{"id":2132,"date":"2011-02-14T04:45:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/our-50th-valentines-day-celebration-i\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T09:59:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T15:59:09","slug":"our-50th-valentines-day-celebration-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=2132","title":{"rendered":"Our 50th Valentine\u2019s Day Celebration \u2013 It Was Meant to Be!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m still remembering. February 14, 1961 \u2013 fifty years ago today, the cutest dark haired 13 year old boy named Ronnie (aka Ron) Wuerch and me, the lankiest, 12 year old girl named Donna Sue Wheat, had our very first \u201cofficial\u201d date (chauffeured by Ron\u2019s dad) to a church Valentine\u2019s Banquet. The photo here is that day \u2013 when Ronnie had to stand on the step above me \u2013 because I was taller than him, and the dress I wore, was the \u201cshortened\u201d version of the junior bridesmaid dress I wore in my cousin\u2019s wedding. Oh, how I remember the butterflies in my stomach, the sweaty palms, and the pride I had in showing off my \u201cboy friend\u201d to my friends. At thirteen, Ronnie was already an accomplished pianist and he had a beautiful singing voice. That night, he played the piano and sang at the banquet. I thought I was the luckiest girl in the world when my girl friends said, \u201cHe sings and looks just like Frankie Avalon!\u201d (Okay, I know the youngsters reading this, have no idea who Frankie Avalon is, but suffice it to say, \u201cHe was a hunk!\u201d).<\/p>\n

It was a complete set-up by my grandmother \u2013 of all people. She invited my family to their church where Ronnie\u2019s dad was the Pastor. Right from the beginning of the church service, I saw that cute boy looking at me, and smiling at me\u2026..and I smiled back. A few days later, my grandmother said, \u201cRonnie Wuerch says he likes you.\u201d And, I said, \u201cTell him I like him!\u201d And that\u2019s the way we began. Early on in our relationship, not only did my grandmother know, but so did our mothers know (you know \u2013 that woman\u2019s intuition), that we were meant to be. And, here I am, fifty years later, on this February 14, 2011, and saying, \u201cYes, we were meant to be!\u201d<\/p>\n

In two days, it will have been three months since my Honey\u2019s graduation to heaven, which means we fell short of three months in actually celebrating fifty Valentines together. I miss him today\u2026incredibly! Would I bring him back, if I could? I\u2019ll answer that in this way. I love him too much to want him back. You see, the Bible is full of wonderful promises, and perhaps the most wonderful of all is this: \u201cNo eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him\u201d (1 Corinthians 2:9). There are many things we don\u2019t know about what heaven will be like, because it is beyond our ability to comprehend. But one thing we can be sure of, is that it will fulfill our greatest longings; it will dazzle us with its beauty; it will be greater than anything we could imagine or dream; it will be a place where love and joy will reign unspoiled. And, that\u2019s where my Honey is celebrating this Valentine\u2019s Day. I would NEVER want to bring him back, but, one thing\u2019s for sure, my greatest determination is to be there with him someday. So, I\u2019m purposing to live each remaining day as if it is my last day on earth. That means I\u2019m going to endeavor to spend each day wisely, acknowledging the Lord in prayer, spend time in God\u2019s Word, in worship of Him, in serving Him, in loving others, and in making a positive impact on our generation for Him! Just like my grandmother, I know \u201cTHAT is the way it is meant to be!\u201d<\/p>\n

I am celebrating love with all of you lovers out there on this beautiful Valentine’s Day. I urge you to live in the moments God has given you. Treasure your moments together. Please don\u2019t take those moments for granted. Paul Anka (another one of my teen idols), sang this beautiful song — I share the words from my heart to yours today. Happy Valentine\u2019s Day!<\/p>\n

Hello, young lovers, who ever you are.
I hope your troubles are few.
All my good wishes go with you tonight.
I’ve been in love like you.<\/p>\n

Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star.
Be brave and faithful and true.
Cling very close to each other tonight.
I’ve been in love like you.<\/p>\n

I know how it feels to have wings on your heels,
And fly down the street in a trance.
You fly down a street on a chance that you’ll meet,
And you meet not really by chance.<\/p>\n

Don’t cry, young lovers, what ever you do.
Don’t cry because I’m alone.
All of my memories are happy tonight.
I’ve had a love of my own.
I’ve had a love of my own like yours.
I\u2019ve had love of my own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m still remembering. February 14, 1961 \u2013 fifty years ago today, the cutest dark haired 13 year old boy named Ronnie (aka Ron) Wuerch and me, the lankiest, 12 year old girl named Donna Sue Wheat, had our very first \u201cofficial\u201d date (chauffeured by Ron\u2019s dad) to a church Valentine\u2019s Banquet. The photo here is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2132"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2240,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132\/revisions\/2240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}