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Re-Memories | Tale of a Life-Well-Lived-Together

Posted on November 4, 2011
On Fridays around Lisa-Jo’s place we all stop, drop, and write.

For fun, for love of the sound of words, for play, for delight, for joy and celebration at the art of communication. For only five short, bold, beautiful minutes. Unscripted and unedited. We just write without worrying if it’s just right or not.

Won’t you join us?

1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. Most importantly: leave a comment for the person who linked up before you – encouraging them in their writing!

OK, are you ready? Give us your best five minutes on:

Remember…

Go.

Last night I spent eight hours compiling remembrances.

Memories of a life-well-lived together. Remembrances of happy times. Beautiful snapshots of decades lived together as a family. She calls him “Beebs” and he calls her “Sweetheart” or “My Bride.”

It is my mentors’ (Mr. and Mrs. Baber) fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration next weekend and I am in charge of the video testimony.

I had to compile forty-three interview minutes down into ten minutes and it was eight hours that left me beautifully drained as I sank into my pillow at the end of a night-well-served.

Let me tell you, it is near close to impossible to cram fifty years into ten minutes of video!  But it was so fun. As I wrapped myself in the embrace of Mr. and Mrs. Baber’s life together… spread out through pictures, remembered with grins and hugs, re-memoried as I quilted together their story… I was content… happy… fulfilled. I think I smiled for eight hours straight because people – they.are.so.stinkin.CUTE!

Their fifty year legacy was gifted by their parents fifty years together… and their parents parents 50 years. They are third-generation fiftieth anniversary celebrators.

Now their relational legacy has been inexorably intertwined with mine and John’s.

Their prayers, their longsuffering, their example, their remembered details of life together have become a part of the story God is writing for John and I.

As I remember back through my two and a half years of marriage to John, I cannot do so without seeing the threads of Mr. and Mrs. Baber woven all throughout it like a beautiful tapestry.

Happy Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Baber, we are honored to call you mentor and privileged to call you friends! Love you!

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  • http://neverenoughfaithandgrace.blogspot.com/ Rebekah

    Jenny, first of all bless your heart! Forty-three interview minutes down to a ten minute video. I know that took work, brain power, stamina, creativity, and grace! Thank you for your post. The video was great! 

  • Diana Trautwein

    Oh. So lovely. LOVE the video – and the sentiments expressed therein. We’re at #46 in December. And just this year, we started a small group for couples – new and old together and it’s been one of the best things we’ve ever done. Thanks for sharing this Jenny. I’m a lurker over here – I subscribe and love your photos, but seldom, if ever comment. But this one I couldn’t pass up. Just wonderful.

  • http://www.mustardseedyear.com Jason Wert

    That video rocks and so does your heart. :)