Today is my mom and pop’s wedding anniversary. They are 87 years old. They were married in Tehran, Iran in 1943. Back then they called it Persia. They immigrated to the U.S.A. in 1947. They had 9 children but lost their first daughter to an illness when she was just two. She is buried in Iran.
We count ourselves blessed by God to have parents who are faithful to each other and to their children and friends. They love each other dearly and do everything together. Thank you to my mom and pop for being such a wonderful example to us!
Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
CONGRATULATIONS, Mom & Pop! 67 years… that is an amazing milestone, and a great inspiration to us all! Love the photos, Ellen… especially that top one–they look SOOOO HAPPY! :o) ((HUGS))
Congratulations! I love your mom and dad! They are a wonderful example of marriage done right! : D
Precious. So fun to see their wedding picture. I always love seeing pictures of your parents…they are so cute together..like their love is so fresh.
I always love hearing about your parents and seeing their pictures. What an inspiration they are! You can just see the love and joy in their faces♥
Congratulations and a very Happy Anniversary to your Mom and Pop, Ellen! They are amazing! May God continue to bless them and their marriage.
Blessings indeed. What a wonderful story of faithfulness. Congratulations to your parents, Ellen!
What a sweet sweet post. Happy anniversary to your parents! Are you going to go to CA to celebrate with them? What an example of devotion and love they are to us “young” folks. 🙂 How and where did they meet in Russia?
I have got to run to tend to Baby. Will be back to catch up on your blog later.
Have a blessed morning.
Yes…you are blessed to have such a wonderful example in your parents! Happy anniversary to a special couple.
Hau`oli Piha Makahiki to you mom and dad. How cool is that. 67 years is awesome 🙂 I hope they have a wonderful day my friend. 🙂
Happy Anniversary to your parents! A covenant love of 67 years – wow! What a blessing to each other, their whole family clan and the community!
Jesus shines in your parents…even in the rain. I love seeing their wedding photo! I didn’t realize that there were really 9 children in your family.
A beautiful couple then and now. Do you remember growing up that someone celebrating at 50th anniversary was really something? Now more and more 65th…70th and more anniversaries are happening. I say may that trend continue!
I might have missed something though: I thought you were Russian descent. How did your folks wind up getting married in Persia?
(And I do apologize for my cat’s distrust of Persian cats…he is convinced they are Iraqi or Irani terrorists out to do evil to regular faced short haired type cats.)
Jill, both my parents were born in Russia. Their families separately escaped out of Russia in the early 30’s and settled in villages close to Tehran. My parents met in Iran…
Congratulations to your parents, Ellen! Their lives are a testimony of the grace of God and an example of what marriage is meant to be. God bless them!
You look so much like your mom in their wedding picture. Contratulations to your parents – they look so happy together and may God grant them good health in the coming year.
Ellen, pass my congratulations on to your parents… I can actually HEAR their voices through you… smile… They are indeed a wonderful example to the kind of marriage that lasts ! What an interesting life they have had — I would love to read their story !
What an amazing couple! Happy Anniversary to them both!
Congrats to your parents!
What a wonderful occaision! Mazel Tov to you and your parents on this very special anniversary.
Oh Ellen, I love the photos and I love the story too. How unbelievable how many wonderful years they’ve shared together.