The News-Press asked readers to submit their personal stories for Valentine’s Day. Following are the submissions we've received so far.
Email submissions to editor@ncnewspress.com. Photos are encouraged. We’ll include all submissions on ncnewspress.com and some will also be featured in the print edition. Click on the links at the end of this story to see all submissions.
From Sheri Dowding
ON OUR 40th-VOW RENEWED
I, SHERI, TAKE YOU ROGER
andyou, Roger, have taken me
on the ride of my life
to places I thought I’d never see
TO BE MY WEDDED HUSBAND
my friend, my confidant, my lover
my partner, my companion
you are like no other
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
you have held me through the worst times
and hugged me through the best
always aware of the ties that bind
FROM THIS DAY FOREWARD
and for the rest of your life
no matter what lies ahead
i’ll always be your wife
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
so if the lottery pours in
or the walls fall down
we’ll face it with a grin
FOR RICHER OR FOR POORER
our riches are beyond compare
and have nothing to do with money
our wealth is the children we share
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH
We’ve had surgeries, chicken pox and the flu
colds and coughs, and assorted viruses
whatever I had I passed on to you
TO LOVE AND TO CHERISH
Extends to our entire group
T&D,D&J,K&M,M&T,M&A,jsjgmmccjebl
initials blended together to make alphabet soup
TILL DEATH DO US PART
Our souls are as one
never to be unwound
never to be undone
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Wedding vows are spoken words
A marriage is lived
