47 Years

Today is my parent’s 47th wedding anniversary.  Almost every year in the past, my parents have gone away together somewhere for a weekend to celebrate.  Although they cannot be together this year, it is still a celebration.  What a testament to my parents that they have been married for so long.  What dedication and devotion they both showed to stay together for so long, through all of life’s challenges.  I am so grateful for eternal marriage and for the knowledge that my parents are married forever, because of righteous choices that started their life together 47 years ago.  One of the greatest gifts I have ever been given was to see my Mother love and revere my Father and my Father to love and revere my Mother.  In my life I have learned that love is more often an action than a feeling.  The feeling only seems to come after the actions.  I saw times where my Mother had to care for my Father and times where my Father had to care for my Mother.  In the tender times that have existed in the last month or so, I still see the love that exists in my parent’s marriage.  I cannot express my gratitude to my parents for all that they have done to make it together for the last 47 years.