Anniversary

A few have gone by, now.   The marriage markers.  The look-forward-to celebrations even if it meant a slice of pizza and hand-hold movie.  The day was special, is still special.  Will always be special.  

A few have come and gone, and only one of us celebrates.   Or we both celebrate from different places.  But not with pizza or a movie.  We celebrate in our hearts, in our memories, in our thankfulness.  We both know it's still special, this marker-day.

A few have passed by now.  No one else notices because time goes on and markers fade and new life replaces the pizza and movie.  But nothing can take the place of the special in the day. 

Today on this wedding anniversary, I did all my usuals.   I volunteered, I sorted the mail, I went to the school basketball game.  I talked to Jesus, talked to our sons, talked to my neighbor.  No one notices, but that's OK because even the usuals were still special today.  This marriage marker day.  This day we said yes til death do us part, is still yes and still special.