Today, April 7th, is my parents’ wedding anniversary. They were married in 1951, so this is their 72nd anniversary. My Mom died in 2009, and my Dad passed in October of 2022, so this is the first wedding anniversary that neither of them is here.
I really hope with every fiber of my being, that they are reunited and together today to celebrate their anniversary and all the joys of their lives together. As a parent, I don’t know there’s anything more gratifying than seeing your children (no matter what their age) doing well and being happy. My wish for today is that my parents are together and feeling satisfied that they created a partnership that produced four children, all of whom turned out to be decent humans who are happy and fulfilled.
We all miss them terribly, but there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about my parents and the things that they taught me. I am thankful that I had the parents that I had and for the family they created. I am thankful that I had time with my Dad due to cancer that I likely wouldn’t have had otherwise. While it wasn’t always pretty, it was time together than we leaned on one another and slogged through it together. I’m thankful that he hung on after my Mom died. Now I find myself missing him, yet also feeling hopeful and optimistic that they are once again together.
Cheers, Mom and Dad – cheers to your marriage on April 7, 1951 and for all of the things that day set in motion.
The Neverending Lori 