59 Years

Thanksgiving would have been my parent's 59th wedding anniversary. I feel sad for my mother as I know that she must still feel the emptiness and hole left when my father died. I feel it even more as I see the increased intimacy, feeling and shared experiences in my own marriage. I feel it when I know how wonderful and safe it feels to go to sleep with the same person next to you, rain or shine, sickness or health. Every night, as I go to sleep, I am thankful for that, and the privilege of waking up again the next morning.