So Proud...

There was this man I once knew..I called him Papa. He was by far the Greatest Man I ever knew. There was never a time when I was unhappy around him. He could make anyone smile. He was a hard working farmer for so many years and I only dreamed of marring a man a great as he. I knew that I would not come close to meeting someone as wonderful as him. I don't think that I ever will. I have never in my life seen someone love someone the way that my Papa loved my Memaw. I think that is a once in a lifetime thing to see and if you experience it yourself then you should consider yourself damn lucky. It is a really beautiful thing to see, when you are in the room with two people and you can just look at them and tell that they are as happy as can be and there is no one else in the world that would come close to making them feel the way that they feel now. Have you ever been with someone who gave just as much to the relationship as you did? Usually relationships are one sided. I think in the beginning the two people have good intentions and will go out of their way to do things for one another but over time that fades. That is something that never happen between my Memaw and Papa, there was no room for selfishness. The marriage that they had people only dream about. I still do dream about it and I have been married for 5 years today. I know that there is not any relationship that is perfect but I think that theirs was pretty close.
I think the hardest thing is to lose someone that you love. The hardest day of my life is when my Papa was dying of cancer and there was nothing that we could do for him. And through it all He was the strongest person in the family. He held us all together. The is the most unselfish thing that someone can do. I had a very hard time dealing will my Papa passing away. I can't even begin to imagine how my Memaw felt...Losing the love of her life and knnow that when it was all said and done she would have to go back to their home alone. My Papa was ready when the time came, all he was worried about was his family and how we would deal afterwards.
Something I wil never forget as long as I live is when he was holding her telling her how much he loved her and just wanted her to be happy the rest of her life and he would be waiting on her when it was her time. That was the most beautiful moment ever. You could see the love that had done nothing but grown through the years still shining. Amazing.
I can tell you right now for a fact that I will never meet someone as wonderful and great as my Papa. I love you and miss you very much!


Ashley