{"id":3543,"date":"2024-08-12T05:45:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T10:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discipleallnations.org\/members\/?p=3543"},"modified":"2024-08-12T05:45:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T10:45:30","slug":"sixty-years-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discipleallnations.org\/members\/2024\/08\/sixty-years-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixty Years Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My wife and I recently celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary.\u00a0\u00a0Many of the friends who celebrated the wedding with us are no longer around.\u00a0\u00a0Of course, older family members are gone, two of my five groomsmen are no longer with us, and likewise two of Joanne\u2019s five brides maids have already departed this earth. We\u2019ve been attending a lot of funerals lately. We\u2019ve been together for 720 months, 3130 weeks, 21,913 days. The Office of National Statistics shows that only\u00a0\u00a016% of marriages last for 60 years. With those low percentages, there are not a lot of Hallmark Anniversary cards on\u00a0\u00a0the shelves for the 60th anniversary. Even fewer have good messages inside.\u00a0\u00a0Consider these six that do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSixty years of love, woven together in a tapestry of memories, each thread shimmering with its own story.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201c60 years together, they\u2019ve laughed in the rain, danced in the sunshine, and loved through it all. That\u2019s not just marriage; it\u2019s magic.\u201d Well maybe, not danced.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSixty years of marriage? That deserves a standing ovation! Here\u2019s to the couple who still sets the bar sky-high!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCheers to 60 years of proving that true love isn\u2019t just a fairytale. You are legends in your own love story.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIn a world where things come and go, your 60 years of love stand monumental. Cheers to an enduring legacy.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201860 years in, and they still make forever look easy.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, is there a secret to making it sixty years?\u00a0\u00a0Probably several, but the one I remember the most was what Joanne\u2019s grandfather said to us as he came through the reception line following our ceremony.\u00a0\u00a0All he said was, \u201cDon\u2019t ever go to bed mad at each other.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0I learned later that he was referring to Ephesians 4:26, \u201cDo not let the\u00a0sun\u00a0go\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0wrath.\u201d After sixty years together, we pass that advice on to you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My wife and I recently celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary.\u00a0\u00a0Many of the friends who celebrated the wedding with us are no longer around.\u00a0\u00a0Of course, older family members are gone, two of my five groomsmen are no longer with us, and likewise two of Joanne\u2019s five brides maids have already departed this earth. 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