tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post781352714232185349..comments2023-11-02T10:50:42.128-05:00Comments on CLOSED: Today's Our 18th Wedding AnniversaryTLF+http://www.blogger.com/profile/01650010433581488888noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-22291523665059323072008-05-26T16:45:00.000-05:002008-05-26T16:45:00.000-05:00Yes, congratulations, Tim and Melissa. Peter Mars...Yes, congratulations, Tim and Melissa. Peter Marshall, the former Senate Chaplain during the 1950s, was fond of describing marriage as "the halls of highest human happiness." Which it certainly is when things go as they are meant to go and a husband and wife continually grow in maturity and true intimacy and the ability to deeply love the other. Alas, as we all have seen happen far too often, a marriage gone sour can create a misery that is also the lowest pit of human wretchedness.<BR/><BR/>And you two have succeeded in building a strong, lasting marriage despite the considerable challenge of raising an autistic child. That certainly can't be taken for granted. Many couples find that challenge a millstone around their necks that sabotages their marriage. So, hat's off once again to you both. God bless you, now and always.<BR/><BR/>Here's a familiar biblical passage for you, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10. Well, hey, any Christian could invoke that passage. As Anglicans, here's one from the Deutero-canonical books (Tobit) that most Protestants wouldn't think of: Tobit 8:6-7. Look it up. It's the heart of the beautiful prayer of Tobias and Sarah on their wedding night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-72793855004823341512008-05-26T08:52:00.000-05:002008-05-26T08:52:00.000-05:00May God grant you many years! In HIS sight you ar...May God grant you many years! In HIS sight you are simply "beloved children" and who cares what California thinks! I can say that since my father, my sister and I were born there. : )Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873059253261642303.post-27121397587842868712008-05-26T06:40:00.000-05:002008-05-26T06:40:00.000-05:00Congratulations to two of my favorite people. Cont...Congratulations to two of my favorite people. Continue to love each other!<BR/><BR/>The OblateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com