In Sickness and in Health. Think about it. The good times hand in glove with the not-so-good times.
We are nearing 45 years of wedded bliss… During these decades we have learned how each other handles sickness, and we have learned how to support each other appropriately. It takes a lot out of each of us to care for the other, but that’s one of the reasons we have each other for… In Sickness, as well as in Health. Never forsaking the other when one feels worse than the other.
Before Paul McCartney’s wife passed from cancer I heard him say in an interview they had never spent a night apart from the other. What a blessing! George H.W. Bush was married 73 years before wife Barbara passed. I dare say he still felt married though she was gone.
Through the good times, and those not so good, married to their friend and life partner, “…till death us do part.”
A long time ago I learned a lesson and have shared this over and over.
There are times one is up and the other down.
Then vice versa.
It’s good to have one up, while the other is down.
It’s best when both are up.
It’s hard when both are down.
It’s so good if both are up at the same time, but we sure need the support of the other when life and health deal us a blow! When both have bottomed out, then you truly need some extra help to get you through those tough times.
Repeatedly we hear of couples who have stood by each other for 50, 60 and more than 70 years. It is sweet to see how they support each other. Fred Stobaugh wrote of his wife of 73 years, others put it to music and it became a viral sensation. (Go ahead! Click and watch!) He recently joined his bride in death, but not before we enjoyed knowing him through these words and thoughts.
I wish we could do
The good times
All over again
Life only goes around Once
But never again
I wish we could do
All the good times all over again
Good times are the only times we remember. Just as “…in sickness and in health…” there are days that are not as well thought of as others. But they all make up the life that only goes around once, and never again.
The year my granddad passed he celebrated 65 years of marriage to my grandmother. That’s a goal I’ve had now for a long time. 65 years of marriage! Only another 20 to go! Of course, I want to make it all the way to the end, whenever that might be.
I just felt to say, I’m praying for good relationships today….
What a beautiful tribute to love, marriage, and your relationship. May God continue to bless y’all with many more years together.
Thank you so much for responding!
Very well said. In today’s world some couples don’t take marriage seriously. When time’s get tought they through in the towel and move on. It’s a daily commitment to make everything balance out in the good times and hard times. I pray that good health will keep us living a long time so we can celebrate 60 or more years together too.
Praying for you also!