TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO, 28 years seemed like forever.
I was not quite 26 then as I stood before the altar in a small Lutheran church in an equally small town and married the man I love.
Today, one rented lake cabin, several jobs, one house and three kids later, we are celebrating 28 years of marriage.
Of course, the years have brought much more than those major life changes. They have brought sorrow and laughter, trials and celebrations and, now, the advent of the golden years.
Through it all, Randy and I have been there for each other, which sounds so cliché. But we are a good team.
He balances my serious nature with his quirky humor. He makes me smile, even laugh.
He calms and steadies me when I need calm and steady.
He possesses an incredibly strong work ethic and faith.
Randy has always been supportive of me—as a stay-at-home mom, then as a mom and writer. For that I am grateful.
But mostly, I am thankful for the unconditional love of this man who has been my husband for 28 years.
© Copyright 2010 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
What a beautiful tribute the man you love and that love you share. Congratulations on 28 years!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY RANDY AND AUDREY!
We wish you many more blissful years together!
And I pray God bestows many more to you! It is quite the accomplishment to make it 28 years these days. It is a blessing to have relationships like that for your children to learn and grow from!!!
To all who wished Randy and me a happy 28th anniversary, thank you! We celebrated our anniversary with our daughter Miranda, who graduated with highest honors on Saturday from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. We had an absolutely wonderful day with her and she even talked this prairie native (who prefers flat land to height) into going up to Grandad’s Bluff, a scenic outlook over the city. I think we could see Faribault from there.
Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!
Can’t believe your marriage was that many years ago. Time does fly. Think how long aunts and uncles have shared their lives with a loved one. Time does fly. Love to the both of you. Uncle Robin and Aunt Dorothy
Happy Aniversary and God’s blessings on many more to a great couple!