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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Forty One Years

Forty one years ago Irene and I were married at the Tar Landing Missionary Baptist Church of Jacksonville, North Carolina. I was 18 and she was 19. Only by God's grace have we reached today.

 At 7:30 PM my high school sweetheart walked down the aisle, took my hand, repeated vows, and agreed to marry me on June 18th, 1973. The bride wore a $11.00 white K-Mart dress and the groom wore his Marine Corps dress Greens.

 We have no momentos and only one picture from that day. I was a PFC in the Marine Corps making a total of 288.00 a month. We had a little Betty Crocker box cake, a couple of witnesses and a Baptist pastor. What we do have is 41 years of living, four daughters, and four grandchildren.
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3 comments:

  1. Eddie EddingsJune 18, 2014 at 5:27 AM

    Congratulations to the both of you!
    Love your story. I can relate. My wife and I had a poor man's wedding as well.

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  2. PersisJune 18, 2014 at 5:34 AM

    Happy Anniversary!!!! May God bless you with many more.

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  3. AnonymousJune 22, 2014 at 6:38 AM

    Happy Anniversary! God bless you both in a special way!!!

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Gregg Metcalf has served as the Teaching Pastor of Surprise Valley Baptist Church (Cedarville, CA) and the Mirror Lake Baptist Church (Federal Way, WA.) He graduated from Shasta Bible College in 1989. Gregg is married to Irene and the Lord has blessed them with four daughters and six grandchildren, with a great grandchild on the way. Gregg invites your comments and interaction concerning his posts and this blog! Gregg enjoys reading, boating, song-poem writing, and his family.