Lord willing, my wife (Mary) and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 22. Whew…time flies! What a wonderful blessing God has provided to me by placing this woman worth more that jewels…rubies, pearls, all of ‘em! [Proverbs 31] in my life.
I met her when we were grade-school age, although we didn’t attend the same school. Mary’s cousin, Bill, and I were in Boy Scouts as youngsters. Mary’s two sisters, would leave their bicycles at his house so they wouldn’t get vandalized. So did I. Bill’s two sisters, Mary and her sisters, and I would all walk to the swimming pool to recreate on a hot summer afternoon. I never thought much about that then. Little did I realize that meeting Mary at that young age would result in a life-long commitment of marriage.
As the next few years moved along, and we got into high school, Mary and I were in the same marching band at West High in Green Bay. She was a year behind me so I didn’t get to know her well until my junior year. She played flute, I played trombone. We lived only a few blocks apart. Now my walking her home became a chance to get to know her better. That shiny brunette hair and deep brown eyes attracted me…oh, and that pretty face. Yep, eventually we dated when I ...
