September 14, 2009
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Oh Father, how I thank You for caring friends!
Over these two years Dawn has done so well with having a leaning heart on the Lord as she spends time with Him early in the morning before she leaves for work. She does well staying strong for Glenn. I marvel how seldom she hits bottom - this was one of those times. Our dear Mother had trouble sleeping Thursday night after this seizure took us all by surprise and got out of bed and prayed and read scripture. She was interceding for Dawn and Glenn. I know the power of prayer is precious.
I want you to know Dawn will be blessed to hear of your caring hearts. I will have her read your comments. Thank You.
We had planned to leave Friday morning to celebrate our anniversary.....
Yes, I was 20 on September 10th in 1969 and was married to the love of my heart three days later - September 13th! At the time, we thought 20 was quite mature! When our children were that age, I thought it was young!
Today we celebrated our 40th anniversary and enjoyed a short time away at a mountain cabin three hours from here. I'll have pictures later.I wanted to share this meaningful reading with you - just blessed me!
"More Beautiful"
The question is asked, "Is there anything more beautiful in life than a boy and girl clasping clean hands and pure hearts in the path of marriage? Can there be anything more beautiful than young love?"
And the answer is given. "Yes, there is a more beautiful thing. It is the spectacle of an old man and an old woman finishing their journey together on that path. Their hands are gnarled, but still clasped; their faces are seamed, but still radiant; their hearts are physically bowed and tired, but still strong with love and devotion for one another. Yes, there is a more beautiful thing than young love. Old love."
Author Unknown
We are not at "Old Love" yet - but isn't that a precious goal! That's mine!
~Blessings on your new week
Comments (20)
Happy anniversary! We seem to have taken the same path. My husband and I were married when I was 20. I turned 50 this year and Sept. 1st was our 30th anniversary.
Anyway, I hope you had a very nice birthday AND anniversary.
Oh, Cordy, I'm sorry I missed your birthday! I'm glad you were able to celebrate, but understand how hard it must've been to know that such a struggle is going on with Glenn. And now your mother! Like you said, it didn't take God by suprise! We must never doubt His love and His will. happy anniversary, dear girl. I am encouraged to hear about people being married 40 years and still happy, still in love! Love, GAil
Happy Anniversary. And yes I agree that "old" love is even better than young love, as today is our forty-sixth anniversary!
Corby what a beautiful wedding Photo
It is so neat! I am so happy to have you as a role model 
you inspire me to have a deeper walk with Christ!
Happy Anniversary! I enjoyed the little reading. Love does keep on growing! Have a great day!
happy belated birthday & anniversary! i loved the reading you shared. i always have to smile when i see an elderly couple holding hands & grinning at each other; Lord willing, i hope kirby & i will be one of those couples down the road. what a privilege to share your life w/ the one God designed for you!
haPpY AnniVerSarY to you!! i absolutely LOVE that picture~
what a beautifully sweet reading. my goal is "old love" too!
thanks for the inspiration. <3
What a beautiful wedding picture and what a beautiful love you share. I love to see old love..... you inspire me in so many areas of life, of what i want to be when I'm your age... to be so filled with God that I still have life to offer to others.
Blessings to your day TODAY and always.
Yesterday was the 13th, wasn't it? I had good intentions of not forgetting that date, but sad to say, I did. I hope you had a WONDERFUL ANNIVERSARY!! I agree.....old love is what I want too. Thank you for sharing!!!!
The poem you shared brought me to tears... happy belated 40th anniversary! Thankful that you were able to spend some special time away in celebration & thank you so much for sharing your beautiful wedding photo. My heart is warmed by the beautiful testiment to enduring love that your marriage represents! I was also moved by your description of Dawn's faith & hope in the Lord... I'll continue praying faithfully.
We, too, have been praying for Dawn & Glenn....and all of the family, too!
