it is not long enough

Today I am grateful that~~~

  1. she did not listen to her family who thought he was an unrefined Navy man
  2. he did not listen to his mother who thought she was a wild California Republican
  3. she never complained during his many, many long trips away
  4. he kept reaching higher and higher and responding to His voice
  5. she put him through school…three times
  6. he put her through school twice
  7. they had a son
  8. they had a daughter
  9. they had another daughter (me!)
    10.  they are married 63 years today
    11.  and he still says, “it is not long enough”
  10. I see you down there, white-haired among the green leaves, picking the ripe raspberries…
    We are the you and I who were they whom we remember…..Wendell Berry

7 thoughts on “it is not long enough

  1. Helen, what a beautiful tribute to your parents anniversary! I agree that “it is not long enough..”
    Blessings, Jean

  2. I love how you unfolded that love story. It brought tears of joy, tenderness, and happiness to my eyes. Thank you so much for sharing! Hooray! Yahoo! Yippee!

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