Within the past year our family has had the joy of celebrating two fiftieth wedding anniversaries. The first was for my parents last November, and the second was for my wife’s parents just a month ago in July. While reflecting on these milestone events, I was impressed by the fact that my parents and in-laws have shared one hundred years of marriage between them. Quite an attainment for our day, and a real blessing to others at that. Especially for our children.

Thanks to their grandparents, my children now have a testimony of over one hundred years of marital faithfulness to gain from. Not only does this loyal example help provide them stability that so many children in our day lack, but it also gives them a model of covenant keeping to remember as they someday build marriages of their own.

In reference to marriage, the Bible says, “What God has joined together, let no man separate” (Mt.19:6). I’m thankful that my parents (including in-laws) have taken this seriously. And our whole family has been blessed because of it — and will be for generations.