Today we continue our series on – Amazing Stories of Love. Movies constantly bombard us with unrealistic expectations of love. Sometimes Real life presents some relationships as poor, brutish, and short. But there’s no need to feel bad or be afraid of true love, Read on to restore your faith in true love.
In 1983, friends set Forrest Lunsway and Rose Pollard up at a party, hoping the two would dance together. Forrest had been widowed twice . Rose had lost her own spouse to a long and painful illness, and she had no intention of remarrying. She just wanted companionship.
Even though they lived 64 kilometers (40 mi) apart, they made the effort to see each other regularly. It was a slow courtship. For the next two decades, Forrest would often drive the full distance to take Rose on a date and then drive home afterward that same night.
In 2003, Forrest moved in with Rose in Capistrano Beach. Then he proposed. Rose didn’t take him seriously, since he was 90 and she was 80. She jokingly agreed to marry him when he turned 100. For Forrest it was no joke, and as his hundredth birthday approached, she decided to take him up on his offer.
The couple were married at their local Community Center on Forrest’s 100th birthday. A beautiful nearby hotel donated a free honeymoon ocean-view room.
Congratulations came from all over the world. Even President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama sent well wishes.
What a story of Love. This is a classical example of the Bible statement – Even at old age, a child of God will still be fruitful.
Age could not stop Forrest from marrying the woman of his dream – Rose. Although he was 100, he was still pursuing his dreams.
Don’t use age as a reason to stop dreaming. Do not allow age which is a thing of the mind and number to stop you from achieving your goals in life.
Rose would not have had the opportunity to be married again at 90 years of age but for the determination and never say die spirit of Forrest. They made history together.
Never give up, keep pursuing your dreams, surely you will recover all.
Have a Grace filled day – Good News awaits you.
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Last modified: August 6, 2016
