Wedding anniversary - 41 years!

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Today, Don and I celebrate being married for 41 years!  

Living retired this last year has been like getting to know and accept each other in ways that we never did before.  

Every day is different and I want every day together to be wonderful and filled, happy and healthy!

Here is a poem I wrote for our 30 year anniversary.

What do you think?

You never did that before!

By Bea Skeens, March 30, 2000

Our love is ever new.

Even after years with you,

There is always more to discover

And so much more joy

To give one another.

What can I do

To make our love grow?

It’s in the giving

That love really shows.

To feel so uncertain

And yet take the risk…

To be understood and needed

Is my only wish.

The comings and goings

In every direction

Hugging and kissing…

More I can’t mention.

We listen and wait

To share with each other

We put aside our busy-ness… 

You’re never a bother.

Accepting the moods

Of silence and caring,

We try to make better

Each frustration together.

When you tell me your problem,

You allow me to be

Your healing and soothing,          

 A mystery to me.

When we feel all stressed out

And just want to scream

We take off together

Refreshing our dreams.

I want you to be happy

In each daily chore

And to feel so fulfilled

That you’ll want to do more.

When I wake up happy,

You don’t give me a frown.

When I share my schemes,

You don’t put me down.

When something upsets me,

You give me that look

That calms and refills me

With the peace that it took.

You open my Spirit;

You stir up the Power;

God’s Love we can be…

Everywhere, every hour.

Thank You, God,

Thank You

That we have each other.

Thank You for making us

To love one another.