Thursday, February 26, 2009

31 years ago today...

My sweet mom and dad walked down the aisle and said "I Do!"

This is a picture of them from their rehearsal dinner. Isn't my mom just beautiful? I love her dress!

mom dad rehearsal

She was 20 years old, the same age that I was when I got married.

mom wedding

Look how sweet they are!!

mom dad wedding

I am so thankful to have parents who are still married. That's something that is pretty rare these days.

mom dad wedding outside

31 years later...

mom and dad

Mom and Dad,

Happy 31st wedding anniversary! Now that I have been married for a little over eight years, I know that marriage is hard sometimes! And, I don't have three little ones to take care of either! I know that things have not always been easy and you guys have been through a lot, both good and bad, but I am so thankful that you have honored your commitment to the Lord and to each other.

I pray that the Lord would bless you both abundantly. I love you dearly and I am so proud to call you Mom and Dad!

25 comments:

  1. i love that dress and that veil. she made a gorgeous bride!

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  2. What a beautiful couple and a great example to you and your husband. Happy Anniversary to your mom and dad.

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  3. Faith,
    You parents are so great!! Getting to know your mom more over the last several months has been wonderful. She is such a southern doll =) (I love her accent =)

    Congratulations to them on 31 years.

    Have a Blessed day,
    Dawn

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  4. Congrats to your parents. I really enjoy your blog, you certainly can tell you love the Lord. God Bless!

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  5. Look at them! I love that you have those pictures. They are really neat! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Mom and Dad!! :) Hope it's a great one!

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  6. That's Awesome! Congrats to your parents for 31 years!

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  7. What a blessing to have parents completely devoted to each other. AWESOME! My parents have been married for 33 years.

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  8. Your mom was beautiful then and even more beautiful today. Even though I have never met her and consider her a dear friend. Happy Anniversary Em.

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  9. Congrats to them! What a special day!

    My parents will celebrate their 44th anniversary in June. It's a rare thing indeed!

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  10. That is very sweet! It's hard to find Mom's and Dad's still together now days! I'm so thankful mine are still together every day...I don't know how it would be otherwise!

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  11. How beautiful are those pictures!!! What an example of marriage for all their children! Your mom was & is just beautiful - we see where you get it from! :-)

    Happy Anniversary Mimi!!!

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  12. I just love their wedding pictures. SO beautiful!!!! Happy anniversary to them!

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  13. Happy Anniversary to your Dad & Mom!! I love the pics of their wedding day...so sweet.

    It is a blessing to have parents that are still together. :)

    ((HUGS))

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  14. Wow! What a beautiful couple.....yesterday (31 yrs ago)
    and today!! Your Mom is just a super sweet lady and I've so enjoyed getting to "know" her (Blog-wise) this past year!

    What a Godly model of marriage for you and all of us to follow!

    Congratulations and Best Wishes for many more happy years together! The Lord is good!

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  15. Congratulations to your parents on 31 years of marriage! How wonderful! I love hearing stories such as theirs, and wish them many more happy years together!

    My parents were married 42 years before their passing, and my husband's parents have been married over 50 years! Just as you said, that is a rare thing these days and we have been so proud of them!

    Congratulations again to your beautiful parents! :-)

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  16. Congrats to the parents!! I agree...being married that long is very rare!! My parents just celebrated their 36th year of marriage on Groundhog's Day...we are so lucky to have parents that are committed to one another and to the Lord.

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  17. Faith, I'll have to hop over to your Mom's blog to wish her a Happy Anniversary. Aren't we blessed to have godly parents who have stuck it out and stayed together? My parents will celebrate 33 years this year! Wow, I can't believe how quickly time passes....I'm sure you made their day with this post!

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  18. Happy 31st Anniversary to you precious mom and dad!!! What a blessing it is to have parents that are not only committed to each other, but also to the Lord! What a godly legacy they are passing on!!!

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  19. What a blessing to have such Godly parents who have set such a great example! Love your blog and I am so excited to be a new follower! :)

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  20. That is so sweet. God has blessed you with such sweet parents who are committed to Him and who have modeled what a good marriage is all about! Congratulations to them!

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  21. Thanks for the inspiring post--what a celebration!! Congrats to them and many more years of happiness together!!

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  22. Faith,

    Thanks for such a beautiful tribute to your dad and me on our anniversary. You are right - we have been through a lot in the past 31 years, but, if I had it to do over, I would walk down that aisle again.

    One thing that I know for sure, we would not be together today if it wasn't for our common bond with the Lord! I don't know how couples that don't share that bond can make it.

    The most wonderful result of our marriage is 3 beautiful children that we couldn't love more!

    Thank you again for this sweet post.

    We love you,
    Mom & Dad

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  23. Unfortunately it IS rare to see people stay married these days! Congrats to your parents! What a sweet couple! (I really like their daughter, too!)

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