Happy 40 th Anniversary Mom and Dad!!! Today was my parents 40 th Wedding Anniversary. Forty years is a long time to be married. My husband and I only have been married for 10 years and feel like that has been a long time, but let me tell you about my parents. First of all, they are not perfect, nor are they what I would call romantic, but they have the secret to what makes a marriage last. (Are you on the edge of your seat now. ) Faith: Both of my parents are followers of Christ, and have been for almost 30 years. This gave them a common purpose to walk toward, and lean on. Commitment: When most people first get married they have romantic ideas about how wonderful their life is going to be like. Sometimes its like this, but most of the time its not. My parents are committed to one another no matter what. It is important to not that they have faced many challenges in their marriage. One such challenge was raising four girls on one income, so my mom could stay
embracing the beautiful imperfection of motherhood