By Pastor Linda
On April 25th in the midst of “Stay Home Stay Safe” the Skinner’s celebrated their 50th anniversary. When my dad walked me down the aisle at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church on that Saturday evening, I was 21 years old and I had not even a small inkling of what was in my future. I had all sorts of goals and dreams, but my mom always told me that sometimes God gets a good laugh at how small our thinking can be. I do believe God was chuckling and thinking – “Just you two wait, I’m taking you on the adventure that is beyond anything you could begin to imagine.” I say that because He does know how it all turns out, and it has been a great adventure. This small-town California chicken rancher’s daughter had no idea of living in Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, PA; New York City, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; and finally settling down in Seattle, WA. Rich had his degree in Broadcast Journalism and who would have thought he’d end up in the Travel industry and we would be globe trotters going to all parts of this big beautiful world. Whether it was London, Paris, Rome, Dublin, Cambodia, Brazil or Spain, I was totally overwhelmed by God’s great creation. Believe me, we had our tough moments in our marriage. We had our disappointments and our frustrations with each other (and we still do). It was at about year 7 of our 50 years, that we made a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ. With that, for us, came a renewed commitment to each other. That was truly when the Adventure became Great. What a joy it has been to explore this world and this life with a person you deeply love and respect.
This week Pastor Tim is launching a new series on “Growing Marriage.” Marriage is not easy but boy is it worth, as they say, the “blood, sweat and tears” it takes to grow it. You would think at 50 years we’d either be tired of one another or have it all worked out. The truth is it takes working on it every day and that is what makes the Adventure Great. Invite your family and friends to join in this Sunday at 10:30 am on Facebook Live, our website or App, or Youtube. You’ll be glad you invited them. We hope to see you there (virtually, of course).
Love & blessings, Pastor Linda