tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post1441738244672858222..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: For richer, for poorer ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48502901391459793992010-10-20T02:50:36.817+10:002010-10-20T02:50:36.817+10:00Thank you Rhonda. We also have (had) hard times to...Thank you Rhonda. We also have (had) hard times to overcome, but we are still together. Even though the two of us sometimes wanted to step out of our marriage, God kept us together. Thank Him for that!<br />Even in our seven years of marriage, we sometimes look back and we can see the things that happend in the past. we both know we grew a lot in these years and that there are many years and struggles to come.<br />Thanks for this open story, we can read the love and honnesty is it. We still love your stories with our heart. Thank you very much.<br />Love from Holland.Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828404522476914827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-58046823456024598192010-10-11T05:39:53.710+10:002010-10-11T05:39:53.710+10:00Beautifully said.
I always enjoy reading your blo...Beautifully said. <br />I always enjoy reading your blog, and coming up to 25 years of marriage, I can identify with a lot of what you said in this post. Thank you.<br />May you have many, many more years ahead together.<br />~ Dawn.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546216712940092658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86434602929571861992010-10-07T07:23:27.028+10:002010-10-07T07:23:27.028+10:00Congratulations on your anniversary! Great post a...Congratulations on your anniversary! Great post as always.<br /><br />Blessings from the middle of the U.S.Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025340983033219121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-3521935543589869172010-10-06T10:04:31.285+10:002010-10-06T10:04:31.285+10:00We've been married for almost 38 years, and du...We've been married for almost 38 years, and during many difficult times, I wondered if it was worth the effort. My grandchildren see us as "salt and pepper". As children of divorce, that our union is stable and secure is of paramount importance to them. I remember my own father (a child abandoned by his own father) told me that when he learned as a teenager that his grandmother had been married before and even had a child before she met his grandfather, he felt almost betrayed. Never mind that his grandmother was a widow having lost her husband and 4 month old daughter to a flu epidemic before she ever met his grandfather! In his mind he could not imagine his grandmother with another man. <br />My sister just called to say her husband's 91 yr. old grandfather died last night. He and his wife had been married almost 71 years! That's hard to imagine these days!Stickhorsecowgirlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167094045033324094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32165377507681225522010-10-05T19:18:09.503+10:002010-10-05T19:18:09.503+10:00wow! i totally needed to read that at the moment. ...wow! i totally needed to read that at the moment. We've been married for 10 years and things are pretty rough at the moment and I think its because we have no family nearby (in the same country!) and three young children. My parents have been married 41 years and I have watched all the struggles they have been through and at the end of the day they are so close and loving. Good on you for celebrating marriage and what it stands for.Leoniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516228055700632229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1990111717056460052010-10-05T05:11:11.271+10:002010-10-05T05:11:11.271+10:00Bravo!! Such an excellent posting!!!!Bravo!! Such an excellent posting!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114653674812242486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90727309920917119502010-10-05T03:59:14.202+10:002010-10-05T03:59:14.202+10:00what a wonderful post..in this world full of divor...what a wonderful post..in this world full of divorce its so nice to hear a happy ending. My husband and i will be together 30 years this spring..27 married We moved in together right after highschool and are still together..over these past 30 years we have been rich...we have been poor, we are now inbetween, with two boys in college..i cant ever imagine my life without him..he is my best friend. love your blog!CatHerderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933478666953462356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78395077214293049622010-10-05T03:15:40.507+10:002010-10-05T03:15:40.507+10:00Lovely post! Happy Anniversary!Lovely post! Happy Anniversary!Milayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749822675095156490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87651188051134978502010-10-05T02:57:52.888+10:002010-10-05T02:57:52.888+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779034055203579355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-81264180488050448502010-10-05T02:03:02.586+10:002010-10-05T02:03:02.586+10:00Couldn't agree more Rhonda.
There are some mar...Couldn't agree more Rhonda.<br />There are some marriages that will never be a success and to draw a line under them and walk away is the most sensible option. But there must be many marriages that have failed, where if the folk involved had been prepared to grit their teeth and hang in there, they would now be reaping the rewards and enjoying a much richer marriage than they could imagine.<br />So all you young things out there, I say keep laughing with each other, keep respecting each other and keep growing together into the people you were born to be, and the rewards are priceless.<br />PS: We celebrate our 36th anniversary on 12th October.Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528862706641857167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-55111546357679180282010-10-05T01:21:17.887+10:002010-10-05T01:21:17.887+10:00Thank you Rhonda for a wonderful, inspiring post a...Thank you Rhonda for a wonderful, inspiring post and happy anniversary to you and Hanno.Paula Lemoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02209483815351012903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85746057265468512852010-10-05T00:39:54.445+10:002010-10-05T00:39:54.445+10:00Rhonda, wonderful post. My hubby and I will have b...Rhonda, wonderful post. My hubby and I will have been married 32 yrs this november. We were at a company dinner last week and the lady sitting across from us ask how long we had been married, so I told her. She got a funny look on her face and said we acted like newly weds, being so attentive to each other. That was the highest compliment we could have received! We have been through the highs and lows, but deeply love and respect one another.Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627362326166805915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-64385141185837920632010-10-04T22:01:31.812+10:002010-10-04T22:01:31.812+10:00Congratulations on your anniversary. We've be...Congratulations on your anniversary. We've been married 20 yrs and are looking forward to alot more. Next year, we'll go through the nesting stage as both children will be away at college. It will take some time to get over having then both gone, but I'm sure we will survive!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168691776259924979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-10015630132363693042010-10-04T21:17:55.701+10:002010-10-04T21:17:55.701+10:00You give such sound advice and as a happily marrie...You give such sound advice and as a happily married woman of 49 with four children and one still at home he is an autistic young man who spends most of his time in his own little world I agree with every thing you say trust is a big part of marriage and love and laughter which in our house there is plenty I would recommend to every one with cold feet about getting married take the leap of faith and through thick and thin love and cherish every moment spent together as life rushes so quicky past. Love your blog and your wisdom of life take care <br />Nicole (UK)nicoledemana craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127551477382899923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21112592217698571702010-10-04T18:38:46.436+10:002010-10-04T18:38:46.436+10:00Congratulations on your anniversary! May there be...Congratulations on your anniversary! May there be many, many more!<br /><br />I'm in a young marriage (4 years), and I have found my time with Ian gets better and better and better. :-)<br /><br />Congratulations again!<br /><br />AM of the breadminervabirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797562694181195390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-46518076966311207542010-10-04T16:35:22.206+10:002010-10-04T16:35:22.206+10:00To find that one person who you'd want to spen...To find that one person who you'd want to spend the rest of your life with, is the awesomest thing in the world. I have found that person and am working on achieving a long and happy marriage such as yours. Congratulations to you both!Bluezbandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609411231250945882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11986399590258414332010-10-04T16:29:22.689+10:002010-10-04T16:29:22.689+10:00Congratulations Rhonda and Hanno!
