Grammy & Grampys vow renewal

Boys, today we went to Grammy and Grampy's renewal of their wedding vows.  They have been married for over 39 years and had the renewal on the 40th anniversary of their very first date.  They got married when Grammy was 14 years old. All of our family from mommy's side was there, and everybody commented on how handsome and how big the 3 of you were.  They had the vow renewal at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Gainesville.  Mommy got Grammy a shadowbox and put her original wedding dress in it.

Boys, marriage is one of the toughest things that you will ever experience, but is also one of the most rewarding.  I can't explain to you how great it is to know that I have someone like your mom that loves me unconditionally.  To know that I have someone like your mom that is going to be by my side for the rest of my life is such blessing for me...and for you boys.  Marriage takes a lot of work from both the husband and the wife....it is not easy at all.  Like everything else, it has it's ups and downs.  The trick is to love each other unconditionally and to respect and honor each other.  Treat your wives better than yourself.  I'm positive that Grammy and Grampy would tell you that their 40 years of marriage have had it's tough stretches, but they would also tell you that they would do it again with each other tomorrow.

My parents divorced when I was in college (after they had been married for over 20 years).  Mommy's parents were never even married at all.  Both of us have made a commitment to God, to each other, and to you boys that the word "divorce" is not even going to be in our vocabulary.  We promise that we will do whatever is necessary to keep us all together as a family for the rest of our lives.  We both love you so much, and we hope that we are setting good examples for what a husband and a wife and a daddy and a mommy should be for you boys.

I pray that each of you find a woman that makes you as happy as your mom has made me.  I pray that each of you find a spouse that will love you unconditionally, and one that will stand by your side for the rest of your lives....but unlike Grammy, you don't need to find a spouse when you are 14!!!