It is beau­ti­ful to see and hear from lovers who are still devoted to one another after 50 years together.

My son in-laws par­ents cel­e­brated 50 years together today as fam­ily, friends and cowork­ers gath­ered to con­grat­u­late and honor this much-loved cou­ple. We heard the same songs that were part of their orig­i­nal wed­ding cer­e­mony and ate a copy of the wed­ding cake that was part of their first spe­cial day together.  I for one enjoyed look­ing at all the posted pic­tures of Paula and Jim’s fam­ily over the years.

All three of their sons have fam­i­lies of their own now, and each one was intro­duced includ­ing all the chil­dren which included new baby.

As I think about the way this cou­ple has lived, I real­ize that they found ways to insert them­selves into activ­i­ties that con­tributed to causes that sought to help oth­ers. Orphans in east­ern Europe, were the focus of their vaca­tions with a pur­pose. Paula, who worked in a hos­pi­tal, devel­oped a mis­sion which helps to send med­ical teams and sup­plies to areas of the world where the needs are great. Jim cur­rently helps raise funds for a wilder­ness camp where needed respite and refresh­ment is expe­ri­enced by those right here in Amer­ica who are cav­ing in under the bur­den of modern-day life.

But the great­est con­tri­bu­tion they have made grew out of their love and devo­tion toward one another and their fidelity to the promises of their mar­riage. It is beau­ti­ful to see and hear from lovers who are still devoted to one another after 50 years together.

Paula and Jim are an exam­ple and proof that it is possible.

Mar­ion Lorence
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