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25th Marraige anniversary

The silver 25th anniversary is a milestone wedding anniversary. And rightly so!
Spending a quarter of a century in love with one person is to be celebrated.

The journey may be smooth, but it is realistic to expect storms and turbulence. Sickness and death may occur. Relationships are tested. Supplies get depleted. To arrive safely is nothing less than a miracle, though many times people simply call it “good luck.”
I. Commitment to the “Captain”: The captain of the ship is the one who navigates the ship and keeps it on course. In the home, while the husband is responsible to chart and map the course of the new home, he is not able of himself to always make wise decisions. No one has all the wisdom and insights to see ahead far enough to negotiate the dangers that are unforeseeable.
II. Commitment to a Compass :Just as it would be insane to begin a journey across the desert without a guide, so it would be to cross the ocean without a compass. Take time to be alone and enjoy each other’s company. Take time together to read the road map and consider where you are in your journey. Take time together to consider how you can improve your marriage.
III. Commitment to a Source of Power: Ships do not empower themselves. They need an engine. Neither do marriages thrive on their own steam. Good marriages are not the result of fate or chance or good luck. There is planning, purpose, and divine intent .Marriages built on this foundation experience a richness of love, peace, and fidelity that is rare in our present culture.
IV. Commitment to an Anchor: Ships need anchors. Anchors keep them from drifting while resting in the harbor. The anchor of successful marriages is simply the old time traditional values. The commitment to love and cherish your spouse “in health and sickness, prosperity and adversity, until death do you part” is of greatest importance.