I recently shared in my post that my grandmother passed away June 21.  So, I wanted to direct you to the biography and song book I wrote with my grandfather, Stanley Stokes.  He is doing as well as can be expected with the passing of his beloved wife.  The two of them were greatly devoted to one another.  Also, they were faithful to the Lord, and together have a simple and sweet testimony that I enjoy sharing through this book.

You can order a copy of the book here:  Stanley Stokes…

You can email me about the companion cd.

Here is a special excerpt from the book where Stanley is describing his relationship with his wife.  He had no idea that just a few years from the time he wrote it, that his love would have to endure surviving his wife.

Love that Lasts

Over the years, I have learned that true love is a love that lasts. No matter what happens, you still love. It lasts in sicknes

s, pain, or death just like the marriage vows say. It’s not hard to understand how so many couples divorce today. I think many of them, when they are pl

anning weddings, already have a mind that divorce is an option. You can be sure that marriage doesn’t mean that we are going to like everything about another person. They are going to have ways that we don’t agree with, and we’re not going to like, but we still have to put up with them. People are human, and every human makes mistakes.

Children have a lot to do with a marriage sticking together. You think about them, and sometimes you’ll suffer through differences, mistakes, and problems for the children’s sake. In today’s living, it seems like married couples aren’t thinking about the children, though. It’s more about “me,” and getting things to go “my way,” even if it doesn’t go with hers. I’ve heard someone say, “A love that lasts is born in heaven,” and I believe that. We have celebrated 57 years of marriage, and I have never doubted my love for Evelyn. I know she loves me no matter what. I believe that if the Lord puts you together, you’re together. Even though we were out of fellowship with the Lord at the time, He still looked after us.

www.stanleystokes.com