My 16 year old daughter wrote a letter to my husband and me in honor of our 20th wedding anniversary today. Here’s what it said:
It’s your 20th wedding anniversary! To help you celebrate 20 years in one day, I am enrolling you in my brand new 3R’s program (and I don’t mean reduce, reuse and recycle). The steps are: 1. Reminice 2. Replenish 3. Remap
For your first step, you are going to find some time to reflect on your 20 years of marriage! I have a list of 20 things for 20 years, but feel free to remember any memories you vowed never to lose.
1. Wedding day.
2. Your first big fight as newlyweds and how you resolved it.
3. The good old days before my older sister arrived.
4. The wild stunts you crazy kids pulled with no kids around.
5. The day, Dad, you found out that Mommy would soon blow up like a balloon.
6. Morning sickness.
7. Discovering together the new roller coaster of parenthood.
8. The day I was born (aka the happiest day of your life)
9. All the cute stuff I did.
10. Finally finding days to escape the crazy children once daughter number 3 arrived.
11. Encouraging each other through the perils of careers.
12. How you figured out which battles are worth fighting.
13. How much we embarrassed you in public places.
14. Your trip to Amsterdam and other vacations.
15. Big past anniversaries.
16. Your walk with God and how he used each of you to mature the other.
17. All your Christmas’s together
18. The worst anniversary gift you ever gave to one another.
19. Significant times of struggle
20. Succeeding for 20 years and counting with Him who strengthens you.
Posted: October 21st, 2009 under Home, Parenting.
Comments: 12
Comments
Comment from Christy
Time: October 21, 2009, 8:54 am
What a wonderful letter your child wrote. Happy 20th!! Congratulations!! You and your husband are truely bless to have such a wonderful daughter. I’m sure your oldest daughter is just as big of a blessing to you.
Comment from David Nelson
Time: October 21, 2009, 9:10 am
Very sweet and wise too.
You sent a note to me, mentioning I’m your one walking miracle friend. I have no desire or need for personal publicity, but believe I have a stewardship of sharing my story as appropriate. It seems many find it encouraging. People face situations that seem impossible, but out God is bigger than anything we face, including a massive brain injury, and dare I say death. It is harder for Cindy to share. She had the harder part of our experience by far. They didn’t give her narcotics that I got. So I don’t have painful memories. All this to say, if you’d like to use the story on air some time, I’m very open to that.
Comment from Jean Kroll
Time: October 21, 2009, 9:20 am
Very wise 16 year old.
Comment from Andrea Johnson
Time: October 21, 2009, 10:08 am
Wow! That is so awesome that your 16 year old daughter wrote you and your husband a letter, it is a neat way of looking back at your 20 years of marriage. Congratulations! and may God Bles 20+ years of marriage!
Comment from Linda Lofdahl
Time: October 21, 2009, 11:24 am
Congratulations on such an amazing journey.
I listen to you on the radio, so this is how I have learned what kind of a compassionate person you truly are. Your daughter’s letter is so special. I am sure all three of them as as amazing as their mom & Dad. May you reflect back on all those memories on your special day.Happy Anniversary ~
Comment from Teresa Doble
Time: October 21, 2009, 12:39 pm
How beautiful. You and your husband will cherish this forever .
May God bless you both many more years together. God’s blessings
Comment from Jennifer
Time: October 21, 2009, 1:04 pm
What a wonderful 20th Anniversary Gift. This is a moment to boast in the Lord. For He has done great things through you!
Psalm 34:1-3
Comment from Carol
Time: October 21, 2009, 1:59 pm
I give your daughter so much credit for taking the time to come up with these questions to give to you. A lot of thought went into the questions it’s clear to see. It’s obvious also that you and your husband have an awesome relationship with this daughter and I would bet your other two as well.
I hope you two will take the time now to go over the questions, and relive these past twenty years. Recall the good with the bad, for God has been with you through it all.
Your marriage is stronger due to it. Rejoice in the fact that your marriage has survived for 20 years. That is very rare these days. Celebrate…you both deserve.
Congratulations!
Comment from Julie
Time: October 21, 2009, 6:39 pm
What a reflection on what great parents you are! She is blessed to have you and you are blessed to have her! Have a wonderful Anniversary!
Comment from Sarah
Time: October 21, 2009, 8:49 pm
I’m going to do that for my parent’s 25th next year!
Comment from Shelly
Time: October 22, 2009, 12:02 pm
That is beautiful. I love the idea behind it. I think I may do this for my inlaws anniversary this month! You are so blessed!
Comment from Lisa Imberi
Time: October 23, 2009, 7:36 am
Congratulations to you both! That’s quite an accomplishment. Enjoy your day, but most of all each other today. Remember to thank God for each other daily.
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