And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept:
and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
and the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made He a woman,
and brought her unto the man.
And Adam said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh:
she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife:
and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis 2:21-24
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The Pharisees also came unto Him, tempting Him, and saying unto Him,
“Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?”
And He answered and said unto them,
“Have ye not read,
that He which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
and said,
“For this cause shall a man leave father and mother,
and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together , let not man put asunder.
Matthew 19:3-6
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JUNE 14, 1969
Our wedding day – 57 years ago we became one in God’s eyes.
777 days ago that reality of the two becoming one flesh was ripped apart.
I felt a pain like no other and every day was a new challenge but God was with me and it was God who walked that valley with me each and every day. As I experienced that year – the 1st Father’s Day, the 1st wedding anniversary, the 1 st Thanksgiving, the 1st Christmas and all the little things like sitting in church every Sunday without you by my side, working in the garden tending the strawberries you planted, caring for the 8 little chicks you brought home ( 6 turned out to be rooosters!), remembering to put gas in the truck, all the little things you always took care of. It was a year of adjusting.
In some ways the second year was harder because I was expecting it to get easier with time but the pain was still there, and so was God, every moment of every day, strengthening me, empowering me, keeping me and this morning I was able to write in my journal:
Thank You Lord for this new day!
57 years ago I married my best friend! Thank You for this man You brought into my life. I miss him so much – we worked together and we were partners on this journey of life. We both realized how very blessed we were. I thank You for all of the wonderful memories I have, especially those seven years on the farm in Missouri. What a life You gave us.
I wait for the day that we will be together once again to spend eternity with You in heaven. Lord, when You said “The two shall become one” it really is true – I feel as though a part of me is missing and only You, Lord, can fill that empty space. I have lived 777 days without him beside me. I take comfort in the knowledge that he is with YOU – experiencing the love of God – a love beyond all human understanding. Olin is HOME – thank You Jesus!
Happy Anniversary Darling!
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