Celebrating 25 Years of God's Goodness
We pulled it off! After several weeks of planning, keeping our mouths shut and lots of prayer, dad and mom were successfully surprised for their 25th wedding anniversary party! Thursday, Mr. And Mrs. Schmidt took Mom and Dad out for the day. Supposedly they were out for Mrs. Schmidt's birthday surprise. The Schmidt children stayed behind with us to accomplish the mission of overhauling the house and setting up/cooking for the evenings festivities in only six hours! We were expecting over one hundred guests and our home was a wreck! In the afternoon several more helping hands arrived (Tonya, Noelle, Grace, Aimee, Diana and Regina Hawley and Esther a friend from Korea). The mad rush to complete the impossible was underway and six o'clock came way too soon! Our guests arrived around six and the transportation that held the unsuspecting couple came shortly after (How the Schmidts kept mom and dad out all day I'll never know). Everyone "hid" in the backyard and as mom and dad strolled around the corner "SURPRISE" was yelled out! Imagine looking at over a hundred people "sitting" on your porch! I still can't believe they didn't figure it out. The evening was filled with yummy food, wonderful fellowship, singing, a round of "the newly wed game" (participants were drawn from a jar: The Horns, Goforths, Seargeants and Jacksons). The evening was concluded with a short film with photographs of mom and dad from childhood till now and a time for folks to give testimony of how the Lord has blessed them through mom and dad's life. It was such a blessing to witness the love that so many others have for our parents. Tomorrow is the actual date for the big day but we sure had fun celebrating it last week. A special thanks to all those that helped me make this whole event possible! To list all the names and the ways they helped would be impossible. Your support and love was a tremendous blessing. Another special thanks to all those who contributed to the vacation fund for mom and dad...I have great hopes of a fun trip for them!
8 Comments:
At 1:24 PM, Anonymous said…
Happy Anniversary!! It looked like a lot of fun. Wish we could have been there. We are so blessed to have you as an example of how a godly marriage should be!! We love you lots! Joanne for the Carlsons
At 9:23 PM, Anonymous said…
We are glad to see the surprise was such a special time for you all! How we wished we could have joined you. Happy Anniversary and God's richest blessings upon you both!
love in Christ,
the Lavin family
At 2:04 PM, Anonymous said…
Happy Anniversary! You both have been a blessed example for me. I praise the Lord for you, and that He has raised you up to serve Him for His glory. Thank-you for your faithfulness to Him and to each other!
What a wonderful way to bless your parents Huber kids! Ya'll get an A+! ;-) Thank-you for the photos. It looks like it was absolutely lovely.
At 7:52 PM, The Parish Clan said…
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Huber! The 25 year mark is certainly a noteworthy milestone. May God lead your future years.
-Max
At 10:46 PM, Anonymous said…
Congrtulations, Mr. & Mrs. Huber! May God grant that the next 25 years be filled with love, laughter and the richest blessings of Heaven.
Jen for the Barnes Family
At 3:42 PM, Anonymous said…
Can we have a new post.
At 2:26 PM, Josh Wheeler said…
Wait! Not yet! I haven't posted a comment on this one. :-P
Great pictures, Hubers! We were so glad to be there for your 25th anniversary. I pray that each new year will be filled with the Lord's blessings in your lives.
Josh (for the 4-Wheelers)
PS. How was the beach? Have any stories about jellyfish, sharks, or wild, out-of-control surfers? ;)
At 3:41 PM, Anonymous said…
Alright, if there's one thing that drives me buggy, it's anonymous comments! That said, I'll calm down and answer Josh.
We ended up staying home. No beach today...a bit "chilly". So unfortunately no stories to excite any interest. I really hope we can go SOON!
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