Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Happy Valentine's Day

Besides being Valentine's Day, this is also my wedding anniversary. Here's a photo of my husband and me cutting our wedding cake. The cake didn't taste very good, but the marriage has been splendid. Not without it's ups and downs, but I would do it all over again.
Here we are forty-two years later.  We're grayer and more wrinkled, but still having fun together.

Since our anniversary is on Valentine's Day, we often keep things pretty low key. For a number of years we bought something for our house. Here is my favorite, our grandfather clock

What special thing do you do on Valentine's Day, or do you not celebrate? I'm celebrating this year with a 99-cent sale on the first book in my Front Porch Promises series, A PLACE TO CALL HOME. Click on the title to find the buy links.
For more celebration, I'm giving away the three books from my Village of Hope series to one person who leaves a comment.


Merrillee Whren is the winner of the 2003 Golden Heart Award presented by Romance Writers of American. She is married to her own personal hero, her husband of forty-plus years, and has two grown daughters. Connect with her on her Facebook page and sign up for her newsletter.

 
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27 comments:

  1. JosieFebruary 14, 2018 at 5:58 AM

    Happy Valentine's Day AND Happy Anniversary, Merrillee! My husband and I are planning to go out for a quiet dinner tonight.

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    1. MerrilleeFebruary 14, 2018 at 7:22 AM

      Thanks. I hope you find a quiet little place to celebrate.

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  2. GinaFebruary 14, 2018 at 6:05 AM

    Congratulations! Happy Valentines Day and Happy Anniversary! How romantic!

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  3. GinaGriffinJohnsonFebruary 14, 2018 at 6:30 AM

    Happy Anniversary. My husband and I have gone to Sandy Cove Christian retreat for the past few years. Great worship, speakers and entertainment. Refreshing.

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  4. BeckyFebruary 14, 2018 at 7:06 AM

    Happy Anniversary to you two sweethearts! And Happy Anniversary! My hubby & I are low-key, eating soup & sandwiches by candlelight, a tradition we started for our children to make cherished memories for them. We prefer to hand-make and taylor our Valentines for each loved one! But each day we celebrate not only our love for each other, but God's wondrous love for us!

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    1. MerrilleeFebruary 14, 2018 at 7:23 AM

      Becky, that's a nice tradition. I love homemade Valentine's. They are special.

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    2. Pam EFebruary 14, 2018 at 7:56 AM

      I’m a divorced mother of two living with my oldest daughter & her two little boys. We make the holidays all about them. 1$ store decorations, some fun treats & a stuffed animal (they are almost 4 & 6). Happy Valentines Day to everyone.

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    3. MerrilleeFebruary 14, 2018 at 8:19 AM

      Pam, it's a fun time for kids. So glad you are able to share this with your grandchildren.

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  5. Margaret DaleyFebruary 14, 2018 at 8:25 AM

    Congratulations on being married 42 years!

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  6. Alicia StreetFebruary 14, 2018 at 12:23 PM

    Happy Anniversary, Merrillee! Thanks for such a lovely post.

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  7. Ann FerriFebruary 14, 2018 at 12:37 PM

    Happy Anniversary!! I love seeing pictures of couples that are still together. God bless both of you.

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  8. Paula ShreckhiseFebruary 14, 2018 at 2:10 PM

    Happy Anniversary! My hubby of 48 years is cooking me a steak dinner tonight !

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  9. Cindy Flores MartinezFebruary 14, 2018 at 2:10 PM

    Happy Anniversary!

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  10. ValriFebruary 14, 2018 at 2:25 PM

    A special day for both of us, it appears! Have a wonderful anniversary!

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  11. Natalya LakhnoFebruary 14, 2018 at 5:54 PM

    Congratulations, Merrillee!!! I hope you have a blessed day. We do not celebrate Valentine’s Day, but we do have anniversary in February as well - it’s on the 22nd and it’s going to be our 15 years together. Thank you for sharing! Blessings, Natalya

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  12. MerrilleeFebruary 14, 2018 at 6:59 PM

    Thanks, Natalya. Happy anniversary to you on the 22nd.

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2018 at 8:41 PM

    Happy Anniversary! Love to celebrate with the grands, but they are growing up too fast. Thank you!

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  14. MerrilleeFebruary 17, 2018 at 6:32 AM

    Giveaway closed. Valri is my winner.

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