kay) and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary August 17, 2013. A long time when you say it, a long time when you live it, but seems like yesterday when I think about it. We were married in the Church of the Nazarene in Gilmer Texas; her father was pastor there and he married us. She's been a great life partner, especially to put up with me for all these years. We have 2 daughters and six grandkids, and a lot of wonderful memories. Thank you Sharn Jean!

Love, Dennis.

Congrats Dennis. 50 yrs says at least one of you are an angel. Got you beat by one yr and one week. Your comments about the bride could have come from me.

As for the For better or for worse I got the better part of the deal and she got the worse. We'll have to see how things goes the next 50.

 

[mostly_gas]

Congrats on the 50 years. 75% there 36yr in September. Mickey, that's what my wife says

 

[sixdogs]

50 is terrific. My inlaws made it to nearly 70 years before he passed away. Nearly all of those years were in in the same house.
She lives with us now and at age 92 is still the Energizer bunny.

 

[downsizingnow48]

Very happy wishes to both of you, make that all of you. We celebrated our 40th in June!

 

[Egbert]

Congratulations and God's blessings to both of you.

Sadly, I will never have the honor of being married for 50 years. My wife, of 21 years, passed in 2002 at the age of 44. She was an athletic, beautiful and loving woman, until cancer won that battle. She is with the Lord. I have remarried and celebrated my 1st anniversary just last week ... looking forward to 25

Cherish each other. Things can change in the blink of an eye.

I wrote this for my late about 2 years after her passing ..

The grass is always green here,
fed by my lonely tears.
The agonizing seconds pass slowly,
but have added up to years.

You were taken far too early
and left me here behind,
A broken heart and empty life
is now all I claim as mine.

Though many came to love you,
so few could understand
The gift you had that touched my soul,
each time you held my hand.

This life was hard and so unfair
to one so kind and true
God felt your pain, called out your name
and kept His promise to you.

My arms still reach to hold you
and draw you oh so near
My heart has died and love is dead
but the grass is always green here.

 

[farmgirl19]

Egbert; That is a lovely poem! Thank you for sharing with us.

 

[smilinjak]

Congratulations and God's blessings to both of you.

Sadly, I will never have the honor of being married for 50 years. My wife, of 21 years, passed in 2002 at the age of 44. She was an athletic, beautiful and loving woman, until cancer won that battle. She is with the Lord. I have remarried and celebrated my 1st anniversary just last week ... looking forward to 25

Cherish each other. Things can change in the blink of an eye.

I wrote this for my late about 2 years after her passing ..

The grass is always green here,
fed by my lonely tears.
The agonizing seconds pass slowly,
but have added up to years.

You were taken far too early
and left me here behind,
A broken heart and empty life
is now all I claim as mine.

Though many came to love you,
so few could understand
The gift you had that touched my soul,
each time you held my hand.

This life was hard and so unfair
to one so kind and true
God felt your pain, called out your name
and kept His promise to you.

My arms still reach to hold you
and draw you oh so near
My heart has died and love is dead
but the grass is always green here.

A lovely poem , thanks for sharing.
The Lord has blessed me with a wife of 53 years.
Smilinjak

 

[chad22]

Congrats on 50 years.

My mom and dad celebrated their 39th anniversary yesterday.

Chad