God Only Knows
14 August 2021 – Today is my parents’ 52nd wedding anniversary. They have experienced many a rough and winding road. Like most relationships, there were many struggles. But they were able to make it through Vietnam, three kids, twenty years in the Air Force, more than eight moves, health issues, volunteer work, and three grandchildren. My parents are actually more in love and more a part of each other’s lives than they ever were. The love is evident.
The way my dad takes care of my mom and they appreciation you see in her face are an example of unconditional love we all strive for. They bicker and they harrass and they drive each other crazy, but that is part of the love rather than negative. I love watching my mom get annoyed when my dad is intentionally driving her crazy because you can see the love in the playfulness. I am so very thankful that my parents were able to find each other again once they realized that was really all they ever wanted. “God Only Knows” is a song by The Beach Boys that always makes me think of my parents. They may not have always been good at showing love to one another but they always knew that the other one was there for them always.
I fail often at showing others how much they mean to me. I can never find the right words. When I love, I love with everything I am. How do you let others know just how much they mean to you. There are no words to describe it and sometimes actions aren’t enough. Losing Dave reminded me how important it is not to waste a single minute. My loss has shown me that you must let others know how you feel every day because you never know when the last day will come. God only knows who I would be without the people in my life. I need to be sure they know it.