Here we are in Ken's car.... a 1969 Torino. I can't tell you how many times over the last 42 years I have heard Ken lament that he didn't keep that car. I wish that we had taken time to make a "bucket list" when we got married. I would love to have that list right now to look back on. So my advice to anyone getting married (or if you have children and/or grandchildren getting married), is to make that list of all the things you hope for your life in the years ahead.
Yes, those bucket lists. Ken and I still have a couple of things on our current lists. We have lots of places that we still need to travel. Our recent Hawaii trip has that state checked off our list. But it is really interesting how your list changes over the years. As is always the case, it is always easier to see things in "hind sight" when looking back. Yes, in looking back I would have made that bucket list and Ken would have kept that car!
I am feeling so thankful to just have these 42 years together to celebrate. In all honesty there have been lots of ups and downs over these 42 years. Things don't always go as planned or hoped. My recent favorite song is "Trust In You" by Lauren Daigle..
Letting go of every single dream
I lay each one down at Your feet
Every moment of my wandering
Never changes what You see
I’ve tried to win this war I confess
My hands are weary I need Your rest
Mighty Warrior, King of the fight
No matter what I face, You’re by my side
When You don’t move the mountains I’m needing You to move
When You don’t part the waters I wish I could walk through
When You don’t give the answers as I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You!
Truth is, You know what tomorrow brings
There’s not a day ahead You have not seen
So, in all things be my life and breath
I want what You want Lord and nothing less
When You don’t move the mountains I’m needing You to move
When You don’t part the waters I wish I could walk through
When You don’t give the answers as I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You!
You are my strength and comfort
You are my steady hand
You are my firm foundation; the rock on which I stand
Your ways are always higher
Your plans are always good
There’s not a place where I’ll go, You’ve not already stood
When You don’t move the mountains I’m needing You to move
When You don’t part the waters I wish I could walk through
When You don’t give the answers as I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You!
I will trust in You!
I will trust in You!
I will trust in You!
Ken and I didn't know what was ahead for us on that long ago day, 42 years ago. All of the things we thought we needed or wanted didn't materialize. So much to be grateful for. So many times I wondered why that mountain didn't move or I didn't get the answer I was looking for. In all of those things, I am thankful that I can trust in Jesus. And now looking ahead at the years to come, I am so thankful that there is nothing ahead that Jesus has not already seen and no place that He has not stood.
Weddings are such a wonderful time of new beginnings. And each anniversary represents the start of a new year... a chance to write a new bucket list! This year my list looks like this.......
1. Trust in Jesus
And that is enough.
Jesus, thank you for this reminder in song that you understand our frustrations at life when things don't go as we want or hoped or planned. Holy Spirit, help us to trust when it is not easy. Thank you for being the solid rock that we can stand on in the midst of a shaky world. Jesus, thank you for Ken and these 42 years of blessings. Amen
Anniversary Blessings Lynn & Ken! Beautiful memories and photos and such blessed thoughts and recollections through joys and tears. Love the reminder to Trust in Jesus-that is enough!
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