Forty (Plus 1)

My second forty story comes when Billy and I were approaching our 40th wedding anniversary. Hayley ( our precious daughter), Shanna, ( our sweet daughter-in-law) and Heather,(our wonderful first daughter-in-law) all talked to us about giving us a party for our 40th wedding anniversary. They all wanted to contribute to a party much bigger than I thought was necessary. I thought the "BIG" party was the 50th anniversary. I knew that Billy and I were looking forward to a wonderful half-century party celebrating a wonderful marriage. The girls were insistent that we have an "EVENT". The final plans were to have a party in our beautiful back yard. ( Have you seen the trees in our yard?) They ordered tents, tables, and chairs. They made beautiful invitations, decorations, and the food was better than any catered event that I had been to. Hayley is an amazing cook and event planner.Billy planned the order of the blessing. I must be the most blessed wife and mother of all times. We had at least 60-70 guests. All brought blessings and cards that I keep very close. Why do these things seem so important? Well, that party was June 9,2007. That was my last anniversary with Billy. How did the family know that this party was so important? The Lord prompted their hearts to follow through with this life-time event. My children are the blessing that we prayed for and they know when the Lord is moving them. I know that they will continue to grow and hear from God. I ask you to pray for your families to love and grow in the Lord. He always answers prayers in ways that we don't understand. Remember...He is able to do more than we can ask or imagine .