Twenty Years

Who knew we would make it twenty years. May 30th, 1992. It was a rainy day that was full of promise. Okay, not so much! It was rainy. We were getting married. I was sharing my wedding day with my twin sister. We had shared every other important day in our lives, so why not this one too? Daddy walked us down the isle... one on each side... what a special moment! I will never forget my dad in his tux! The only time he ever had one on! He was very handsome! I can only imagine how hard it was for my dad to give his babies away on the same day! He was brave to hand us over to two young men who didn't know anything about being a husband. He told those two young men that once they married us they "could NOT bring us back"! I'm happy to say that those young men never tried to return us! Twenty years... how quickly they have passed, how slowly they have passed. The one thing I can tell you about twenty years of marriage is that it is hard work! I received the following message today. "Thanks you two for sticking together and working through issues unlike so many other people who mentored us as youth. Thank you! Congratulations! Love you both". I guess we never know who is watching us! I am glad I can be a positive influence on the people I come in contact with. I know I don't have it all right, but through the grace of God I can be imperfect with effort. I can never hope for perfection... only when I make it to my home in heaven will I be perfect. Thanks to the "other" three in this picture who have also put out the work to make it to twenty years! May God bless us for another twenty!