I went by Dad and Mom's this morning to help Dad get his labs together. He was talking about his kidney transplant hopes and that all he wants is 4 or 5 more years to snuggle up to his "sweet thing."
I reminded him that it had been 48 today, to which he got choked up. "I guess your right."
So if you think about it later, call and make their day.
I love you all!!!!!
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48 years ago today Daddy and Mama left for a date and ran away and got married...Through lifes ups and downs...through human frailties...through crisis...feast and famine...I never doubted their love for each other, but most of all I never doubted that they thought we were the smartest, prettiest/handsomest, etc. children who had ever been born and still do. I also knew that as long as they were in this world I would never face life's forces alone...I have told many people that there were alot of nevers in our lives growing up. I never heard my mama disagree with my daddy. I never knew if they had ever had a fight. There were always clean, ironed clothes in our closet, our house was always clean, and everynight we sat down as a family and ate a home cooked meal. And my mama always worked. My daddy thought part of his job as head of the house was making sure my mama had a nice place to live, a nice car to drive. And that keeping up the yard was part of taking care of mama. He has told me many times in the last two years how bad he feels, because he can't take care of mama the way he is supposed to by keeping her car as clean as he would like and the yard the way he wants it to be...I guess what I am saying is that they took their roles as helpmate for each other very seriously and still do..WOW 48 years through all of life's ups and downs...through times of failure...through sometimes forgetting their focus....learning to forgive and get on with life...what a testimony...what a hard thing to live up to.
I called and wished Dad a Happy Anniversary. Wed. is always a little hectic and we have more than our share of life's twists.
He sounded upbeat and chipper.
Ten months,to the day, after they were married; the Lord gave them 9lbs. 13oz. of troubles. The problem has expanded over the years to two hundred and none of your business pounds.
I am thankful for a family and parents that have weathered storms, faced giants, realized human frailty, and have held together.
Good GLUE? NO, A GOOD GOD!
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