{"id":496,"date":"2018-08-12T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/theres-no-age-limit-for-love-and-romance\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:14:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:14:49","slug":"theres-no-age-limit-for-love-and-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=496","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s No Age Limit for Love and Romance"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>They say love strikes when you least expect it. And yesterday it was proven 100% to be true. Nancy, my \u201csingle-for-17-years\u201d dear friend lived just across the pond from me. We were among the first who moved into our brand new Hyde Park community in Tulsa in 2012. And, Bill and his wife, moved into the community a couple of years later. Bill\u2019s wife of 57 years passed away last year and a few months later, he and Nancy started dating. The two of them have so much in common. He was formerly a Baptist pastor with a Ph.D. in Greek New Testament, and U.S. Air Force Chaplain for 30 years and Nancy has been a Bible teacher, piano player\/teacher and choir member at her Tulsa\u2019s First Presbyterian Church. Sincerely, it was a match made in heaven. There\u2019s a real plus to a marriage at this season of their lives (both are 77). Unlike their first marriages, both of them have the big life questions figured out: kids, jobs, and finances. When Nancy announced to her son \u201cWe\u2019re getting married!\u201d he said, \u201cMom, aren\u2019t you rushing things a little bit?\u201d Her reply was \u201cSon, time is not on our side!\u201d <\/p>\n

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I get it. Falling in love at any age is a wonderful experience, but I understand there are many bonus benefits when you\u2019re older. It can bring companionship, encourage you to stay physically active (both Nancy and Bill are golfers, pickleball players and they love to travel). When I was visiting with Nancy after she and Bill had just become engaged, I said \u201cNancy, are you sure you\u2019re ready to give up the TV remote to him, cook for him, wash his clothes, give up all the singles activities, and give up choosing your own schedule for everything?\u201d She replied, \u201c100%, yes!\u201d I said, \u201cYes, my friend, you\u2019re in love!\u201d <\/p>\n

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How blessed I was to watch them \u201cseal the deal\u201d yesterday in a most beautiful wedding ceremony in the First Presbyterian Church chapel in which many of our Hyde Park community were there to witness this joyful time of joining this amazing couple together. We like to think that our Hyde Park community deserves a lot of credit for this union, but Pastor Jim Miller said \u201cIt is so much more than that. It is God\u2019s providence, grace, love and His way of surprising His beloved children.\u201c The pastor had met with the couple before marrying them and so he spoke of Bill\u2019s words about their upcoming nuptials. \u201cIt takes a village to raise a child and it takes a village to raise a senior citizen. My village helped me survive the loss of my wife of 57 years. My village made it possible to love again and embrace this wonderful, unimaginable, beautiful, precious\u2026my Nancy. My village has names: my sons and their wives, my brothers and their wives, my grandchildren. Nancy brings so much more than I do. Her strong faith, her transparency, and openness touch me and others.\u201d Pastor Miller went on and shared Nancy\u2019s words that revolved around \u201cchapters\u201d. \u201cI never thought I\u2019d be married again. I am so blessed beyond my wildest dreams to have this incredible new chapter added to my life. I know these words explain it: Matthew 6:33 \u201cSeek FIRST the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and ALL THESE THINGS will be added to you.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Pastor Miller went on \u201cWe need to be around people like Nancy and Bill. They\u2019ll speak to how God intersects our lives.” About that time a sharp, loud crack of lightning & thunder sounded outside. Pastor Miller retorted: “That is the way life goes — like a bolt of lightning cracking in our lives and we wonder, does God really care? What gives your life centering at times like that? The answer is the One who carried the cross. (He pointed to the cross behind him.) That “centering” makes the difference in the chapters of the story that Nancy spoke about. There is a crimson thread of God\u2019s grace and mercy in this love story.”<\/p>\n

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I loved it when Pastor Miller held up Nancy\u2019s ring and called it \u201ca promise ring\u201d. Promises are made to keep. Maybe you\u2019re reading this blog today and thinking \u201cGeeez\u2026.I\u2019ve been waiting for MY true love a long time and it seems he\/she will never come. I think Nancy and Bill\u2019s \u201csurprise\u201d was no surprise at all to God. It was the answer to their prayers because as Matthew 6:33 says\u2026..\u201dSeek God and His righteousness with all your hearts\u2026.(They did!) AND all these things will be added to you (And, those things were added to a couple that certainly proved those words). Maybe God is getting ready to surprise you, too! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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