Love

I recently attended the funeral of a sweet soul.

You all know those people in this world.  Honestly, I'm quite certain those will not be words folks use to describe me when I'm gone.  These kind of folks are unique in the way they go through life.  They stand out in the way they love others.

You know, I couldn't fight tears on the way home.  If I let myself think about it now, it's tough.  It isn't his actual death that brings me to tears, but his life...a true love story.

I witnessed it myself.

Most marriages do not last.  Many couples coexist.  Some do their own thing, and some do everything together miserably.  Some marriages seem to be between strangers, but this kind of love was between best friends.  They didn't just love each other...they truly liked each others company and were perfectly content being at home.  This is what we all dream of for ourselves...I'm talking storybook kind of love:)

I've known them only a short while.  They kept my daughter in their home when she was a baby.  They called her "Pitter Pat".  There was never a day when she didn't want to go.  In fact, she cried to stay when I would pick her up.  They shared their own special bond with each child and loved them all dearly.

I felt like I knew their own two children just from listening to them tell about them.  It was so obvious how they adored them, just as they did each other.  Which makes the story that much sweeter.

So, yea, I could get weepy.  

I think about the one who is left here to pick up the pieces and be the strength for her children.  The one who grieves such loss and feels that unimaginable emptiness of life as she knew it for so many years.  I'm at a loss for words because I can sense the brokenness in her voice.  But at the same time, I am screaming to myself, "Man, that is a long time to live with the SAME man!" 

Strangely though, Inside I feel warmth, and the hint of a smile goes across my face because Of the way they loved one another.  What a blessing to have seen this real world love story.  My heart aches at the pain that death brings.  

"Miss" Betty, May you find peace in knowing that your love story will end with a happily ever after...because One day you will be with him again. Thank you for your example of unconditional love and care.  

Oh, and Van, May you rest in peace:)