Happy 45th Anniversary!

You are a rarity in today's society...

an example of commitment and choosing to love.

I am blessed to call you mom and dad!

Love

"Of all the misconceptions about love the most powerful and pervasive is the belief that falling in love is love.

In reality, falling in love requires minimal effort and little willpower,

whereas being in love involves much work and a steadfast commitment to the comfort and well-being of one's companion.

Love is an act of will, namely, both an intention and an action.

Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love.

Real love enlarges the soul. It helps us to bite our tongue when it would be easy to say hurtful words.

It ...gives us an understanding heart that is filled with compassion for another.

It enables us to be more patient with other's imperfections and acknowledge our own.

And it means that we stay loyal and true when it would be easy or enticing to find someone else to love.

The miracle of real love is that those who choose to love blossom under the sunshine of trust and appreciation they even become more lovable. "

~Dr. M Scott Peck

I LOVE YOU!

and I would still choose you!