our current sermon series is called one. it's about the oneness in marriage. this week we were given a list of things that 'promote' oneness. things like grace, trust, prayer, thinking together about family, laughter. and then were given another list of things that 'destroy' oneness such as unwillingness to forgive, win-lose conflict, escapism, and failure to love your spouse.

at the end of my small group discussion tonight i started crying, looking at the two lists. in all my life i never knew Poppy to do any of the things that destroy oneness. i only saw him promote the bond that the two of you share. i'm sure that somewhere in your 65 years of marriage there were moments when one, if not both, of you were weary, or didn't resolve conflict, or did something else that can mar oneness. you're human. but i never saw it. i have only seen the two of you love each other dearly and clearly. even in frustration or anger, i saw you love.


may God continue to bless you with the love of a man who loved God so greatly. your marriage was and continues to be an inspiration to many and in that, continues to glorify Him.