Forty 2

On this day in 1968 a man and a woman made a

promise before God to love, cherish and honor

each other.

From January 3rd 1968 forward they promised

to love each other for better or worse, for richer,

for poorer, in sickness and in health, 'till death do

they part.

Im proud to say those 2 were my parents.

They certainly had better days than others, and

some years they were richer than others and

they always took care of each other anytime the

other needed them to.

And the only way they were separated was through

death.

Sadly, my mom passed away the day before their

28th wedding anniversary. And we laid her to rest

the day after.

Today I was thinking, boy, what a wonderful day

it would have been if momma and daddy were

celebrating their 42nd wedding anniversary!

And as I day dreamed of things that could have been

on this date it got me to thinking about the

present day and how times have changed the

life span of most marriages.

People stayed married so much longer

50 years ago than they ever do now. 42 years today

is a huge achievement! Heck half that number

is amazing!

Im proud to say my parents got it right when

they united 42yrs ago.

And I should know, I was right there with

them from the beginning.

I arrived 9mos and 9 days after my daddy

kissed his bride =]

Larry Armstrong and Georgia Ann Hartzo

United in marriage January 3rd 1968

If anyone wants to comment on what they

think are the determining factors that make marriages

different 50 years ago then than they are now I would

love to read them~