My husband and ...Congratulations Rhonda and Hanno!<br /><br />My husband and I celebrate our 30th in a couple of weeks time. We, too, have been through the ups and down of married life, but I feel that if one is really committed to the promise that one has made, then there is no "easy out".<br /><br />Our children have said that we are one of only two couples that they know who are still married to their original partners. Such a sad observation, I think.<br /><br />Our modern, throw-away society seems to have infiltrated more than what we consume.<br /><br />But, that is one of the reasons why we have purchased, and are in the process of building (in more ways than one), the next chapter in our lives - namely to live in a more eco-friendly way, closer to each other and to illustrate to our children that life needn't be filled with all the mod cons in order to enjoy it - that in fact exactly the opposite is true.<br /><br />Simpler = happier.<br /><br />Yes, some of the "thin" times were difficult, but no one promised that our partnership would be easy. I believe that sticking together through the "thin" times have made me, personally, a better person - more rounded, more understanding and more equipped to face the next phase of our lives.<br /><br />My husband and I "know" each other more fully now than when we met, but if there is a basis for married life, then surely it is THAT journey that is the exciting one.<br /><br />To share a hearty laugh, to be hugged by a grandchild, to smile in a mutual appreciation of something - those things make my day.<br /><br />All other difficult times - well, they're just that - difficult times which make one appreciate the good times even more.<br /><br />Life is good :-)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-10863944653938582872010-10-04T16:20:12.362+10:002010-10-04T16:20:12.362+10:00Beautiful post! Congratulations on the 31 years!Beautiful post! Congratulations on the 31 years!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07769553156268529024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-88668574206780942912010-10-04T15:16:09.043+10:002010-10-04T15:16:09.043+10:00Congratulation! 30++ years is amazing!
I have been...Congratulation! 30++ years is amazing!<br />I have been reading your blog for quiet sometimes! Your blog really inspire me in to simple living, cooking,gardening and today about family & marriage!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-37292053936712881312010-10-04T14:54:16.084+10:002010-10-04T14:54:16.084+10:00Congrations on your anniversary, many there be man...Congrations on your anniversary, many there be many more happy years. This post is full of wisdom :)Bekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404030401492806150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24319425465325399972010-10-04T14:48:22.021+10:002010-10-04T14:48:22.021+10:00That is for sure Rhonda. Happy Anniversary you two...That is for sure Rhonda. Happy Anniversary you two.<br />It will be 30 years for us next spring. A common foundation is a wonderful thing.Donettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530145585581721795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11493085995680648822010-10-04T14:28:50.247+10:002010-10-04T14:28:50.247+10:00Rhonda,
This is an absolutely beautiful post. I lo...Rhonda,<br />This is an absolutely beautiful post. I love how you point out that things have not always been perfect. I think that's important. I have been married to my husband for 7 years and we are raising a young family. Its always a comfort to know that I can trust him fully and rely on him when things get rough.<br />I love reading your blog and I try to do so everyday. I've slowly been working my way through the archives. You've really inspired me to change the way I view things and to live a more aware life. Thank you so much for making this blog! <br />ColleenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82372941850893551272010-10-04T14:25:18.543+10:002010-10-04T14:25:18.543+10:00Lovely words; happy anniversary and congratulation...Lovely words; happy anniversary and congratulations!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801190508845898744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-2774370106114484832010-10-04T14:10:53.599+10:002010-10-04T14:10:53.599+10:00Happy anniversary to you & Hanno! And many, m...Happy anniversary to you & Hanno! And many, many more. We will be celebrating our 26th on Oct. 6th...isn't it funny how it can seem like forever AND just yesterday all at the same time? <br /><br />Blessings from Ohio/USA...Kim<><Marmee's Pantryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612989781352785304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11757795472409332512010-10-04T13:56:48.480+10:002010-10-04T13:56:48.480+10:00Hi Rhonda,
This is a timely post as I proposed to...Hi Rhonda,<br /><br />This is a timely post as I proposed to my partner of 7 years this morning. He said yes, then said he wanted to ask me 'properly' (he is conventional and I am not) so we will get to ask eachother in the end. I loved it and our daughter is very happy there will be a "edding" (as she calls it). We have also been through some achingly tough times and whilst I never forget these, I aim to move forward so we can be a happy family who can ride out the bumps together. I am a very happy lady, and he is a very happy man.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />CarlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com