Unknown
(Welcome Address @ my parent's Renewal of Vows)
Good evening beloved guests and relatives. Our family is very much grateful and ecstatic in seeing you all so lovely and elegantly dressed in this occasion. Our celebration today means so much to us, to our parents most especially, and we are happy to share with you this moment of joy hoping to make this a part of your memory too as it is already a part of our family’s history, ready to be told to the coming generations as a brilliant example of love. Love beating distance and loneliness.
A lot of people may have asked why celebrate at their 40th anniversary. Why not wait for a golden wedding? The answer is simple. We would like to enjoy rehearsing our groovy dance moves with our parents while they can still kick and sway. It is heartening to see them walk through the isle with an upright spine, smiling, while they still can remember the first time they tread the isle together 40 years ago, young, active, beautiful, happy but anxious and uncertain. Our parents never had this grand wedding celebration before, for they are not born with a silver spoon. But through it all, after all the trials God has given them, it is worthy to say that they have survived and succeeded 40 long years conquering time and distance, penniless or not.
My dad is the foundation of our family, though he used to say he’s an absentee father, my mom took his role while he is away sailing ships. She keeps us strong; she’s the one who holds our family together like the fist of an iron hand. While my mom exhibits an aura of a commander-in-chief that comes soaring high wanting to reach her dreams for the family, my dad is the calm wind beneath her wings that made it all possible. He always loves my mom so much that whenever adversities came along, he chooses to take mom’s side, never neutral. Everything he does was for her, even to this wedding day.
Indeed, our parents may have opposite characters but they complement each other, like sun and moon, day and night, coffee and cream, ebony and ivory. They are both best friends and lovers; they cannot stand without the other. They are the perfect example of being in love and happily married. And we, their children, are all aware that this great love they have for each other has always been a 40 years of God-centered marriage. They keep the faith and stand still. That’s why we celebrate today to thank the Almighty for giving them good health and a strong marriage, that no matter how much people would like to tempt and ruin this family, we knew that their marriage is made in heaven...
Allow me to end with this inspiring poem about love:
Treasure what you have...
Time is too slow for those who wait;
Too swift for those who fear;
Too long for those who grief;
Too short for those who rejoice;
But for those who love...
Time is Eternity.
So to all of you with someone special in your heart, cherish that person, and every moment that you spend together. We don’t know what the future may bring, but if we cherish, time and distance isn’t a barrier at all
.
Good evening everybody, and welcome to this show of love.
(The story behind the making of this welcome speech is in this link: http://annasantosbonje.blogspot.com/2013/05/post-pregnancy-panic-attacks.html) ciao!
.
Labels:
best of life,
far-away family,
learning,
live simply,
live uprightly,
loving husband,
loving wife,
marriage,
perseverance,
solitude,
space and time in marriage
|
My List Of Bloggers Across The World
-
Galderma Group AG : Un grand potentiel dans le domaine des soins de la peau
-
Les grandes introductions en bourse ne sont pas monnaie courante sur le
marché suisse. C’est pourquoi l’introduction en bourse de Galderma, il y a
quelqu...
-
Don't Overuse This Word and Get Blacklisted
-
By Terry Whalin @terrywhalin
Words have incredible power to influence and affect our life and work in
the publishing community. There is a common word w...
-
-
"Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every
way. The Lord be with all of you." 2 Thessalonians 3:16
-
MISINFORMATION, DISINFORMATION, AND COGNITIVE BIASES
-
Image Source: www.pixabay.com
In the Digital Age, when there is excessive usage of the internet and
overexposure to information, it is almost a given tha...
-
Types of People You Should Avoid When You're Married
-
SOME OF THE PERSONS THAT MARRIED PEOPLE MAY END UP HAVING AN AFFAIR
WITH...✍✔
Almost everyone who gets married marries out of love. But why do so many ...
-
Batman: Who He Is and How He Came to Be
-
We all know the story: a night out ends in tragedy for the Waynes, Gotham’s
most prominent family. After a night out in the movies, Thomas and Martha
Way...
-
New Era!
-
Time seems so mysterious! Where did the time go, did I miss a lot of
things? It seems that time went fast but at the same time there are as well
many hap...
-
Missing
-
I sit in silence
as memories rolling by
friends, unforgotten
-
New book!
-
I haven’t written in ages and I don’t know if anybody is still reading
this, but I want to let you all know about my new book! It’s a little
different from...
-
We Aren't Ready To Say Goodbye: RIP Beth Chapman
-
You all know how much I love Beth and I am so saddened by her passing. On
my YouTube channel (The Wholeness Shift ) I posted a tribute to her where I
ta...
-
spare me.
-
I’m so proud of my daughter that I wanted to share it to the whole world
(to the whole universe if possible)... that SHE JUST PUBLISHED HER OWN BOOK
WITH B...
-
3 Simple Steps to Improve Your Spiritual Health
-
Have you been there before? To a spot where you just wanted to QUIT? Or to
SCREAM? Maybe even wondered if your efforts in the mundane daily grind was
wor...
