1 Corinthians 13:13: And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
This post is a tribute to Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma VK, two amazing, Godly, kind, loving people whose family legacy is one of faith, hope and love (and a few others)!
- Faith -
One thing is clear if you know Roger & Wilma VK! They LOVE our Lord, and they desire for each person to know how much our God loves us! When called on to give a speech at dinner this weekend, Grandpa VK immediately grabbed his Bible, and read excerpts from the following Psalm.
A prayer of Moses the man of God.
1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
2 Before the mountains were born
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
throughout all generations.
2 Before the mountains were born
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3 You turn people back to dust,
saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”
4 A thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like a watch in the night.
5 Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death—
they are like the new grass of the morning:
6 In the morning it springs up new,
but by evening it is dry and withered.
saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”
4 A thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like a watch in the night.
5 Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death—
they are like the new grass of the morning:
6 In the morning it springs up new,
but by evening it is dry and withered.
7 We are consumed by your anger
and terrified by your indignation.
8 You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your presence.
9 All our days pass away under your wrath;
we finish our years with a moan.
10 Our days may come to seventy years,
or eighty, if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
11 If only we knew the power of your anger!
Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due.
12 Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
and terrified by your indignation.
8 You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your presence.
9 All our days pass away under your wrath;
we finish our years with a moan.
10 Our days may come to seventy years,
or eighty, if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
11 If only we knew the power of your anger!
Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due.
12 Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
13 Relent, Lord! How long will it be?
Have compassion on your servants.
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16 May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.
Have compassion on your servants.
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16 May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.
17 May the favor[a] of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.
- Commitment -
Roger & Wilma VK -
Celebrating 65 years of Marriage & Life together!
4 children, 10 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren later and they still look great!!
- Family -
- Love -
- Laughter -
- Fun & Adventure-
The VKs really know how to have fun together! At family gatherings, there is always laughter, learning, and adventure. There is a lot of figurative leg pulling, jokes galore, energy, and games, games and more games! Mostly though, there is a solid foundation of Faith in our Lord, Hope in what tomorrow will bring, and an incredible Love for one another.
I get overwhelmed by the love that this family has for their grandparents and for each other! It's really awesome, and my hope for Graham and Kincaid is that they will have this same experience for years to come! If you ask me, these two little guys are incredibly blessed to be a part of the next generation of VK's! We sure are blessed by them!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Grandpa and Grandma VK!
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