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Mema and Poppa

February 14, 2011 at 9:12 am Leave a comment

Today is Valentine’s Day. I’m not exactly what you would call a sappy romantic when it comes to showing how much I love the ones I love the most (just ask my wife!). So I thought I’d share about my Mema and Poppa today. They’ve been on my mind a lot lately. Mema died a week ago.

I’ve never seen two people who were more in love with each other than Mema and Poppa (not even in the movies). I can remember as a snotty  nosed little boy being grossed out by the mushy kind of love they shared with each other. They actually told me once when I was spending the night at their house that they liked to crank the air conditioning up at night so the house would be cold…that way they could snuggle with each other and keep each other warm. GROSS right?

For as long as I can remember, Mema’s eyes would light up a little more than usual anytime you mentioned Poppa. They held hands all the time. They kissed. They hugged. They had sweet names they called each other. Poppa always seemed to have his arm around her. In most of the pictures of them they preferred to look into each others’ eyes instead of at the camera. They were truly, madly, deeply in love with each other.

Today I’m missing my Mema. And I know Poppa is missing Mema. Today I’m thinking about them. I thank them for loving each other like they did and for constantly modeling for me what true love is. I love my wife more than I every thought I could love anybody. I hope I can learn to show her love like my Poppa showed Mema love. I hope someday I can gross out my kids and grandkids by the way I show my love for her. I hope I can live out love like Mema and Poppa.

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8 ESV)

Happy Valentines Day

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