Yesterday ended up being such a nice day....the kids were with their dad from Saturday morning till yesterday around 6.....so I had done some chores on Saturday and decided yesterday to do a few things....I went to church and then grabbed brunch with a friend....got all of the kid's Easter stuff done, and found a mommy and me outfit for Mads and I for Easter:) She was excited when she got home....we have never done that, so this year it is:) But church was by far the most powerful part of the day.....I got emotional several times during the service for several reasons.....and one of them being this touching story Pastor told about REAL love....the kind that needs to be cherished and held onto.....the kind that is a gift in this life....and there had been a couple I had seen for a long time in our church.....the man would come in with his walker and his wife would be walking patiently behind him and helping him.....and you could see the love they shared.....they had a cool vibe too, sorta hippie in nature.....and I always assumed they came from their home on Sundays together.....but yesterday I learned the true story.....the man is in a home for dementia.....and sadly his wife passed away this past week.....and Pastor went to see the husband in the nursing home where he is.....and he was asking where his wife is.......still remembering her amid the confusion of his ailing mind.....and Pastor had to tell him that she passed.....and he was devastated.....just wrought with such sadness and despair....and Pastor comforted him, and then he went to visit him again a few days and he hadn't remembered what happened to her.....and he was holding hands with Pastor, praying and telling him how much he loved her....that they had met in a bar, but a nice one with a restaurant:) ......and that he missed her, and wasn't sure where she was....and Pastor told us he had the most lucid and lovely talk with him....not having the heart to tell him again that she was gone....but will when he goes again.....and the story just captivated my heart.....tears rolling down my cheeks as I listened......to THAT kind of love....the kind that transcends dementia.....and time and space.......just fierce and true love.....and then the ache took hold in my own story....wishing I had found THAT love.....the kind that endures.....the kind that lasts forever....no matter what.....the kind that is mutual.....I got your back....you got mine.....and resting in the knowing with all of my heart it does......but also knowing it is rare in the society we now live in.....but that story bolstered my hope and resolve to find THAT love in this life....the REAL kind....the true kind.....the loyal kind.....the magical kind......and not giving up till I do......God bless his wife.....and him, as he learns to walk on this earth without her care and concern and love.....holding them both in prayer this morning, and in great regard for their love of one another, and grateful for their inspiration.....Amen.......
jperuso
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