A response I have used with a number of my students when I found out that they were getting married is "I can't think of anything better in life than living with your best friend for fifty years." I have adjusted the number of years to reflect where we were at the time, but now the number is coming up on fifty!
We have been greatly blessed in many ways, and live in gratitude for God's gift of life and relationship. Long before the wedding day we agreed in prayer to individually and as a couple seek to honor the Lord first in our lives. Deep within my heart is that gratitude for the greatest blessing of life that the Lord has given me in giving me Brenda.
 | Rod and Brenda were married at the home of her parents on June 22, 1962. |
1964 Gathering of Brenda's family at the wedding of Sherry and Len. |  |
 | 1966 In 1966 we went to North Wales for an 18 month post-doc. This picture is in the Lake District and we also got to visit Scotland. |
1967 This is on the trail from Grutchalp to Murren, Switzerland, overlooking the Lauterbrunnen Valley. A highlight of the year was a five-week camping trip to Europe |  |
1967 At Brunnen, Switzerland. A highlight of the year was a five-week camping trip to Europe |  |
1967 On the Bernina Pass, Switzerland. A highlight of the year was a five-week camping trip to Europe |  |
 | 1968 In 1968 we were blessed with the birth of Jeff and with the support and love of Brenda's family who were close by. |
1969 Jeff gets to experience his first snow, and maybe his parents were more delighted than he. |  |
 | 1970 With the birth of Mark in 1970, we settle in to life with two active boys. |
 | 1972 Celebrating Christmas with the family. |
1973 A trip to the beach at Jekyll Island. |  |
1975 The beginning days of the Bent Tree house. We are at the bottom of the freshly graded driveway. |  |
1977 An Easter photo with the boys. |  |
1979 Around Thanksgiving on our trip to Newport, Arkansas. At Suzanne's house. |  |
 | 1980 |
1981 On a winter visit to Mama's house. |  |
 | 1982 |
1983 Celebrating the Christmas season with family. |  |
 | 1984 |
1985 Family gathering time. |  |
 | 1986 |
1987 For our 25th Anniversary I finally got to take Brenda to Hawaii. |  |
 | 1988 |
1991 Opportunity for family pictures at home on December 29. |  |
 | 1992 |
1993 Out playing around in the storm of the century, which dumped and amazing amount of snow on us for March 14! |  |
 | 1994 |
1995 At Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada. We had just hiked the Carthew Trail, and were exploring a little more of Canada. |  |
 | 1996 |
1997 After Rod's summer physics meeting, we explored Colorado |  |
 | 1998 |
1999 This year we welcome Jordan on August 6, and are blessed with two granddaughters. |  |
 | 2000 |
2001 With Jeff's growing family we are settling in to a tradition of Christmas celebration in Pearl River with them and all the Moyle family. |  |
 | 2002 |
2003 With Ashleigh and Jordan on Thanksgiving. We treasure the gathering of family. |  |
 | 2004 |
2005 We enjoy family time with refugees from Hurricane Katrina, and with a family prayer send them on their way back home. |  |
 | 2006 |
2007 Around the time of celebrating our 45th anniversary, the family was excited about Mark's building and installing a big pirate ship. |  |
 | 2008 |
2008 Summer brought a professional trip to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and we continued to beautiful Jasper National Park. We got this view of the town of Jasper from atop Whistlers Mountain. |  |
 | 2009 |
2009 We launched the family to Missoula, Montana, and and up through Glacier Park because we had to take the grandkids to see Jasper National Park after our trip in 2008. The trip included Lake Moraine shown here. |  |
 | 2010 |
2010 We made a trip to Colonial Williamsburg, and and then to Washington, D.C. We spent time at the Natural History museum as well as others. |  |
 | 2011 |
2011 At Shannon Falls, British Columbia, Canada. This was part of an Alaska trip. |  |
| Anniversary Celebration |
2012