Home
Thoughts of warmth, permanence, security
Interacting with brothers and sisters
Confined in a common dwelling
The framework of our family
Constructed lovingly by a caring
Father and Mother

Mom
Always there
Tuck in, kiss and pray
Nurse and teacher
What to wear
Where is it?
Sensitive, yet firm
Keep it neat!
Occasional pull on the ear
Practical advice
Deep, simple faith
... I love you

Dad
Dedication, commitment
Heart in hand
Going the extra mile
Quick to laugh
Slowly angered
A joke, a story
Rock in my shoe
Knowledge and insight
Dreamer and visionary
A heritage connected
... I love you

Love
Indelibly stamped on little lives
Generously poured out together by you
Sourced in the love of God
Reflected and dispersed
Fueling a generation
who in turn can love again

Forty years of love
Forty years of blessing
Forty years of being loved
Forty years of being blessed

Surely love conquers all!

Howard Lenos
October 1992