A vow is defined as\u00a0 a solemn, earnest promise, pledge, or personal commitment. It is further described as carrying a higher degree of gravity, seriousness, and formality than an everyday promise. \u00a0Life vows are often shared as a part of a marriage ceremony. \u00a0For the last couple of months, I have been cancelling every engagement on my calendar and declining all new invitations due to my wife\u2019s heart issues. \u00a0The installation of a Pacemaker, was followed by an accidental fall, causing multiple fractures in her wrist, requiring surgery followed by physical therapy. \u00a0For a number of months, she was unable to drive her car or lift weight heavier than a carton of milk. I became her 24\/7 caregiver and chauffeur. \u00a0A friend asked me why I cancelled my commitments, adding that family or friends could be assisting her so I could continue my obligations. My explanation was brief and simple. \u00a0On August 8, 1964, in the Trinity Baptist Church of San Antonio, Texas before God, family and friends, I vowed, among other things, to care for my wife in \u201csickness and in health.\u201d \u00a0 I was simply fulfilling my marriage vow. I don\u2019t think my answer satisfied my friend, but it was the best answer I had to offer. Had my friend been a religious man, I would have quoted \u00a01 Corinthians 13:7 to him and reminded him that genuine love, \u201cbears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.\u201d \u00a0Simple answer, you say? \u00a0Perhaps, but it is a vow that has worked well for us \u2014 for sixty-two years.<\/p>\n
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