A love story that defied the odds and stood the test of time. What a beautiful testament to true devotion.❤️💍
I married the love of my life when I was 25 years old. She was just 20. Everyone was shocked. They all whispered that it wouldn’t last. Her parents didn’t even come to the wedding as I was just a stranger to them, with no money and no plans. But I knew. I knew that what we had was real, that she was my heart and my future.
We planned the wedding on our own, young and eager but knowing so little about how things were done.
And so, we stood together, and the sun shone on us that day. And they were wrong—it did last. Thirty-five years of love, six children, five grandchildren, and a lifetime of memories.
In the end, when her time came, I was right there, holding her hand, with our children surrounding us in the home we built together. Not everyone gets to live a love story like ours. But we did. This was us!
On Valentine’s Day, I would visit her at the cemetery with roses, as always. I’d give her what I always tried to—my heart, my devotion, and the promise that even after all this time, I would choose her again, every single day.
In loving memory of you, Darlene. 💕