-
TERBARU…! Wa 0813-2711-9234, Jual Bibit Durian Musang King Murah, Alamat
Jual Bibit Durian Musang King, Jepara
-
Wa 0813-2711-9234, alamat jual bibit durian musang king di pekanbaru, bibit
durian musang king magelang jawa tengah, bibit durian musang king bogor,
bibit ...
-
The Crucifixion of Judge Brett Kavanaugh
-
I want to begin with one thing that is significant to me that makes me
question if Dr. Ford is telling the truth or not. She provided the names
of four w...
-
Change
-
Group Reading “The only thing we have in this world that is utterly and
intrinsically ours is our integrity.” ~ Mira Grant One- to find the
universal eleme...
-
Moments of Astonishment
-
Word of the day: “astonish” – to amaze, to stun with wonder by means of
something unexpected or unaccountable. Probably from the Anglo-Norman
French verb “...
-
Of Incomes, Expenses and Life In General
-
Life has always been challenging me.. Yet amidst those challenges, I stood
up and proved that I can do it. Yet God allows certain events in my life to
cons...
-
Is This Thing Still On?
-
So...I realize it's been FIVE FREAKING YEARS since I've posted a single
word to this blog. And holy crap does THAT make me feel old. As one might
imagine, ...
-
Restored
-
*Life Happens.*
*Tears are shed.*
*Hearts are broken. BUT*
*God restores!!!*
Life has not been easy. I was tired but I never gave up. Maybe a moment of
sil...
-
-
19
-
Dear Beloved,
It's odd that as we celebrate our 19 years of togetherness this day, all we
can think of discussing are the utterances of political candidate...
-
Nine Years
-
Today marks nine years since I said "I do" to my amazingly, funny, sweet
husband. We always laugh at the thought of how unromantic he is. He truly
is, and ...
-
The Abominable Update
-
Barb the French Bean here. I wish you all a very belated Happy 2016,
barring the recent passing of David Bowie, Alan Rickman and René Angelil.
As for my ow...
-
Bathroom Wall Lights - Tips To Placed
-
As you know the bathroom has the potential to be very wet when you shower
to make sure that the bathroom light wall will not leave in the water, you
have t...
-
Perla (Soap) Versus Cockroches
-
Not only is Perla (the laundry soap) great for doing the laundry and (as
we've been hearing) getting rid of acne, it's quite effective for killing
cockroac...
-
-
Sunshine Music and Blues
-
Last month, well mid-January, we were invited down to my aunt and uncle's
place for a little fun in the sun....and a small little festival in St.
Petersbu...
-
Son, it’s time we talked about sports…again
-
Hi folks. This post was originally published over 3 years ago when I’ve
Become My Parents was still just a puppy and had about 18 subscribers. I
was thin...
-
-
I feel like I no longer know how to put my feelings down on paper - or on a
computer screen, as it happens.
Looking back at everything we've survived, I'm s...
-
-
I ADORE Rachel Zoe. ADORE. So, coming home to her latest book waiting on my
doorstep Friday afternoon was the perfect way to begin the weekend. Though
my...
-
Blue Whiskers
-
"Doc, I've been finding blue whiskers in my mouth."
"What?"
"In my mouth. Blue whiskers. I'm not sure what they are. What does that
mean?"
"I have no i...
-
DO NOT READ THIS.
-
I've been writing this "cliché" for so long it has become like a soaked
sock, reeking terribly under the bed. Here it goes again; I haven't written
on my b...
-
Desperate Antibiotic Mom
-
[image: iba0119l]
A 40 year old female patient came in due to a cough that started few hours
ago. At last I’m not dealing with diabetes this time, or else, ...
-
Birthday Outfit Anyone?
-
Recently, I received a request for a special order. I love special orders,
because they usually are items that I haven't ever made before. This
particular ...
-
Manny Pacquiao's 12 Secrets
-
I wrote this article for Yahoo Voices. It was just before Pacquiao's fight
against Manuel Marquez. I still admire our country's Pacman!
Remember the song,...
-
50 shades of Rambling!
-
I know, I have not posted for a long time! Well tonight, I felt I owed you
all a post..If there are any of you are left. Maybe it is the wine I am
guzzli...
-
What an idiot I am.
-
To be honest, I'm not the forgiving type.
Sure I'll deny this if you ask me outrightly. Mumble through the whole
"it's okay don't worry about it, you do...
-
THANKS FOR DROPPING BY...
-
...but I'm sorry to tell you that I messed up this blog. The links to most
of the posts are broken when I switched back to my blogspot address. As
much as ...
-
After the Fireworks
-
Photo from Dawn's Stamping Thoughts
I’ve been floating in (and holding tight) a different world for the past
few weeks. Weekend getaways, delicious homema...
-
Choosing a Lipstick Color
-
Finding the right lipstick color is a chore for me. I have a lot of
problems with it. I like to play up my eyes, so I use a shad that's very
close to my ...
-
Tiny Update
-
Well, it has been a while since I have felt comfortable taking the time to
blog again. The current update is that I now once again engaged into home
base...
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-