I said those words on April 21, 1973, and they mean more to me now than ever.
Wow! Fifty years have passed.
Sheila and I got married at a very young age by today’s standards.

No, she was not quite that young.
This photo was taken less than a month after we got married. It was in the church directory.

Another church directory photo taken a few years later.

I’ve always loved this photo even though I look so dorky.
Here is a more recent church directory photo.

I said “I Do” fifty years ago, and I still mean it. I love you more than ever even if I don’t say it enough.
Oh, Happy Birthday, too.
You and Sheila are a testament to God’s love in the world. May God grant you both many more happy and blessed years together. And “Happy Birthday” to Sheila. Miss you both!
Thank you, Denise. FYI, we got married the day Sheila turned 20, so that means she is celebrating birthday number… 39 today. I don’t understand the math, but whatever.