Barbara Hart Radisavljevic
My husband both inspires me and makes me happy. As I write this we are heading toward our 54th wedding anniversary. I hope we both make it until June.
This photo was taken ten years ago. Even though he’s older than me, he’s only started to get a bit gray this last couple of years. Maybe someday he will actually start looking his age — approaching eighty.
Our marriage was not always as happy as it is today. We’ve been through some rough spots I wasn’t sure our marriage would survive, but that was over forty years ago. Because we had vowed to stay with each other until death parted us, we trusted God to help us resolve our differences and bring our first love back. He did. Since then we have lost both our children and both sets of our parents. But we still have and cherish each other. As long as two people are able to trust God to help them love each other, there is hope for any marriage.
Neither of us is as self-sufficient as we once thought we were. As we age we need to depend on each other more than we ever did when we were younger. As we go through injuries and illnesses, we often need to help each other with the small things of life, like dressing or picking things up for each other. Sometimes we need this help more than others, since our ailments come and go.
He inspires me with his love for God and his desire to make Him known to others. He inspires me to be as generous with others as he is.
We try to love each other as God loves us. When we are sometimes crabby or unkind, we are quick to forgive each other. When I hear the problems some women have with their husbands, I’m always grateful God gave me the man he did.
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Nice photo of the two of you. Yes, in this shot he looks more like he did when my late friend and I visited you in your home.
He has seemed to age a lot more this past two years. It seems he got old rather suddenly. And that worries me.
Well, yes, that worries me too. Yes on going out if I get to see you, I had planned on taking you out next time, since you made food for the two of us last time. Now I always buy Serbian tomatoes.
Sounds good to me. Hope it works out for us to get together.
I think I will be able to manage it. Emailed u but it says you didn’t get it (?!) maybe you email me either way.
Nice photo of the two of you.
That’s a wonderful testimony of your marriage! So pleased you are with each other. Im very happy with my husband . Love certainly conquers all.
Without God’s love sustaining us, I don’t know if we would have overcome our differences. We both had to lean on Him. I’m so glad we did.
Owwh… Your journey of happiness is a wonderful testimony of a love journey, Barbara. It is also a great example and learning for many people.
Thank you, Albert. It’s a shame so many give up on the journey too soon.
You are right, Barbara. We have seen it too much.
The easy part of marriage is the first few years. When things are rolling and it is you and your partner. Then life comes along, careers, pain, injuries, illness and you find out how strong the marriage is. Wonderful share Barbara!!!
Very true. It takes commitment and work to build a strong marriage.
It does! Teamwork, dedication and most importantly a sense of humor!
Wonderful post about your husband! I’m very happy to hear that you were able to overcome your differences, and that you are such a great support for each other! Wishing you all the best!
I think many couple expect that if people are in love they won’t have any problems in their relationship. When they do, they figure they must not have really been in love. They give up too soon because they have unrealistic expectations of what marriage is.
This is so true! Thank you for sharing your perspective on love and life, I think people can learn a lot from your experience!
Good for you and your wonderful husband. It is always so refreshing to hear of such a long love story.
It does seem that marriages aren’t lasting as long as they used to. I think too many believe that people who love each always agree or don’t have any problems in their relationship. It’s committed love that makes partners with problems to stick around and work them through. But I’d never advise this if someone is being abused. Abuse was never something I had to deal with. Just cultural differences lack of wisdom.
I’m glad to meet you, and your husband over you. I wish you all the best
Thank you for your good wishes. I’m happy to have met you here, too.
Great post Barbara. I always loved this picture of you two!
Kim, I’m surprised you remembered it. I haven’t used it in a long time.
Dear Madam, I want you and your husband to have a long and healthy life. That you have a lot of happy moments and memories. Great regards for both.
Thank you. We do have a lot of happy memories and shared experiences that have brought us closer together.