... About Our 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Wilbur and Lela - June 2019

Wilbur and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary on July 9^th of last year.  We enjoyed an overnight trip to Maryland and a lovely meal at a nice restaurant.  We did a lot of reminiscing and remembered a lot of good things that had happened.  God has been with us and
seen us though the good times as well as very difficult times.


Our daughter, Melissa wanted to do something special for us at the time; however due to the health issues Wilbur was having back then plans had to be postponed.  Eventually plans were finalized.  My life-long dream of returning to Grand Cayman would become a reality.  Melissa, Wilbur and I flew to my childhood home over the weekend of February 7, 2020.

Lela and Lena - on Grand Cayman

What an awesome privilege it was to return to the island and the first home that I remembered.  First on my to-do list was reconnecting with Rachel, my twin, Lena's and my nanny. Second was to worship in the church on the property where my daddy had preached.  Most important to me was interacting with the wonderful people who attend the church.


Years ago one of my former co-workers had vacationed on the island.  When I showed him some pictures of the island when my family had lived there, he told me that I would not want to go back, that the island had changed a lot.  He was wrong!  I did want to go back.  When the plane landed, tears of joy filled my eyes.  I was coming home!  When I saw Rachel and all the people in the church, my heart was filled with joy.  I was overwhelmed.  My visit to Cayman was far beyond what I had imagined. My heart is full of gratitude to Melissa and her husband, John for making the trip possible for Wilbur and me.

Over the next few weeks I will be writing about my trip. I invite you to embark with me on my trip of a life time as I share my thoughts and experiences.  Look for posts entitled “Returning to Grand Cayman – Part 1”, “Returning to Grand Cayman – Part 2”, etc.