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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2015 : 06:01:55 AM
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24 years ago today, our Pastor, read these words by my favorite author Anne Morrow Lindbergh-taken from her book "Gift From the Sea."
It took me a while to write our vows and I thought how appropriate these words would be in "our" ceremony. These words still ring true today....
"When you love someone, you do not love them all the time, in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is even a lie to pretend to. And yet, this is exactly what most of us demand. We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life, of love, of relationships. We leap at the flow of time and resist in terror its ebb. We are afraid it will never return. We insist on permanency, on duration, on continuity; when the only continuity possible in life, as in love, is in growth, in fluidity – in freedom. The only real security is not in owning or possessing, not in demanding or expecting, not in hoping, even. Security in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what it was, nor forward to what it might be, but living in the present and accepting it as it is now. For relationships, too, must be like islands. One must accept them for what they are here and now, within their limits – islands surrounded and interrupted by the sea, continuously visited and abandoned by the tides. One must accept the serenity of the winged life, of ebb and flow, of intermittency."
Melody
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DandeeRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alicia
Charlestown, IN
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2015 : 07:43:52 AM
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Happy Anniversary, Melody! This is certainly a lovely quote. Thank you for sharing.
Farmgirl sister #3926
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2015 : 08:21:19 AM
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Congratulations and happy Anniversary!
Have a blessed day, Sara ~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2015 : 09:22:33 AM
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Wishing you a joyous anniversary and many more to come in the future years! There is so much truth to the quote you wrote out for us. Thank you for sharing your heart with all of us!
~ Shannon
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beverly
Marlborough
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2015 : 12:07:22 PM
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Happy Happy Anniversery....do love the words.
Beverly Gill
There's no place like home |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2015 : 12:33:46 PM
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Congratulations and Happy Anniversary to you both!!
Winnie #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Sister of the Year 2014 |
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carole
New York
USA
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Lavender Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
Jackson
MI
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2015 : 5:05:08 PM
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Happy Anniversary to you Melody!!!! Enjoy!
Hugs, Brenda #6218
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Song Sparrow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Talleyville
Delaware
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2015 : 8:01:16 PM
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Melody, happy anniversary, and thank you for sharing those special words!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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Bear5
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Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 16 2015 : 12:13:04 PM
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Congratulations and Happy Anniversary to you Melody. Beautiful words!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing such a special thing with us. Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Bonnie Ellis
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Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Jun 16 2015 : 2:40:55 PM
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Melody: I wish you and your husband many wonderful years together. I hope you make it to 53, like we did this year. God bless.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
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April
New Prague
MN
USA
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Posted - Jun 17 2015 : 07:24:45 AM
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Happy Anniversary! :)
Farmgirl Hugs!
~April River Valley Farmgirls Chapter Leader
~Playing in the Sonshine~
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katmom
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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