I can't imagine what they have gone through and continue to....praying God gives them strength for each breath and step they need to take, and grace for the journey. Thanks, too, for sharing "Old Love"...I've heard it before, but it's still as meaningful as it was then! 
And I totally agree! Blessings to you and Nevin as you grow towards that 'Old Love'! My dear husband is looking forward to a breakfast sandwich this am at work due to celebrating another 40 yrs for your hubby....what a year of anniversaries! 
Cordy and Nevin Happy 40th Anniversary to you! It's sometimes hard to celebrate when those we love are going through difficulties. We do pray for Glenn and also Dawn and the family as they walk through this dark valley with their loved one.
I enjoyed the picture of your wedding, since I did not know you at that time of your life. Blessings as you go on!
Congratulations on your anniversary! My hubby and I were married when we were 20 also and have absolutely no regrets about it. But I know what you mean that 20 seems so young in the next generation! I don't know Dawn and Glenn, but I breathed a prayer for them.
Cordy, I continue in prayer for your family & Glenn's as you are traveling a rough path beside Glenn & Dawn. Please share my loving concern with them & your mother. "Trust and obey, for there's no other way, to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey." Does the "obey" here mean to continue in casting all of their cares on Him? I'm confident they are trusting & obeying. Congratulations on your birthday, Cordy, & a special happy anniversary to you & Nevin. I'm so enjoying growing older with John,who is my best earthly possession. When a relative on his side divorced her husband, she told me that the hardest thing she endured was to see an elderly couple walking together and realizing she would never be part of such a scene. Please give Dawn a hug from me. Thanks.
@lhilty1 - Hi Lois, Was really nice to hear from you. Thank you for your thoughts.
This last time was really hard on Dawn. Glen Z. has said over and over, "Remember the caregiver." He knows so well from walking a hard road with Reba. I believe the Keller family needs to be to Dawn and Glenn as Aaron and Hur were to Moses. When he became weary, they held up his hands for victory, scripture says. This is a long road for them and we want to see them experience victory in the difficulties. Thank you for your prayers. Blessings on your Wednesday, Cordy
@reedseven - Thank You, Lois. What caught my eye was "since I did not know you at that time of your life." And I thought - it doesn't seem possible to not have known you back then for it seems you have been a part of my life for a long time....until I stop and think about things like our weddings, first babies, etc. Sooo thankful the Lord blessed our lives in bringing us to friendship!
Happy Anniversary to you all! If I'm figuring right, it looks like you're 60 - I had no idea that there was that much difference in our age.
We will continue to pray for Glenn and Dawn and family. The Keller family is very special to us.
God bless ~E
As you can see Cordy, I am very far behind in my xanga pages. The Disaster Relief Auction is next weekend and that seems to be taking a lot of my time right now, so I am a little slow with everything else.
We have been praying for Dawn and Glenn! The last seizure has been so discouraging to both of them and we're sure they are so thankful for your love and support during this difficult time in their life. It was so neat to hear the comment from Glen Z. because most of us do not have any idea what Dawn is "actually" feeling, and yet he does because of what he went through. What a great reminder that was from him!!!
Hope you had a wonderful 40th anniversary!!! How blessed both of us have been to have spent these last 40 years with our best friends!!! God has been so good to us. I loved the "old love" poem. I don't think we are at the "old love" stage either, but I do know we are getting closer to it all the time.
Blessings to you both!!!!!
I have just 'found' you from another friend's xanga. I hope you had the most wonderful of anniversaries. Your wedding photo is simply beautiful.
I love your profile pix.
Blessings, Leslie
@Chearl - Thank You ,Charlene.
I'll be praying for you this week as you bring together the results of all your hard work over months of thinking and planning and "doing" for the auction. It has to be so rewarding but really tiring also I would think.
Do you have the final date from Cille for our get-together? I have two question marks in October but no final date and I know Cille won't be home for awhile. We were with the Kellers for our annual mountain time this past weekend...the little ones call it the Keller cabin
- just a meaningful time together. Blessings, Cordy
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