Simple Celebrations
A friend of mine told a
wonderful tale about a man she met through a Christian dating service.
This gentleman asked in one of their first online conversations about
Karen's favorite flower. When they finally had their first real date,
he showed up with a beautiful daisy for her. Lucky for him, her
favorite flower was an in expensive flower like the daisy.
On each
subsequent date, Jerry brought another daisy with him. On date number
two, he brought two daisies; on date number three, he brought three.
Karen couldn't imagine what would happen if they dated for more than a
dozen times.
Jerry did not disappoint Karen. After reaching a
dozen dates, Jerry arrived at her door with a journal with a field of
daisies on the front. For her birthday, Karen received a gift basket
full of daisy presents.
One day, after they had been dating for
over six months, Jerry arrived at Karen's door with a bundle of daisy
seed packets. Confused, she asked what they meant. Jerry got down on
his knees and asked Karen to marry him. He explained that when she
became his wife and they had their own home, she could plant as many
daisies as she wanted.
Simple Memories
A friend
shared with me recently that after each date, she carefully put ticked
stubs or some other record of her date into an envelope marked with her
date's name. If theirs was a marvelous restaurant meal, she asked for
the check stub or for the manager's business card. If no souvenirs were
available, she made sure that before she retired for the night, she
wrote some short note about her date.
Why all the fuss? She knew
that some day, one of her dates would emerge as the man God had selected
for her to marry. When that happened, she could throw out the other
envelopes. But what would remain would be a record of the good times the
couple had as they dated and learned about each other.
She
planned on putting those memories into a scrapbook to share with friends
and family. The beginning of a lifetime partnership would be
wonderfully recorded.
Simple Love
Before finding
love, the man and woman in the above stories had already shown that they
knew the importance of simple memories and simple celebrations. Each
one knew that love is more than saying a few words. They knew that love
required actions, even the simplest ones.
Years from now, the
home of Karen and Jerry will most likely be surrounded by a field of
daisies of their own. And when they have children, they can explain how
that daisy field came to be. From the very first date, Jerry cared
enough to inquire about his date's interests. As love grew, he cared
even more.
My other friend will have a scrapbook of memories from
the very first movie that she and her future husband attended. She will
have a record of restaurants and museums they visited. She cared
enough before a relationship even began to record their growing love.
Simple Celebrations, Simple Memories, Simple Love
Reviewed by jembe
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