Just Passing Through

Do you ever just spend time looking through people's blogs? Some of them are quite fascinating and interesting. Some seem to be the kind of people you would like to know while others are weird and a few are just plain bizarre. Blogs, like people, are interesting things. They are just as diverse as the people who created them. Some people like to share photos and others just like to share opinions, like me. Sometimes my opinions are the reason people don't continue to read my blog. That's okay, I created this blog because I have always wanted to have one. I like having one even though I am not the most creative person out there. Some blogs are really nice and mellow, some are really beautiful, and some have great pictures. And, yes, there are a few out there like mine. Just plain, kind of mundane, and maybe even a little (or a lot) boring. It would be interesting to actually make a real friend through a blog. I wonder, sometimes, if anybody ever really reads mine. Oh well, I guess that's the way things go. If you do visit feel free to leave a comment even if you don't agree with me. If you and I agree on everything one of us is not needed.

Anyway, except for the picture of my mug on this page, I am adding my first picture to this blog. It is not a picture I took but it is a picture I like and I think it is appropiate given that it is fall. I hope you enjoy it.

Sometimes when I visit a blog I leave a comment if it is something that I really like. I am grateful for those who answer though that is not why I leave them. I think if a person has a blog you enjoy or something that catches your eye it is nice to say so. Not that they care necessarily but maybe it is a little bit of encouragement. So keep blogging. And remember when it comes to this world. We are all:

Just Passing Through!

It's Been A Long Time

Tomorrow we will help celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of my in-laws. Much planning, by my wonderful wife and her sisters, has gone into this. As well it should have, 50 years is a long time for anything. I couldn't imagine being married that long. Think of all the great memories two people could share. And I have no doubt that they are as much in love today as they have ever been. They are a wonderful couple and I couldn't have asked for better in-laws. We have enjoyed many good times together-holidays at their home, holiday meals at their home (my mother-in-law is a great cook), having them over for a meal (my wife is a great cook, as well), playing games, cookouts, dining out, Christmas at their home, and many good memories. I can't think of two people who deserve this milestone and celebration more. I feel privileged to be able to share in honoring them on their special day. One of the amazing things is that they still have my mother-in-law's wedding gown and the suit in which my father-in-law got married.

Fifty years! What an example for others of us who are married to follow. Fifty years of good times and hard times but they stuck it out. So many of us quit too soon today. But quitting just wasn't an option to them. What commitment! What dedication! What determination! What strength! What love!

I have been asked to say a few words at their celebration and it's hard to know what to say to honor a couple that has been married 50 years. But I know this, the love they share has blessed my heart in the time that I have known them. It does us all good, I think, in today's "throw away" society to see that there are those who believe in making it stick. To see that marriage can, and should, be permanent. To see that, yes, love can, and does, last 50+ years.

Congratulations Bernard and Lorraine. I love you!