Wednesday, August 25, 2010

A coming wedding anniversary and the "Love of God."



In a week Brad and I will celebrate our 49th wedding anniversary. I am thinking back now-mulling over many memories. I was listening to a song sung by the Gaithers, “The Love of God,” and I thought of the wonderful pastor who married us, Reverend George Elrod. He was an Assembly's of God pastor who loved to teach the Bible and also to sing. The Love of God was the song he sang often, but for our wedding he sang the Lord's Prayer.

Pastor Elrod had a gift of storytelling and with relatives in Louisiana he would often tell us Cajun stories using the dialect they use. My husband also has relatives in Louisiana and as a boy he would spend the summer helping his uncle in the bait shop which included seining the river. So it was a complete circle for Pastor Elrod to marry us.

So just for memories and joy here is a different video with a bit of Billy Graham and then the song.


12 comments:

Debbie said...

What a cute picture of the two of you, Viola! You look so pretty!

Debbie Berkley
Bellevue, WA

Viola Larson said...

Thank you Debbie. That was our going away outfit. Of course Brad's was the same for both wedding and going away. Wouldn't it be great to start wearing hats again all the time.

Viola Larson said...

Are you in Canada-on vacation I bet?

Pastor Bob said...

If I may say so, what a beautiful bride!

We celebrated my parent's 60th wedding anniversary. All the children, almost all the grandchildren and all the great grandchildren were there. It was wonderful! My sister in law put together a powerpoint of my parents from birth to today. And yes my mother was gorgeous and still is beautiful at 82.

One of the things I tell couples getting married is that it is important to thank God for each other every day. I think one of the best ways to put it is, "God thank you that this woman is crazy enough to still want to live with me! Please don't let her wake up and see me as I really am!"

If you know my sister, my brothers and me you know that anyone would have to be crazy to marry any of us. But thank God for each of our spouses! All 5 of us are still married to the one spouse we married years ago.

May God bless you with more years together.

Viola Larson said...

Thanks Bob,
I did not realize, of course, when I put that posting up that my husband would have a heart attack the next evening-and now quadruple bypass surgery the week of our anniversary. I am so glad I posted it.

Pastor Bob said...

When is the surgery? For prayer purposes.

Viola Larson said...

We are not sure yet. It will probably be Tuesday or Wednesday. They are waiting until all of the original medicine they gave him when he first came in is gone so they can better check something else.

Christine Kooi said...

Prayers for your husband's healing and speedy recovery ascending.

John Shuck said...

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your husband, Viola.

Viola Larson said...

It well be Tuesday morning at 6:30.
Thank you everyone for your prayers.

Viola Larson said...

I watched this again because someone else was watching it. I just found out last week that the pastor who married us, George Elrod, went home a few months ago. He is now singing his beautiful songs before Jesus.

Viola Larson said...

I should also add that Pastor Bob who gave such great advice here went home this last year to be with Jesus.