My father and mother have both passed away
into the presence of the Lord. Mom died in November 2007 and Dad in May 2008
six months apart. They were sweethearts, married for 66 years. Our family
enjoyed the way the two of them enjoyed each other and cherished one another.
The evening before her funeral, when the extended family was together, we all
stood by her coffin and dad broke us all by saying, “goodnight sweetheart, I’ll
see you soon.” When dad died and we siblings went through what was left, inside
his wallet was a small piece of paper bearing a poem. “She was not created from
his head to top him. Nor from his feet to be stepped on. She was made from his
side to be equal to him. From beneath his arm to be protected by him. Near his
heart to be loved by him.”
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