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explained to me that she word about each other. Their love,
Many times throughout my life,
people will discover whose daughter
I am and then proceed to tell me
how much they love my mom and
dad. They go on and on about what
a good guy David is and rave about
how sweet
and beautiful
Paula is. I
cannot count
the number of
times this has
happened, and
my response is
always “Thank
you... I think
so too!” It’s a
neat thing to
hear about the
impact they
have made in
others’ lives.
One evening, several years ago, this
happened in an unlikely place, and
the conversation has stayed with
me. After having dinner at Mean
Woman Grill, before we walked out
of the restaurant, a waitress stopped
me and asked if I was David and
Paula’s daughter. They used to eat
there often, and she hadn’t seen
them in a while. I was a little taken
aback that this waitress took the
time to ask about my parents and
share her concern for my mom. She
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had noticed my mom’s that began so long ago, has been a
gradual loss of mobility: blessing to me, to my brothers, and
from being in a boot, to so many who know them. These
to using a cane, then a two incredible people, brought
walker, and eventually together by that friend in college,
a wheelchair. She said have set an example to us all that
every time they came love is more than just a word. Love
in to the restaurant, is a verb; it is choosing to regard
she noticed how gentle another’s needs above your own. It is
and kind my dad was because they have chosen to live this
toward my mom. He out in their marriage that Paula and
always made sure she David’s relationship has stood the
was comfortable and had test of time. Their love, their story, is
what she needed. This waitress, who beautiful.
didn’t really know them, could see
their love, and it made an impression
on her.
My brothers and I
grew up seeing
our dad work
hard not only
for her and for
us, but for the
community
as well. We
learned from
him the
significance of
servanthood
and how
important it
is to “do the
right thing”.
His kindness
and generosity is known
all over town. From our
mom, we learned what it
means to keep “a smile on
your face and a song in your
heart”. She’s been his biggest
cheerleader, supporting and
encouraging him every day.
From the both of them, we
learned what commitment
is. We heard them say “I
love you” to each other on a
daily basis and never did we
hear them speak an unkind