Your Love saved me.

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Love. L. O. V. E.
The famous four lettered word.

Today, my love story comes from the two people who love me unconditionally. Without limits. Regardless of the mistakes I make. My love story is inspired by my parents.

This year, they celebrate their 34th wedding anniversary. 34 years of love. 34 years of loyalty. 34 years of showing their children what true love is. It is because of them that I know myself. It is because of them that I feel love. It is because of them that I never feel anything less than worthy. My parents were my first example of true love.

My parents are not perfect, but they are the closest thing to perfect I have ever known. I grew up in a house full of people. My parents were married a year, yet never had the chance to enjoy their young love. They looked after me and my two siblings, my two aunts and their 3 children, my five cousins (who became my adopted siblings) and my great grandparents. They had so much love to give. How could I not want what they had? I knew I wanted their kind of love one day. I knew I wanted to be like them. My parents were my inspiration. My parents are my inspiration.

Today, I watched them. My Dad was watering the garden while my Mom sat and watched him. She looked at him like their love was still new. Like she just fell in love. She knew when she met him that he was the one. She still knows. She knows.

Today, I am inspired by my parents. They did not have much, but their love made us feel like we had it all. Their love made us feel like we could overcome anything. Their love gave birth to great people who have accomplished so much! Their love saved us. I cannot possibly repay them for all they have done for me, but I will never stop showing them that their sacrifices were not in vain.

Thank you for showing us what true love is. Thank you for loving us. Thank you for your love.

I salute you. I love you. Claude and Anne Stone, your love saved me.

Always.

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