Wearing matching colors!
After forty-six-years of wedded bliss, my parents went on a
date on Tuesday night (smile). They went
on a Christmas Parade Cruise down in Newport Harbor where they dined, danced
and admired the beautifully decorated beachfront homes. My dad returned home whistling a tune while
my mom couldn’t stop running through all the details of the night (smile)… Their marriage has gone through many seasons
- currently they find themselves in the golden age, reaping all the fruits from
many years of trial and error. At the
beginning of their marriage my dad’s alcoholism caused the majority of the
problems, but he’s been free of drink for over twenty years now (hip-hip
hooray). During this time, my mother
loved him with patience, endurance and prayerfully until he became the man she
needed him to be. Today, he’s always
boasting about the great wife he has and she - about the great husband she has-
they both feel like they got the better end of the deal! Together they are always laughing, joking
around and working on projects. On
Sundays, they wake up early and walk with Dollar to the coffee shop around the
corner. I’ve never been married, but I
have learned so much (on the subject) from watching my parents.
The most important is to never give up on each other, they have endured so much - yet, they are each other’s biggest cheerleaders... And to love with actions and with respect. To Laugh together daily, often and hard. To be generous and forgiving… And above all to let God reign in our hearts and in our home. XOXO
Mischievous Smile! Handsome pair!
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