This Man's Secret To A Lifelong Marriage
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This Man's Secret To A Lifelong Marriage

A secret backed by 65 years of marriage and counting!

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This Man's Secret To A Lifelong Marriage

John and Vi Jones are one of the sweetest couples you will ever meet. Lucky for me, I get to be their neighbors when I'm home from college.


Mr. John and Mrs. Vi met at a peanut boil when Mr. John was just fifteen. The peanut boil was actually at Mr. John's girlfriends house but rumor has it that Mrs. Vi's beautiful red hair drew Mr. John in like a magnet. Who would have known he would have met his future wife at his current girlfriend's party?

Not long after the couple met, Mr. John has to quit school when his family's home burned. Mr. John ran the family farm while his father rebuilt their home. That same work ethic has only grown stronger throughout the years.

When Mr. John and Mrs. Vi got married, Mr. John had just $35.00 in his pocket. What did Mrs. Vi want with that $35.00? An ironing board in order to iron Mr. John's shirts for work. The two were obviously in love with each other back then and nothing has changed through all that time. This September, Mr. John and Mrs. Vi will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary.

Most any day, you can find Mr. John in his beautiful garden while Mrs. Vi has rightfully earned the title "Queen of the Kitchen." On days when Mrs. Vi's famous chocolate cake is being made, though, Mr. John takes a break from his gardening and helps "the wife" (what he calls her) in the kitchen.

Mrs. Vi's chocolate cake is like no other, mainly because no one else has ever succeeded in mastering her recipe. With around 16-17 teeny tiny layer, the cake is practically heaven in your mouth. Not even Mrs. Vi's children, who are also excellent bakers, have been able to match her amazing cake.


Watching the two in the kitchen just gives you a glimpse at their marriage and how having a successful marriage is symbolized by the cake-baking process.

The two each have their own job in the process. Like clockwork, Mr. John and Mrs. Vi bake a cake that is nearly impossible to make look like, well, a piece of cake.

In the same way, marriage always involves teamwork. Give some, take some. Things may get a little messy along the way, but in the end, hard work and love for each other always make a sweet result.


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