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Two Score Less Five Years Ago...
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Two Score Less Five Years Ago... by Phil On October 20th, Pam and I will have been married 35 years. One of my friends asked if we had any "hot topics" we avoid in conversation that would lead to an argument. I thought about it for a while and honestly couldn't think of any. I guess we've mellowed as we've aged, as that was not always the case. For example... Early in our ministry, our anniversary fell on a Sunday. A pastor called and asked if Pam and I would lead a worship service at his church on Oct. 20. I said, "No problem!" Then I told Pam... and there was a problem. She was thinking we would take that day off so we wouldn't have to work on our anniversary. Well, I had a dilemma. On one hand, I never like to back out of a commitment, and financially we needed to work. On the other hand, I'd lived long enough to know that the saying, "happy wife, happy life" is a powerful truth for a successful marriage. I pondered my situation and after several days I had a stroke of genius! I would write Pam a special song just for the occasion. I hid away at my piano and soon wrote a new tune called, "My Greatest Treasure" that told the story of how we met. When Sunday came I explained to the congregation that it was our anniversary, and I surprised Pam by singing the new song to her. It worked! I was officially out of the doghouse! (This was not the case the next year when I booked another concert on our anniversary and sang that song again. Lesson learned!) I've written several marriage songs we've included on our albums, but this is still my favorite. After 35 years, these words are just as true as ever... You are my treasure, You're all I'm dreaming of. Happy Anniversary sweetie, Click Here to Check our Concert Schedule! Check us out on Facebook! - http://www.facebook.com/PhilandPamMorgan |
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